The latest Rajar figures reveal that the BBC has extended its lead over commercial radio to 1.3%. The BBC obtained 49.6% of total audience share, compared with commercial radio’s 48.3%. BBC’s radio share is up more than 2% year-on-year.Radio 1’s reach was down to 10.7 million from 11.2 million in the previous quarter while Radio… Continue reading Q4 Rajar Figures – Summary
David Jason makes a welcome return to ITV this week with the new series of A Touch Of Frost soaring straight into the top ten with an audience of 16.75 million. ITV drama is continuing to grow in standing, with Frost merely following up the progress which London’s Burning made in its last series. The… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary W/E 09/02/97
Emap Elan is set to produce a male version of Elle which will be included as a supplement in the magazine this April. It will have a lifestyle content targeted at men aged 20-30 and it is believed that if successful it will be launched as a stand-alone title, probably called Elle Men.…Emap Elan is… Continue reading Emap Elan To Experiment With New Titles
Television subscriptions will become a more important source of income to the UK’s television industry than advertising by the year 2000. This is the conclusion of a report from Datamonitor.The report, IT in UK Media 1996-2001: Moving Towards Holistic Systems, estimates that subscription revenue, including pay-TV and video-on-demand, will increase in the television industry by… Continue reading Pay TV Set For Rapid Growth
Media Vantage, the Leeds-based agency that launched last year, has restructured in order to strengthen its trading base.Mark Midmore has been promoted to deputy media director; he will combine this new role with his previous position as head of broadcast. Michele Ellaby will oversee all non-broadcast business and share responsibility for business development with Mandy… Continue reading Media Vantage Restructures
Features on Newsline this week will include, a round-up of the national press January ABCs and a television round-up for 1996. The July to December consumer magazine ABCs are released on Friday and will be accompanied by Newsline items.The Daily Mail and General Trust’s AGM is being held on Wednesday at the Kensington Close Hotel… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Overall in 1996 ITV revenue was up 4.9% year on year from £1.578bn to £1.656bn while C4 did better with a growth of 10% to nearly £489m. This puts the revenue ratio for 1996 between ITV and C4 at 77:23.Total combined revenue for the year came in at £2.145bn, which is a year on year… Continue reading TV Round-Up – 1996
Stockbroker Panmure Gordon has upgraded its profit expectations for next year for Midland Independent and Southern Newspapers. The broker tips both companies’ shares as ‘good’ investments.Panmure Gordon has raised its pre-tax forecast on MIN to £20.2 million, a rise of £4.2 million on the 1996 estimation. The broker predicts that Southern’s profits will increase by… Continue reading High Expectations For Midland Independent And Southern Newspapers
Three titles have released early ABC figures. Slimmer, published by the Turret Group, shows a significant decrease while DMG’s Perfect Home put in a strong performance. The full set of consumer ABCs for July-December will be released next Friday along with accompanying Newsline items. Title Jul 95 – Dec 95 Jul 96 – Dec 96… Continue reading Slimmer Magazine Suffers In Early ABCs
EMAP has announced the launch of a new sales house to represent UK Web sites to advertisers and their agencies. EMAP Internet Sales is part of the new specialist Internet publishing company EMAP Online which launched this week.The aim of EMAP Internet Sales is to provide media buyers with a single point of contact from… Continue reading EMAP Creates Web Sales House
