In what is billed as the ‘first management buy-out in radio’ The Radio Partnership Ltd, a company set up by Neil Robinson and John Josephs, former chairman and MD of Metro Radio Group has bought Bradford based The Pulse (FM) and its sister AM station Great Yorkshire Gold from EMAP for £4,600,000. The buyout funding… Continue reading Management Buyout For The Pulse And Great Yorkshire Gold
The IPA’s third quarter Trends in TV report, out today, continues to show the long term declining trend in total TV vieiwing. The main points of the report are as follows:Across All TV average daily hours of viewing amongst individuals continues to fall: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year 1992 4.13 3.52 3.55 4.03 3.81… Continue reading IPA Third Quarter TV Trends Report
The ITC has announced that Peter Rogers is to be its new Chief Executive, taking over from David Glencross next March. Rogers is currently the ITC’s Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance.Emap Apex and Choice Publications have restructured their advertising sales departments. Loredana Roberts, currently Ad Director for Emap Apex has been promoted to… Continue reading ITC Chief Executive
TDI has confirmed it is buying BTA’s bus interests from Maiden Outdoor. The acquisition will give TDI a 61% share of the sector, covering 22,500 UK buses and 75% of the UK adult audience.This acquisition takes TDI closer to its goal of offering clients national penetration. New areas that will be covered following the deal… Continue reading TDI To Buy BTA Bus Interests
Last night’s showing of the Princess Diana interview attracted over 23 million viewers, according to unofficial overnight viewing figures. At its peak, at 22:15, the interview gained a 43.5 TVR, or 23.2 million individuals.The programme, which started at 9:40pm, on BBC1, attracted a share of 64.3% of individuals at its start, climbing to 82.9% at… Continue reading Princess Dianorama Attracts 23.2 Million Viewers
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has taken a step further in its path to global media domination with the launch of a satellite television service to the fast-growing Latin American and Caribbean markets.News Corporation together with its partners, Organizacoes Globo of Brazil, Grupo Televisa of Mexico and Telecommunications Inc of the USA hope to transmit 50… Continue reading News Corporation Expands In Latin America
Patrick Burton of Allied Domecq has called for the Audit Bureau of Circulations to reform; “ABC must fulfil the needs of advertisers and agencies or someone else will do it, eg the BPA). He also issued a reminder that “circulation is not the be all and end all”. He was speaking at the ABC’s Annual… Continue reading ABC Must Reform To Survive
IPC is claiming that Muzik, its specialist dance title has taken the majority share in the record company advertising within the dance music magazine market after just five issues.Muzik holds 41% of all advertising from this market, as well as a significant amount from the club sector. IPC claims it has brought in a considerable… Continue reading IPC Claims Muzik Success
Sir Peter Gibbings, chairman of the Radio Authority claimed that “Without regulation there would be chaos”. He outlined the Radio Authority’s tasks, and why regulation is necessary; for planning the spectrum in the first place, for choosing suitable companies and for regulating content.He pointed out the recent success of radio as a medium, with independent… Continue reading Media – Just Pawns of the Government and City? (Part Two)
The Daily Mail and Daily Star are both running promotions this week in attempt to pick up Today readers. The Daily Mail is being delivered free to all Today readers who had the newspaper home delivered. Then for the next eight weeks Today readers will be offered the Daily Mail at half price.The Daily Star… Continue reading Mail And Star Pitch For Today Readers
