Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Magazine, which launched on 18th January this year, is claiming to have exceeded all expectations with a launch sales figure of over 250,000 copies and over 8,000 subscriptions. Its second issue is now on sale and includes highlights such as how “super slimmer” Sarah Casey lost 12 stone and how… Continue reading Rosemary Conley Magazine Success
http://www.virginradio.co.uk/Virgin Radio’s new net site contains information on every aspect of Virgin Radio imaginable: ranging from ratecard information to personal profiles of DJs and staff.The Virgin pages are attractively designed using cartoon-style graphics, bright colours and clever animations. The pages can take time to download and the structure of the site can be confusing –… Continue reading Website Of The Week: Virgin Radio
Regional newspaper group Trinity has recorded profits of £27.5m for 1995, up 20% on 1994’s figure of £22.9m. Turnover was up 2% from £164.5m to £167.9m.Although there were increases in paper prices of around 25% Trinity was able to overcome these through a reduction of 5% in operating expenses. After strong growth in advertising revenues… Continue reading Trinity Hits £27.5m Profit
Football has made its presence felt in this week’s viewing summary, with three top matches being screened. First up on Sky Sports on Monday there was the top of the table clash between the Uniteds of Manchester and Newcastle which was watched by 2.6m, and achieved an individuals TVR of 18.9; this is the second… Continue reading Football, Fussball, Voetbal
Premier, London’s Christian radio station which launched in June 1995 is claiming initial success from the sponsorship deal it signed with Mulberry House for Lifeline, its own helpline.In just 9 months of operation, Lifeline has taken 10,000 calls from listeners to the station. Most calls relate to Premier’s programes, with requests for Lifeliners to pray… Continue reading Premier Claims Sponsorship Success
MTV has announced that it will be using digital technology to expand overseas and increase its programming.Digital compression will facilitate an increase in regional programming and new services in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Within MTV Europe this new technology will allow the station to tailor music playlists and create new shows.The new programming consists… Continue reading MTV Goes Digital To Expand Programming
Mohamed Al Fayed’s latest offer for the Observer was rejected yesterday by the Scott Trust, owners of the Guardian Media Group. The Trust met to discuss the second offer by Mr Al Fayed, this time up by £10m to £25m.Guardian Media Group issued a statement saying that the company secretary had been instructed to write… Continue reading Observer Not For Sale
The government is set to negotiate a voluntary code of practice among those involved in broadcasting TV highlights of sports events. This comes after Labour withdrew an attempt to force broadcasters, especially satellite companies, to make recorded highlights of such events available to all terrestrial television.Under the proposal agreed in the Lords last night, an… Continue reading Voluntary Code For TV Sports Highlights
Amra, the largest single buying unit for the regional press, has radically expanded its structure by appointing three new board directors and two new associate directors in a drive for new business for the medium.With immediate effect Karen Atkinson, Lisa Bourne and Jeff Lawrenson will join the board of Amra, taking the total to seven.… Continue reading New Appointments And Restructure For Amra
ITV’s new programme schedule for the spring and summer will consist of new dramas, entertainment specials, youth shows, major factual ‘event’ programming and a new look to daytime afternoons.Three ‘event’ dramas are the highlights of ITV’s drama portfolio: Poldark, a two-hour costume drama set in Cornwall; The English Wife, a murder mystery set in France;… Continue reading ITV Announces New Programme Schedule
