The latest CIA Sensor survey shows divided opinion on whether publishers should increase their cover prices, increase the amount of advertising they carry or cut pages to off-set newsprint prices.Young newspaper readers would rather publishers did not cut pages; 61% of 15-24 year olds said they would rather pagination stayed the same but the cover… Continue reading 37% Of Adults Against More Newspaper Advertising
Sunday night’s rescheduled episode of Cracker managed to pull in 15.69 million viewers. The show had a 58% share of the night’s viewing at 9.00pm, beating BBC1’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by exactly 6 million as well as having 5.87 million more viewers than the Monday night repeat episode from the previous… Continue reading It’s A Cracker Of Show Say 15m
The Orange mobile telephone company have launched a customer magazine, O, through the publishing company TPD. The first issue of the new quarterly magazine was published on 23rd October.The coverprice is £2.00 and the initial print run was 275,000 – the next print run is due to be 310,000. The magazine is sent to 230,000… Continue reading Orange Customer Magazine
ITV today published ‘Television and the Role of ITV’ an independent report comissioned by Spectrum Strategy Consultants. Launching the report, the Chairman of ITV, Leslie Hill, said, “This is the first time that ITV’s value to the UK television industry has been quantified!”. The report makes seven points. British television is important culturally and economically.… Continue reading Television And The Role Of ITV
Chrysalis, the music and media group have announced the acquisition of Galaxy Radio from GWR Group plc, for £4.1 million. This includes the repayment of inter company debt of £463,000.Galaxy will form part of Chrysalis’ Radio Division, which includes Heart 106.2 in London and Heart FM in the West Midlands. GWR’s takeover earlier this year… Continue reading Galaxy Bought By Chrysalis For £4.1m
Sections’95, the recent research published by Leo Burnett, Express Newspapers and the COI has been given the IPA Seal of Approval.The IPA commented, “The survey was well executed and planned, the questionnaire design was imaginative, and as noted the prompts to help respondents identify the sections correctly were ideal. The survey fills a large part… Continue reading Sections’95 Fills Gap – IPA Approval
The audiences for Talk Radio and Virgin 1215 are becoming more upmarket according to the Rajar Quarter 3 audience data released today. Virgin has gained an extra 126,000 ABC1 listeners on Quarter 2 and Talk Radio has gained an 137,000 ABC1s.Among the national commercial stations Atlantic 252 has the highest reach in the 15-24 age… Continue reading Talk Radio And Virgin Gain ABC1 Listeners
According to press speculation, the Barclay Brothers are thought to be close to acquiring the Thomson Corporation’s Scottish newspapers for about £175m.Until last week, it was a three horse race but press speculation has put its money on the Barclay brothers as firm favourites.It is thought that Thomson was hoping to raise £230m but has… Continue reading Barclay Brothers – Scotsman Deal
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Cordiant, the former Saatchi and Saatchi advertising group has confirmed it is planning a rights issue, following last week’s rumours.Cordiant claims that as part of its normal financial planning, it has developed proposals for its financial requirements for the longer term. The company has put these proposals to its banks and is in the process… Continue reading Cordiant Seeks Cash Injection
