The Independent is scrapping its daily third section London, and is replacing it with a weekly section called Metro. Metro, which will be thicker than the London section, will cover commuter districts over the south-east of England. This means an increase in the print run of 50%.Editorially the section will have a wider focus, and… Continue reading Independent London Section To Go Weekly
Flextech, the fast expanding broadcasting group with a 20% stake in HTV, as well as various cable interests, has released interim results for the six months ending June 30. Pre-tax losses were £9.02m compared to a loss of £3.2m last year.However, the board said that despite the losses, with secure distribution contracts in place, the… Continue reading Flextech Optimistic Despite Losses
According to Raymond Snoddy writing in today’s FT, Eutelsat, the European satellite organisation is planning to target the UK in a campaign designed to take satellite television more up-market.Eutelsat hopes to use new English language channels on its Hot Bird satellite, due to be launched at the end of November, to reach UK viewers. NBC… Continue reading Satellite TV Aimed More Up-Market
… NBC is to take legal action against Rupert Murdoch’s Fox network, accusing it of acquiring more television stations than is permitted.
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has announced that OK!’s Jul-Dec 1993 ABC figure, its first audited figure, was overstated by some 30% (28,233) copies, with initial estimations putting the true figure at around 93,446.The inaccuracy was uncovered during routine checks on the Jan-Jun 1994 audit report. The ABC discovered the inaccuracy in the unsolds… Continue reading OK!’S ABC Adjusted By 23%
New 1994 Youth TGI data has been released, revealing that over 77% of 7-19 year olds read magazines, rising to 90% of 15-19 year olds. The top television programme among 7-10 year olds is Gladiators; among 11-14 year olds it is Birds of A Feather and among 15-19 year olds it is Absolutely Fabulous.The survey… Continue reading Youth TGI 1994
At the Marketing Week Conference on the National Newspaper Cover Price War held on Monday, Derek Terrington of Kleinwort Benson Securities predicted that the national cover price war has reached a peak, and is now entering a second phase.He warned that this second phase would be very expensive for the industry; price will go up… Continue reading Cover Price War Has Peaked – Conference
Vox, the German satellite television group that went into liquidation in April received a boost yesterday when Canal Plus, the French subscription television group took a 24.9% stake. It now appears unlikely that Vox will stop broadcasting; this is bad news for NBC Super Channel, which would have taken Vox’s place on the Astra satellite,… Continue reading Canal Plus Takes Stake In Vox
Newspaper Publishing, publisher of the Independent, lost £12.6m in the first half of this year as a result of restructuring and the effects of the price war, said its Italian shareholder La Repubblica.Editoriale La Repubblica, which has a 17.6% stake in Newspaper Publishing, released the figure in its own results statement for the first six… Continue reading Repubblica Reports Loss At Independent
Yesterday saw the launch of a new national telephone network operated by Energis, part of the National Grid Company, which transmits electricity throughout Britain. Energis, as well as offering 10% less on weekdays and 15% less on weekend calls than BT, are also intending to offer a range of multimedia services, including video on demand,… Continue reading New Energis Phone Network
