According to the latest ITC figures into cable telephony, telephone lines installed by cable operators increased from 106,989 to 314,381 in 1993. Double the number of new lines were installed in the last quarter of 1993 (69,000) compared with the same period of 1992 (34,000). NUMBER OF FRANCHISES TOTAL LINES PROVIDING TELEPHONY INSTALLED 1-Jan-93 24… Continue reading Cable Telephone Lines Triple In Twelve Months
24 Seven, the music magazine covering dance, rave, techno and hip hop, is to relaunch on February 25 with a cover price of £1.40 and a print run of 140,000. The magazine was originally launched last July by Music Maker Publications but lasted for just one issue.The revamped 24 Seven will be a monthly targeting… Continue reading 24 Seven To Relaunch
Leaked papers from Virginia Bottomley, Health secretary, to the Cabinet, reveal that the government is not aiming for a complete ban on cigarette promotion, but rather a levy on tobacco advertising; another idea is to stop tobacco firms claiming advertising expenditure as an expense for tax purposes.The paper confirms that the government is opposed to… Continue reading Tobacco Ads – Financial Disincentives
The government’s proposed relaxation in poster planning laws has caused an angry reaction from poster contractors; there are fears that a reduction in restrictions will open the industry up to less scrupulous contractors.The existing planning regulations are inconsistent due to individual town planners. There have been calls for the Outdoor Advertising Association to review the… Continue reading Poster Relaxation Upsets Contractors
Saatchi & Saatchi have announced the sale of Hall Harrison Cowley to a management buy-out team. The deal involves four Hall Harrison Cowley managers; David Fowles, David Heal, John Lawson and Geoff Simmons.The reason given by Saatchi for the sale was to enable them to concentrate on their core businesses. A spokesman for Hall Harrison… Continue reading Saatchi & Saatchi Announce Sale Of Hall Harrison Cowley
Adscene, the Canterbury based newspaper publisher, has released results for the half-year to November 27. Pre-tax profits increased by 50% from £946,000 to £1.42m.This increase was attributed to an improvement in operating margins from 15 to 19.5%. Turnover was £6.4m, of which £6m came from advertising revenue, and the remainder from copy sales. Revenues climbed… Continue reading Adscene Announce Results – Up 50%
The top films of 1993 have been released, with no surprises as to the top film. Jurassic Park grossed £46.4m in takings, £29.4m more than the film in second place, The Bodyguard.TOP 10 UK BOX OFFICE SUCCESSES 1993 GROSS TAKINGS (M) 1 Jurassic Park £46.4 2 The Bodyguard £17.0 3 Home Alone 2: Lost in… Continue reading Jurassic Success – Top Films 1993/Admissions
JVC is to sponsor Sky sports coverage of the England cricket team’s tour of the West Indies. Coverage of the tour starts on February 16. Bell’s Scotch Whisky is to sponsor the GQ magazine show called Its A Man’s World.
Conde Nast is the second publisher to release ABC figures for July to December 1993. Vanity Fair and GQ recorded the highest year-on-year increases in their circulations, while Vogue and Brides and Setting Up Home faired less well. TOTALS UK & EIRE JL-D92 JL-D93 %CH JL-D92 JL-D93 %CH BRIDES&SETTING UP HOME * 68,288 65,727 -3.8… Continue reading Conde Nast ABCs
