The overall outlook for the music magazine sector is positive with only five titles showing a decrease in circulation. Amongst the losers IPC’s Melody Maker fared worst, with a 19.82% (11591 copies)loss on the same period last year. Another IPC title Vox suffered the second greatest decline, with a loss of 15.47% or 14623 copies… Continue reading July To December ABC’s – Music Sector
BAD PERFORMANCE IN SECOND HALF OF 1996The second half of 1996 proved a poor one for the football magazines. In particular ’90 Minutes’ and ‘Soccerstars’ returned significant minuses, both down over 30%. Title Jul 95 – Dec 95 Jul 96 – Dec 96 Actual Change % Change 90 Minutes 68,961 43,005 -25,956 -37.64 Four Four… Continue reading July – December 1996 ABC Figures – Football Sector
The Radio Authority has published its Quarterly Bulletin for the fourth quarter of 1996.During this period, the Authority received 80 programming complaints; 12 of these were upheld. 106 complaints about advertising and sponsorship issues were also made to the Authority in this time; 27 of these complaints were upheld.Sanctions were imposed on a number of… Continue reading Radio Authority Quarterly Bulletin
Corporate Money has announced the 25 City PR firms of 1996. The league table is compiled on the basis of the value of deals made last year in the area of bids, mergers, demergers and disposals advice.Brunswick took first place in the deals’ league, having advised on a total of 40 deals last year with… Continue reading Top 25 PR Firms
Trouble is the newly-launched cable channel catering exclusively for teenagers. It claims to provide eight hours of on-the-ball programming from mid-day to 8pm. Trouble will precede Bravo, which is also being revamped to target at a younger, male audience with weirder programmes.Trouble’s schedule is made up of soaps, like Heartbreak High and Saved By The… Continue reading Get Into Trouble
According to the latest July – December figures by far the best performance came from Internet magazine with a year on year increase of 22.7%. Amongst other titles in the sector reporting only Computer Buyer, Computer Shopper, PC Gamer and PC Pro show increases.The worst performances came from Amiga Format and CD Rom Today, both… Continue reading Computer Magazines July – December 1996 ABC Figures
Media planners and buyers believe that the NRS’s new supplement readership data will allow them to negotiate lower rates for supplements because it will show much lower figures than for the parent newspaper – the benchmark by which supplement rates have been traded in the past. Sections of the industry therefore believe that the new… Continue reading NRS Sectional Figures Awaited With Interest By Planners
Reuters today announced financial results for the year ended 31 December 1996 which show pre-tax profits rising 17% to £701 million on the back of revenue up 8% to £2,914 million.The company blamed the low revenue growth on a background of continued banking industry consolidation and quiet foreign exchange markets. It also said that if… Continue reading Profits Grow 17% At Reuters
According to the latest July – December figures by fare the best performance came from Internet magazine with a year on year increase of 22.7%. Amongst other titles in the sector reporting only Computer Buyer, Computer Shopper, PC Gamer and PC Pro show increases.The worst performances came from Amiga Format and CD Rom Today, both… Continue reading Computer Magazines July – December 1996 ABC Figures
The gardening sector ABCs released today showed that the majority of gardening titles have had an increase in circulation, with only two titles having fallen. The Garden has had the biggest percentage change of 10.42% while BBC Gardeners World has had the biggest actual change having 293,041 copies to 267,165 copies for the same period… Continue reading July-December 1996 ABC Figures: Gardening, Photography &
Motoring Sectors
