QualitiesThe December newspaper ABCs followed the pattern of previous years with almost all the national newspapers recording falls in circulation against November. The Financial Times was one of the exceptions, recording an increase of 1.44% on November to 297,395.A comparison against December 1993 gives more favourable results for the quality newspapers. The Times, while dipping… Continue reading National Press Round Up – December
Grampian Television’s new sponsorship team has lined up Gore-Tex as sponsor of the ITV station’s new ski report service, which goes out twice daily.The new sponsorship team is based at TSMS, and the deal was negotiated through Faulds Advertising.Sponsorship Manager: Joe Sweeney – 0181 991 6666
Steve Wright, presenter of BBC Radio 1’s breakfast show, is quitting the station he has been with for 14 years. He is leaving Radio 1 in order to ‘pursue his television interests’ with the BBC, however there are rumours that he is set to join Talk Radio UK, the third national commercial station which launches… Continue reading Steve Wright Quits Radio 1
Len Simmonds, MD of T Bailey Forman, publisher of the Nottingham Evening Post, is leaving the company, as new owners Northcliffe insert their man to run their new acquisition – he is Steve Anderson-Dixon, currently MD at Northcliffe’s Derby Evening Telegraph.
A correction to the item that appeared yesterday on Newsline: It is confirmed that David Porter was made redundant as media director of Landsdown Conquest last November. Sharon Catt, media manager at the company,has taken on the role of head of media – not media director as was initially reported.
According to a report in today’s Financial Times, it emerged last May that any vote on Maurice Saatchi’s future among the company’s shareholders would go against him. Financial advisers S.G. Warburg and UBS Securities told the board meeting in December – at which the decision was taken – that only 3.2% of the company’s shareholders… Continue reading Background To Saatchi Exits Emerges
Jonathan Fenby resigned as editor of The Observer yesterday. Peter Preston, was moved from editor of The Guardian to become editor-in-chief of both of the group’s titles, with deputy editor John Price becoming acting editor of The Observer until a replacement is found.The company commented that “the changes would maximise the use of editorial talent… Continue reading Observer Editor Resigns
Green Flag, best known for National Breakdown, was finally confirmed as the new sponsor of the England football team yesterday in a £4m deal, which had been widely rumoured for some time.The package takes in logos on England’s training kit and tracksuits and the sponsorship of internationals at Wembley and runs through to the next… Continue reading England Team Sponsor Confirmed
Piccadilly Radio has retained the AM and FM licences for the Manchester area, effective from April 1996. There were no other applicants.The Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks licence has been awarded to Kent and Sussex Radio. There were four other applicants.Contact: Andrew Dean – 0892 661892
… BBJ Media Services are appointing Andrew Hearnshaw, formerly of BMP, as Planning Director and Group Account Director on the Bass and Buena Vista Home Video businesses. Clare Bugler (ex Zenith) and Tim Elton (ex Leo Burnetts) also join the company as Account Directors working on VAG accounts.… Sharon Catt, formerly media manager at Lansdown… Continue reading Appointments
