The Publicity Club of London, the informal social club for people in the marketing/communications industry described as “one of the best kept secrets in London and the marketing business”, is relaunching under the current chairmanship of Peter Howard-Williams, managing director of Pearl & Dean.Whilst the club concedes that in the past decade the growth of… Continue reading Pub Club Relaunches For Millennium
Probably not what everyone wanted, but there is a new men’s magazine on the market. Sky Sports Magazine from Haymarket Magazines retails at £2.25 and is another in the seemingly endless line of sporting magazines that have emerged on the market over recent years. Sky Sports Magazine is a general sports magazine that roughly copies… Continue reading Sky Sports Magazine First Issue Review
HTV today revealed that profit before tax increased by 10% from £6.1 million in 1995 to £6.7 million (10%) for the half year to June 30 1996. Total turnover increased by 4% from £66.4 million to £69.1 million. Earnings per share were up 14% to 5.70p with dividends at 1.40p from 1.25p.Looking to the future,… Continue reading HTV Interims Show Increases
Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of Rupert Murdoch, has been appointed as head of programming at BSkyB.She was previously general manager at the satellite broadcaster and her new position gives credence to the belief that she is being groomed to take over her father’s media empire. The appointment follows a restructure made necessary by the departure of… Continue reading Ms Murdoch Becomes BSkyB Head
The latest CIA MediaLab Sensor survey has revealed that, two weeks after Cadbury started to sponsor Coronation Street, over half (56%) of all adults were aware of the link-up.Asked whether the Street is sponsored by Rowntrees, Nestle, Mars or Cadburys, 3% of all adults chose Nestle, 2% said Rowntrees and 1% believed Mars sponsors the… Continue reading Good Recognition For Street Sponsor
Maiden Group today announced financial results for the six months to 30 June which show that pre-tax profits have risen from £1.96m to £3.2m. Revenue was also up, with an increase of 85% to £26.8m.An increase in advertising sales along with the introduction of illuminated sites assisted the outdoor group which floated its shares on… Continue reading Maiden Profits Jump To £3.2m
Revenue Agency estimates for August show that combined revenue for ITV and Channel 4 dropped for the first time this year, decreasing by 4.34% year-on-year to £132.6 million. While Channel 4’s revenue increased by 1.18% to £31.3m ITV’s performance was poor with revenue falling 5.9% to £101.3m. The ratio between ITV and C4 was 76:24.Amongst… Continue reading TV Round-Up – August
Granada Sky Broadcasting launches today though cable operators appear far from impressed with the seven new channels being offered.As reported on *Granada Unveils New Channel Details the new channels are: Granada Plus, featuring shows from the Granada and LWT libraries; Men and Motors, focusing on topics such as motoring and men’s fashion; Talk TV, interactive… Continue reading GSB Struggles With Operators
More details have emerged regarding the fierce battle for readers among the Express and Mail titles *Newspaper War Rages On.Next weekend the Daily Express will launch a 100-page glossy magazine, while the Sunday title will axe its Expresso supplement which launched in February *Sunday Express Expresso Replaces Classic and replace it with Boulevard. There will… Continue reading Mid-Market Competition Hots Up
