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The Barclay brothers, owners of the European and Scotsman, are believed to be interested in buying Sunday Business . The paper is currently looking for a new owner after it went into receivership last month.

BSkyB’s financial results for the year to June 30 show that pre-tax profits have risen 22% to £314m. This was fuelled by a 26% gain in sales to £1.27 billion, while total paying subscribers grew 878,000 to 6.37 million.…Pearson is selling its Churchill Livingstone medical publishing company to Harcourt General for $92.5mBSkyB: 0171 705 3000

Marie Claire will have a new look London Section from the September issue. It is the latest section of the title to receive a makeover. Juliet Warkentin, editor of the title, said: “London is the place to be at the moment and we wanted to reflect this with a more upbeat and exciting section.”The section… Continue reading Marie Claire Launches New Section

Flextech plc has today announced interim results for the six months ending 30 June 1997. They show that turnover for the company rose by 80% from £24.8m in 1996 to £44.6m in 1997, this was helped by the subscription revenue increasing by 67%.Flextech has recently completed a deal with the BBC to jointly launch a… Continue reading Flextech Release Profits

Information provider MAID today announced that in the six months to June 1997, profits had reached £1.9m compared to a loss of almost £4m for the same period last year. Turnover was up £4.5m to £14m.MAID: 0171 930 6900

Coronation Street leads the way as usual this week with an average viewing figure of 13.32 million over its four episodes, with Eastenders achieving an average of 12.26 million.The Westcountry thriller series Wycliffe retains its place as top drama of the week, watched by 10.63 million. Robson and Jerome return to the screen in the… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 03/08/97

The Times/Sunday Times web site has become the first national newspaper to receive an audit certificate from ABC //electronic. The site recorded over 7.8 million page impressions (Web pages requested by viewers) during May 1997.The Times/Sunday Times site is the third to receive a certificate from ABC //electronic. FutureNet received a certificate in July and… Continue reading Times Website Audit Announced

Channel 5 has signed a one-year deal with Sunset & Vine which will see the independent production company produce all of the channel’s European football coverage for this season.Robert Charles, 5’s controller of sport, said: “Sunset & Vine will bring a professional and fresh approach to our coverage.”For a rundown of the football rights which… Continue reading C5 Appoints Production Company For Sports Coverage

Scottish Media Group this morning announced that it would be buying a 13% stake in Ulster TV for just over £14m.Scottish Media says that the move is an investment and does not mean a full takeover is on the cards.…The Department of Trade and Industry has given the go-ahead for Scottish Media to take control… Continue reading Scottish Media Buys UTV Stake

WPP this morning announced interim results which show that pre-tax profits rose 15% to £78.3 million while revenue remained flat at £830.6m. Net new business billings amounted to over £700m, which is up 19% on last year.On a regional basis the UK showed the smallest revenue growth – up 1.6% to 19% of the group’s… Continue reading Profits Up 15% At WPP