Johnston Press increased their interim pre-tax profits by 24% from £4.85m to £6.02m, in the six months to June.The Edinburgh based publishing group attributed the rise to the West Sussex County Times achieving a significant profits increase, aided by the Worthing Guardian, which was acquired at the end of 1992.
Anna Home, Head of BBC Television Children’s Programmes, today announced the details of children’s programmes for the next year. The £59m package places emphasis on quality programmes.There is a new Sunday teatime drama called Smokescreen, starring Anita Dobson, Paula Wilcox and Joan Sims. There is also a new series of The Borrowers, starring Daniel Newman.Live… Continue reading BBC CHILDREN’S SCHEDULE
Grampian TV is joining with Border TV in a bid for the Central Scotland regional radio licence. (Newsline 1/9).The two stations are bidding jointly as Central Scotland Radio, under the chairmanship of Sir David Steel. They propose to run a 24-hour talk and music service aimed at adults. Grampian holds 55% and Border 35%, the… Continue reading Grampian TV Bids For Radio
The Media Business Group has beaten Zenith Media to the £23m press buying business for the Book Club Associates (BCA) book and music club account. Zenith has retained the £450,000 BCA broadcast buying.Watson Ward Albert Varndell has held the account for the past five years. Ken Mansfield, who resigned as media director at WWAV earlier… Continue reading Media Business Group Wins BCA
The Times announced yesterday that it is to cut its cover price indefinitely from 45p to 30p on weekdays and from 50p to 40p on Saturdays, after the experimental reduction in Kent. (Newsline 2/8) At 30p the Times will be 2p cheaper than the middle market papers the Daily Mail and the Daily Express, and… Continue reading Times Cuts Price
The Financial Times is to launch a colour magazine supplement on September 20th, about the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.It is the first time for more than 20 years that the FT has brought out a colour magazine. It will be the first in a series of non-business titles planned by the paper, covering… Continue reading Financial Times Colour Supplement
Anna Home, Head of BBC Television Children’s Programmes, today announced the details of children’s programmes for the next year. The £59m package places emphasis on quality programmes.There is a new Sunday teatime drama called Smokescreen, starring Anita Dobson, Paula Wilcox and Joan Sims. There is also a new series of The Borrowers, starring Daniel Newman.Live… Continue reading BBC CHILDREN’S SCHEDULE
Ever Ready is to end its sponsorship of the Derby next season.Epsom racecourse, home of the Derby, is likely to be sold, despite the withdrawal of sponsorship. However, if the sale goes ahead, potential sponsors who will be asked to contribute in excess of £1m annually, are unlikely to sign a deal until a purchaser… Continue reading Derby To Lose Sponsors
Ever Ready is to end its sponsorship of the Derby next season.Epsom racecourse, home of the Derby, is likely to be sold, despite the withdrawal of sponsorship. However, if the sale goes ahead, potential sponsors who will be asked to contribute in excess of £1m annually, are unlikely to sign a deal until a purchaser… Continue reading Derby To Lose Sponsors
Grampian TV is joining with Border TV in a bid for the Central Scotland regional radio licence. (Newsline 1/9).The two stations are bidding jointly as Central Scotland Radio, under the chairmanship of Sir David Steel. They propose to run a 24-hour talk and music service aimed at adults. Grampian holds 55% and Border 35%, the… Continue reading Grampian TV Bids For Radio
