IPC has this morning announced that Nigel Davidson, group managing director of the Weeklies and SouthBank Groups, has resigned. He has “decided that the time is right to move on.” He will continue as managing director of the Weeklies Group until early to mid 1998.As a result of this, there will be a number of… Continue reading Davidson Quits IPC
National Press NRS figures for the period January-June show that among the national newspapers the Sunday Telegraph had the largest year on year increase, with readership growing 28% to 2.404 million. Its sister paper, the Daily Telegraph, also performed well, increasing its readership by almost 16% to 2.813 million. The Times and Daily Mail were… Continue reading National Newspaper And Consumer Magazine NRS – June
More Group has launched a new subsidiary called MoreSports which will specialise in selling ads in sports grounds.At the moment MoreSports has signed deals with the major English and Welsh rugby union clubs as well as the Irish and Scottish unions. The latter contracts will mean ads being sold for Lansdowne Road in Dublin and… Continue reading More Launches Sport Arm
The Independent Radio and Television Commission has chosen the Limerick 2000 Broadcasting Group as the most suitable applicant for the broadcasting licence for Limerick City and County. It is hoped that the new service will begin broadcasting as soon as possible.Limerick 2000 Broadcasting Group Mount Kennett House Henry Street Limerick Contact: P.J. O’Riordan, 061 410061
The Radio Advertising Bureau has just released the second edition of RAB Radio News, which contains a round-up of news and topics from the world of commercial radio. Included on the tape is ex-IPA radio spokesman Derek Morris putting his concerns regarding the Capital/Virgin takeover to Richard Eyre, ex-chief executive of Capital Radio. There are… Continue reading RAB Releases Radio News
Today sees the merger of the media department of WCRS with Mediapolis. Marc Mendoza becomes managing director of Mediapolis and Peter Bowman is Media Research Director.
It is rumoured that both Channel 5 and ITV are pitching to win the rights to show an extensive portfolio of Disney Blockbusters. The package is believed to contain between 80 and 100 films including Con Air and 101 Dalmatians.ITV who have already lost out to Channel 5 this year over a similar movie deal… Continue reading Battle For Disney
BSkyB is set to change the way it markets and sells its channels by “unbundling” the packages it currently provides. According to weekend press reports the broadcaster is going to offer the Disney Channel to viewers on its own instead of tied to the Movie Channel and Sky Movies as part of a Premium package.Many… Continue reading Sky To Unbundle Channels
IPC Magazines has announced a restructure of its circulation team, with Alun Williams being promoted to group circulations manager of the Weeklies and SouthBank group. Reporting to Williams will be Kerry Fitzmaurice, who becomes deputy circulations manager of SouthBank while Kirsten Lee joins from the National Magazines Company as senior circulation executive.Other appointments include Andy… Continue reading IPC Restructures Circulation Team
Chris Smith, the Culture Secretary, today announced that the Channel 4 funding formula payments will end from 1999, saying that there was no “continuing need, or real justification” for the system to remain in place now that C4 is a “well-established broadcaster with a steady income stream.”To cushion the financial blow to the ITV companies… Continue reading C4 Funding Formula To End
