River Publishing has won the contract to publish the English version of BMW Magazine. Until now the magazine was produced exclusively in Germany and then translated into English before being shipped to Britain.The first issue of the quarterly title to be published by River will be out in June with a print-run of 85,000. River… Continue reading River To Publish BMW Magazine
United News & Media has announced that it will be putting £2.5 million into Rapture, the new teenage cable channel (Newsline 09/11/95).Rapture, the result of a partnership between Rocketscience and Kudos Productions, will be launched on October 1st. It will broadcast youth programmes seven days a week from 5pm till midnight aimed at 12-20 year… Continue reading United News To Back Teenage Channel
IPC Magazines’ Young Women’s Group has announced the release of “The Ultimate Guide To Girls”, a new survey which found that magazines offer the best and most authoritative environment in which to advertise to young women.More than 700 young women aged 14-19 were questioned about their attitudes to advertising. The survey used both qualitative research,… Continue reading Research Shows Popularity Of Magazine Ads
The NRS Board has asked Ray Morgan to extend his Chairmanship of the NRS from the current three year period ending 1996 for a further three years, 1997-1999. Nick Phillips, Director General of the IPA and Vice Chairman of the NRS said, “All the parties around the table, NPA, PPA, ISBA and IPA – feel… Continue reading NRS Chairman Reappointed
Tessa Hilton, the editor of the Sunday Mirror since July 1994, has resigned, it emerged this afternoon.It is believed a major factor in her decision was a clash with Bridget Rowe who runs sister paper The People. Miss Rowe was recently brought in as managing director of the Sunday Mirror.
The FT has redeveloped its Website to combine articles from the Financial Times with material specially prepared by journalists throughout the day.Users can browse the site through the main headlines or via structured content areas such as Technology, White Collar Industries, World Focus, the top Lex stories and Arts & Leisure. Clearer page format, improved… Continue reading FT Revamps Website
Advertising Association figures published this week have confirmed Commercial Radio as the fastest growing advertising medium for the third year in a row. The Quarterly Survey of Advertising Expenditure showed that Commercial Radio revenue grew by 23% in 1995 taking it to a record 4.3% of display advertising.This is particularly impressive considering the total display… Continue reading Commercial Radio Is Fastest Growing Medium
The Radio Authority has announced that six radio stations will be competing for the new radio licence covering south-west London. The applicants to run the licence, which covers the London Boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames, Sutton and Merton, are: Crown FM (Radio Riverside, David Dimbleby, 0181 940 6668) community information and adult contemporary music Eclipse FM (Eclipse… Continue reading Six Stations Bid For New London Licence
RevenueCombined ITV/C4 revenue figures for February, based on agency estimates, came in at £153.61 million, an increase of 2.4% year on year. The ITV only figure, at £117.74 million was up just 0.2% year on year whilst Channel 4’s figure, at £35.8 million was up by 10.5%. Channel 4’s share, at 24% was an improvement… Continue reading TV Round-Up – February
The National Magazine Company’s House Beautiful will be reducing the price of its June issue by 50p to £1. The publishing company say that this is to coincide with a peak in the market during this period. In the same month IPC Magazines will be relaunching Ideal Home magazine. It is believed that it will… Continue reading Competition Among Home Interest Mags
