Aspen Communications has taken over Boardroom Magazine, the monthly hand- delivered magazine for homes and businesses in London, and is planning a relaunch.Timothy Benn Publishing, publishers of Nurseryman & Garden Centre, has acquired the copyright and goodwill of Garden Centre Manager from Tempus House of Publishers. The magazine will continue to be published as a… Continue reading Acquisitions
News Corporation’s shares reached a five-year high on the overnight market in Sydney as investors anticipated this might be the next target of Bell Atlantic, after its merger with Tele- communications Inc in America. (Newsline today).WOGAN BACK ON TVTerry Wogan is likely to return to BBC Television as the host of a new game show,… Continue reading Will News Corp Be Bell’s Next Target ?
Overnight ratings for last night’s England v Holland game give ITV a 60% plus share of the adult audience for each quarter hour from 20.30 onwards, dipping below 60% only at 2100 (half- time and start of BBC News, and peaking at 67.4% at 21.45.Men ratings peak at 39 during the second half of the… Continue reading Soccer Overnights
Overnight ratings for last night’s England v Holland game give ITV a 60% plus share of the adult audience for each quarter hour from 20.30 onwards, dipping below 60% only at 2100 (half- time and start of BBC News, and peaking at 67.4% at 21.45.Men ratings peak at 39 during the second half of the… Continue reading Soccer Overnights
Sports Digest, the magazine from Sports Digest Ltd which launched on 16 Sept has released sales figures of 31,000 for the first seven days after the title reached the news stands. Second issue print run increases from 82,000 to 85,000. Sports Digest has applied to ABC and the first official figure should be released in… Continue reading First Issue Sales Reports
Today the new home crafts magazine is launched from GE Publishing, with an initial print run of 150,000.The glossy monthly is aimed at 25-44 year old ABC1 women, and is full of hints and tips on decorating the home, as well as explaining various crafts.The editorial contains articles on auctions, a papier mache jewellery designer,… Continue reading Inspirations – First Issue Review
September’s Retail Price Index, released this morning, shows that inflation has risen to 1.8%. This is a rise of 0.4% on August, and is the third monthly rise in a row.The actual Retail Price Index for September, taking 1985 as the base rate was 149.9.
The boxing fight between Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn on Saturday night drew 16.5m viewers. This represents ITV’s third highest audience for a sports event after England’s 1990 World Cup match against the Republic of Ireland, and the Bruno-Bugner fight in 1987.The Bruno v Lewis fight shown on Sky Sports attracted 856,000 viewers, pushing Sky… Continue reading Boxing Viewing Figures
ISBA is holding a conference on “Redefining the Agency Relationship to Produce More Effective Advertising”. The conference is to be held on Thursday 11 November, 8.45am, at the Forum Hotel, 97 Cromwell Road, London.Opening the conference will be Keith Holloway of Grand Metropolitan. Other speakers include Chris Baker, Planning Director of Bainsfair Sharkey Trott, and… Continue reading ISBA Client/Agency Conference
ISBA is holding a conference on “Redefining the Agency Relationship to Produce More Effective Advertising”. The conference is to be held on Thursday 11 November, 8.45am, at the Forum Hotel, 97 Cromwell Road, London.Opening the conference will be Keith Holloway of Grand Metropolitan. Other speakers include Chris Baker, Planning Director of Bainsfair Sharkey Trott, and… Continue reading ISBA Client/Agency Conference
