Zenith Media has published its six-month UK Television Forecasts to 2003 covering advertising, viewing, satellite, cable and audience costs-per-thousands.According to the report, total UK advertising expenditure grew by 7% in 1996, 4.5% in real terms after accounting for RPI, and is forecast to rise by a further 6.9% this year, or 3.8% in real terms,… Continue reading TV Forecasts
Only five national newspapers recorded year on year increases in their six-month NRS figures for April. Both of the Telegraph titles performed well, with the Sunday paper increasing over 22% to 2.320 million and the daily growing 17% to 2.835 million. The Daily Mail‘s readership had the third largest growth during the month with a… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – April
The ITC’s 1996 Annual Report and Accounts were published today. In his introduction to the report, the Commission’s chairman, Sir Robin Biggam, said that the debate surrounding a new single TV regulator must be continued this year. “The responsibility of the ITC to deliver effective and sensitive regulation is high, with major television players increasingly… Continue reading ITC Calls For Single TV Regulator
Fru Hazlitt, the former head of client sales at Capital Radio is to head Capital’s new sales house Capital Sales and Marketing *Capital Buys Virgin Radio. A number of changes have already followed this appointment. Duncan George, sales director of Capital Radio and Andrew Oldham, sales director of MSM are both leaving the group, although… Continue reading Capital Restructures Sales
Euromoney Publications has had its best ever first-half results in the six months to March 31 this year. Operating profit grew by 25% to a record £10,955,000, profit before tax rose by 5% to £12,047,000, another record and earnings per share were up 12% to 36p. The interim dividend goes up by 4p to 18p… Continue reading Best Ever Results For Euromoney
Laser and 95.8 Capital FM have announced a strategic alliance to create a new programme called Live From The Capital Cafe.The show will be transmitted on LWT at 11pm on Friday nights early in the summer, featuring live music, comedy, celebrity interviews and the latest trends to hit London. Martina King, Capital Radio’s station director… Continue reading Laser Joins Capital Radio For TV Show
Alexandra Tickle has joined EMAP Internet Sales as account manager. Before joining EMAP, Tickle was advertising and promotions manager at Information Hyperlink, the Internet publishing and Web design company.Away from the Net, Chris O’Donnell, sales director of Adshel has been promoted; he is now deputy executive director of Adshel Developments.EMAP Online: 0171 208 5174Adshel: 0171… Continue reading Tickle Tapped For EMAP
The Brighton Media Centre is launching 20:20 in September. The glossy magazine aims to dispel the myth that the media is a closed shop, full of ‘old boys’ squabbling with each other. Young, talented graduates are promising to produce a fresh, feisty, unpredictable magazine that brings a different perspective to the established media, and an… Continue reading 20:20 Opens Closed Shop
EMAP Radio has confirmed that it has appointed Tom Toumazis, former managing director of Eurosport, as the head of a new sales company set up in the wake of the Capital takeover of Virgin two weeks ago (subscribers see Capital Buys Virgin Radio).The new company, dubbed EMAP Broadcast Sales, will sell airtime for EMAP’s TV… Continue reading EMAP Radio Launches Sales House
The Saturday edition of The Times is to be overhauled. Nick Wapshott, formerly editor of the Saturday magazine, will be overseeing the revamp. He will be going through the paper with a fine tooth comb and making improvements where necessary. Wapshott aims to distinguish the paper from the weekday editions to satisfy the different needs… Continue reading Changing Times On Saturday
