News International has this morning released results for the year ending June 30. Pre tax profits for the group are up to £360.9m from £161.3m. Operating profits however, dropped to £96.2m from £140.9m in the previous year, down 32%.Despite substantial increases in circulation from both the Sun and the Times, these were not enough to… Continue reading News International Results Hit By Price Cut
ITV Sport today signed up Bob Wilson as its new football anchorman. The former Arsenal goalkeeper joins ITV after spending twenty years as a presenter with BBC, working on Football Focus, Grandstand and Sportsnight.His first role for ITV will be to present the channel’s opening match, which features Manchester United versus Gothenburg on September 14… Continue reading Bob Wilson Joins ITV Sport
Attic Futura are launching a new young women’s monthly title in October. Called Sugar, the glossy title is launching with an initial print run of 400,000.Aimed principally at 14-17 year olds, the title will be a general lifestyle guide, covering beauty, fashion and entertainment. Each edition will have over 100 pages. £1m is being spent… Continue reading Attic Launch New Teenage Title – Sugar
Eve Pollard has resigned as editor of the Sunday Express, and will be replaced by Daily Star editor Brian Hitchin.Eve Pollard has been editor of the Sunday Express for three and a half years and will retain her links with the newspaper as a consultant.She said today that she had greatly enjoyed her time at… Continue reading Eve Pollard Resigns Sunday Express
With all the Jan-Jun ABCs for the male general interest consumer magazines now in, the sector as a whole still looks very healthy. In terms of market growth, there has been an increase of 5.3% year on year. As was the case in the previous round of ABCs, Esquire performed best, this time up 28.9%… Continue reading Male Interest ABC Round-Up
The Telegraph Group has announced interim results this morning for the sixmonths to June 30. Profits before tax and exceptional items were up 7.8% to £30.3m. Pre-tax profits alone, discounting exceptional items showed a decrease of 12%. The price cut, which occured within one week of the reporting period, reduced profits by £1m. Analysts had… Continue reading Telegraph Profits Up 8%
Michael Connolly, chief executive of Trans World Communications, the radio company currently being takenover by Emap, has resigned.
Stan Myerson was unavailable for comment this morning following trade press rumours that he is about to leave Express Newspapers. Myerson, the former deputy advertisement director was recently appointed assistant to the managing director, following the sudden departure of Mike Moore, ad sales director last month.
