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Carlton Communications has taken a 24% stake in France Tele Films, a new station which will be launched on the French cable network.

In a bid to attract more national advertising, the Big Issue is to relaunch from 1996 as a national magazine.The magazine, which is sold by the homeless, currently has a circulation of 102,142 (Jul-Dec 94) and publishes separate Scottish and Manchester editions. A national version it is hoped would provide a circulation of around 385,000.… Continue reading The Big Issue To Go National

Maximus Publishing is set to launch a new monthly title, aimed at single parents.Solo will be launched in October but will not be available on the newsstand immediately, instead targeting the members of the single parent charity Gingerbread. With an initial print run of around 10,000 and a cover price of £1.75, the editorial will… Continue reading New Title For Single Parents

Qualities Among the quality titles, the Times and the Independent both had a good June, with their monthly figures up both year on year and month on month. The Times increased its circulation by 30.16% year on year, fast approaching the 700,000 mark at 682,419; this is an increase of 2.7% on May’s figure. The… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – June

Portsmouth and Sunderland have moved the sales of their Croydon Advertiser Group and Northeast Press Division from Mediaforce to AMRA. The appointments follow months of discussions with management in each group.The Croydon Advertiser Group includes the Croydon Advertiser Series, the free weeklies, the Croydon Post and the Reigate and Banstead Independent. Titles in the Northeast… Continue reading Amra Wins Portsmouth & Sunderland

ITV has announced that it is to spend £10m revamping its night time schedules for 1996.Tenders are now being sought for new programmes. Independent production companies and ITV’s own in house departments are being asked to provide ideas for programmes.The initiative which doubles spending on night time output is being led by programming chiefs from… Continue reading ITV Revamps Night Time Television

XL, the monthly health and fitness magazine for men which launched on 9th February has recorded its first ABC; for the three months from February to April its circulation was 68,140. Maxim, the men’s monthly which launched on April 6 is claiming a circulation of around 75,000.That’s Life, the new weekly Bauer title which launched… Continue reading XL – First ABC Figure – New Mag Circ Estimates

Manchester’s Kiss 102 is one of an increasing number of radio stations putting up pages on the net.The Kiss site serves its purpose well – it is a reasonable size, well- maintained, and holds all of the information that this sort of site should hold. There is the obvious schedule listing. Then, for the fans,… Continue reading Internet Site Of the Week Http://Www.U-Net.Com/Kiss102/

In other takeover news, Westinghouse Electric, the US power generator is trying to seize control of the US television network CBS with a $5 billion bid.

Media Sales and Marketing has announced plans to simplify the planning process for radio and provide information, including transmission times, electronically to advertising agencies.MSM has commissioned Telmar to develop their established planning system (RPB), to allow sales information to flow electronically from agency sales house and to station. The total investment in IT by MSM… Continue reading New Planning Process For Radio