National Magazine Company is to reduce the price of the August issue of House Beautiful to £1 from £1.40. The move is officially to boost the weak summer market, although industry speculation suggests it could be the start of a cover price war among the home interest market. Orpheus Publications has bought Period House and… Continue reading Magazine Latest
The two and a half hour Prince Charles documentary shown on the ITV Network yesterday at 8pm, achieved a 64% share of viewing among adults, with an average TVR of 28. At 8pm this was 26, increasing to 28 at 10pm.Among men, the documentary had an average TVR of 21. The figure for women was… Continue reading Charles Attracts 70% Of Female Audience
The Radio Authority has received 41 applications for the six Greater London licences advertised today. Six licences were advertised, three FM and three FM licences. In addition to the two licences currently held by Capital FM and Capital Gold AM, there are four new frequencies. 28 of the applications are for an FM licence only,… Continue reading Radio Authority: 41 Applications For London Licences
Oelrichs, a Sheffield based agency, with mainly business to business and regional clients, went into receivership on Friday. It is known that a number of staff and clients have transferred to other local agencies. It is the second time that Oelrichs has gone into receivership.
Average Weekly Cinema Admissions for May were 1.90 million. The general trend of increasing audiences seems to be continuing; this represents an increase of 9.6% on May last year. The moving annual average for weekly admissions is 2.31m, as at May. This represents an 18.2% increase over the previous year’s moving annual average.The actual number… Continue reading Cinema Admissions – May
Granada has announced details of the new sales house it has formed out of the Time Exchange and Laser. The new sales house will be known as Laser, and will sell the airtime of Granada, LWT, YTTV and Border. It will start trading by September 1.Chief executive will be Mick Desmond, currently managing director of… Continue reading Granada Announces Sales House Arrangements
Norwich Union Healthcare has signed up for a second one year sponsorship of Classic FM’s healthcare feature. The feature will be broadcast between 6.15 – 6.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Classic Reports programme.CRUNCHIE SPONSORS VIRGIN CHART SHOWCadbury Schweppes’ Crunchie has announced its first radio sponsorship, of Virgin 1215’s album chart show, which is… Continue reading Norwich Union Renews Classic Sponsorship
It has been announced today by HTV that Cable Television viewers in the area are to receive Britain’s first live and local cable TV programming.The programme will be transmitted on United Artists Communications’ local cable TV network every weekday between 5pm and 7pm on Channel 15. It will feature topical interviews, consumer information, entertainment and… Continue reading Local Cable Programme For HTV Area
Emap’s bid for Trans World Communications is to be the subject of a judicial review, following a successful application by Guardian Media, owner of 20% of Trans World. Guardian Media has questioned the legality of Emap’s scheme to transfer two of its existing licences to Schroders, despite the fact it has been approved by the… Continue reading Review Of Emap’s Trans World Bid
A new ITV Network prime-time film season, entitled Leading Ladies, is to be sponsored by Lil-Lets. The deal covers six movies to be broadcast from 23 July to September, on Saturday nights at 10.10pm. Films in the series include Working Girl with Melanie Griffiths, Black Widow with Theresa Russell and Debra Winger, and Alien and… Continue reading TV Film Season Gets Sponsor
