The Guardian Media Group, owner of the Guardian, has released results for the year to April 1994. Pre-tax profits were virtually halved to £11.7m from £22.9m in the previous 12 months. This year’s figures were affected however, by £5.6m in redundancy costs following the acquisitions of The Observer and Thames Valley Newspapers. Chairman Harry Roche… Continue reading Guardian Media Group Profits Halved
Express Newspapers is to launch its own credit card, The Express Card, on September 17, offering 13.9% APR.Two versions of the card will be available, both Visa and MasterCard. It will be a combined Daily and Sunday Express card, issued in conjunction with Save & Prosper. The Express Card will cost £12 per annum, but… Continue reading Express Launches Credit Card
At its council meeting last week, the IPA elected the following companies into membership: MBS Media Ltd Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe International Poster Management This brings the total number of agencies in IPA membership to 228. Four personal members were also elected.IPA: 071 235 7020
Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television is to put together a consortium to mount a bid for Channel 5. Ward Thomas, chairman, said that he has started talks with potential partners, including US television companies.This news come shortly after the statement from Frank Barlow, chief executive of Pearson, announcing that his company no longer regards C5 as… Continue reading YTTV To Bid For C5
The BBC plans to start network radio transmissions of digital audio broadcasting next September. The broadcasts will provide compact disc quality distortion-free audio to both car radios and portable sets. The BBC plans to extend the broadcasts to reach 60% of the country within the next few years. The main urban areas of the UK… Continue reading BBC Plans Digital Radio In 1995
The BBC is to take legal action over criticism of a Panorama programme by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. The commission said that the programme, “Babies on Benefit”, broadcast in September, was misleading and unfair in its portrayal of single mothers. The BBC is seeking a judicial review of the case and is standing by the… Continue reading BBC To Take Legal Action
The NRS has published initial results on the readership of the Saturday issues of national daily newspapers. NRS point out that the standard AIR question and the Saturday issue readership question are different and not therefore directly comparable.The data is to be reviewed when the question has been in use on the full sample for… Continue reading Saturday Issue Readership Figures
From September 15, The Family Channel is extending its service to twelve hours of broadcasting every day, from 5pm to 5am seven days a week. The Family Channel currently broadcasts from 5pm to 1am.The Family Channel: 0622 691111
The latest National Newspaper ABCs for August show the continuing effects of the price war, with the Times recording another massive increase year on year of 68.7% to 597,636. The Independent’s first full month at 30p increased circulation by over 31,000 on July’s figure, up 12% to 289,403, but this still represents a decrease of… Continue reading Times Continues Growth; Up 68.7%
Nearly seven out of ten people believe that the BBC offers value for money, according to research findings published today. The NOP poll also reveals that people think that the BBC should be less secretive over the way it spends the public’s money. Over 90% think the corporation should conduct regular research to find out… Continue reading BBC Value For Money
