In a deal with Microsoft, The Times newspaper will be free tomorrow (August 24th).As part of the Windows ’95 launch, Microsoft has funded the promotion and doubled the Times’ print run for one day only. Tomorrow’s Times will also include a supplement to mark the launch of the Windows ’95 software. The supplement will also… Continue reading Times Give Away In Microsoft Deal
IPC Magazines has announced that it has purchased the title The Horse Exchange Magazine from Hurst Publishing.Horse Exchange will be merged with IPC Equestrian Group’s existing title Which Horse with effect from August 24th, 1995. The new merged title will be called Horse Exchange.IPC: 0171 261 5880.
ABC has today released breakdowns in the circulation figures for National Newspapers for UK, Eire and Overseas. This data is available for the 6 months January to June and also separately for June; future reports will also be issued only with the June or December end data.The figures show that the popular titles sell less… Continue reading 2% Of National Newspaper ABCs Sold Overseas
The ITC has received an application from Diamond Cable (Lincolnshire) Limited for the Lincolnshire and South Humberside local cable delivery licence.Diamond Cable proposes to serve at least 144,000 homes by the end of 2005, an has bid the sum of £50,315.94.The next stage is for the ITC to consult with the DTI and Oftel to… Continue reading Application Received For Local Delivery
The broadcaster, Richard Baker is to present the Saturday morning programme, “Classic Countdown” and other programmes and projects on Classic FM. Mr Baker will take over the Saturday morning show in October from Paul Gambaccini.Mr Baker commenting on his new position said “I have been at the BBC for 45 years – I now look… Continue reading Richard Baker Joins Classic FM
Initiative Media have issued a forecast on the future of digital technology within television.Initiative Media state that digital technology will enhance the quality of sound and vision as well as offering the consumers more channel choice and a variety of interactive services. However, IM warn the advertising industry that the pace of take up of… Continue reading Digital Broadcasting Forecast
An ever-growing list of UK media sites on the Internet now includes the Reed regional title, the Lancashire Evening Telegraph. The site launched last week and although some parts are under construction it already carries daily news and sport taken from the paper.There are plans to include ads from the paper for the classified motoring,… Continue reading Lancashire Evening Telegraph Joins Net
Sugar, the teenage magazine launched by Attic Futura last October, has released an impressive first ABC of 262,477, making it the second highest selling title in the market. Emap’s More still dominates the market, with a January to June ABC of 416,167, up by 5.7% year on year.Emap has been less succesful with Just Seventeen,… Continue reading Teenage ABCs – Sugar’s Success
News International have announced unaudited results for the year ending 30 June 1995.The company has reported an operating profit of £122.2 million for the period, an increase of 27% above the 1994 performance. According to News International both the circulation and advertising revenue showed increases in the year and overhead costs were tightly controlled. Unaudited… Continue reading News International Profits Double
A study into violence on television which was commissioned by the BBC and ITC and undertaken by the University of Sheffield, has revealed that violence on terrestrial television accounts for 0.61% of programme output time, compared with 1.1% in 1986. The study found that most violence takes place in feature films, accounting for 53% of… Continue reading BBC/ITC Research Into Violence On TV
