The shareholders of the Independent have decided to cut the price of the paper; by how much will be decided at a meeting on Sunday. The price cutting decision is part of a number of editorial and business decisions that will form part of a formal agreement between MGN and Newspaper Publishing. No such formal… Continue reading Independent To Cut Price – Monday Likely
National NewspapersAmong the daily newspapers, the Sun and the Times fared best. The Times recorded the highest increase, with its Average Issue Readership figure increasing by 9.7% to 1,352,000. The Sun increased its AIR by 7.7% to break the 10 million mark, up to 10,336,000. No other daily newspapers increased their AIRs.The greatest fall in… Continue reading NRS Commentary Jan-Jun 94
BSkyB is set to become Europe’s top TV revenue earner by the year 2003, according to a report from Kagan World Media. BSkyB is forecast to earn $4 billion, an increase of 252% from 1994. Currently in 1994 German broadcaster ARD, is top with TV revenues of £2.5 billion.ITV is, however, the top advertising earner,… Continue reading BSkyB To Be Europe’s Top Revenue Earner By 2003
The next MRG Annual Conference is to be held on 8-11 November 1995, in Barcelona.
It is understood that Scottish Television and Grampian will both join the ITV sales house TSMS. TSMS will then deal with more than 25% of revenue, but the ITC, although it will need to give its approval, has said it will be flexible regarding the smaller TV stations.
Andrew Cole-Bulgin has left Faulds Advertising in Edinburgh. He was deputy to media director Christine Tulloch, and was formerly at DMB&B. He is replaced by Sara Maclean.
The House of Commons Select Committe on Trade and Industry said yesterday that BT should be allowed to offer video-on-demand and home shopping on their network before the end of the decade.There were calls for changes in the regulatory regime for broadcasting and telecommunications, in a bid to ensure the rapid construction of such a… Continue reading Call For Lifting Of Ban On BT Video Service
Advertisers are excited by the prospects which the proposed new Channel 5 will open up, according to the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers.Ken Miles, Director General, said, “Advertisers have been pressing to have a new channel for a long time to add a further competitive edge to their marketing. We shall now be doing our… Continue reading ISBA Reaction To Channel 5 Decision
The Radio Authority was yesterday accused in the High Court of acting beyond its powers in approving the Emap media group’s bid to hold more local licences than the Broadcasting Act permits. The proposed arrangement was called “wholly artificial and ineffective” by the Guardian Media Group. The case is continuing.
