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After 21 years on the air, Esther Rantzen’s consumer programme, That’s Life, is to be scrapped because of a fall in ratings from 15 million to 8.4 million.

ITV chief executives meet today to make final decisions about the future of News At Ten, with sources predicting that the slot will not be changed. Plans to move the news to an earlier time met with much opposition from the public and politicians, including the prime minister. National heritage secretary, Peter Brooke, has warned… Continue reading Final News Decision To Be Made Today

Future Publishing confirmed to MediaTel today that it has purchased two computer games titles from Dennis Publishing – Sega Zone and Game Zone. Future currently publishes 17 computer and leisure titles including Sega Power (circ.102,033), SuperPlay (90,000), Mega (90,000) and Games- Master (370,000) which launched in October of last year. Dennis Publishing sold the magazines… Continue reading Future Buys Titles From Dennis

The Radio Authority has issued details of the timetable for the next phase of local radio licence re-advertisements. They are as follows; Area Advert Closing Award Effec Leicester Nov-93 Feb-94 May-94 Sep-95 Hereford/ Worcester Dec-93 Mar-94 Jun-94 Oct-95 Preston Jan-94 Apr-94 Jul-94 Oct-95 Swindon/ W.Wiltshire Feb-94 May-94 Aug-94 Oct-95 Greater London Mar-94 Jun-94 Sep-94 Oct-95… Continue reading Radio Licence Re-Advertisements

The Radio Authority has issued details of the timetable for the next phase of local radio licence re-advertisements. They are as follows; Area Advert Closing Award Effec Leicester Nov-93 Feb-94 May-94 Sep-95 Hereford/ Worcester Dec-93 Mar-94 Jun-94 Oct-95 Preston Jan-94 Apr-94 Jul-94 Oct-95 Swindon/ W.Wiltshire Feb-94 May-94 Aug-94 Oct-95 Greater London Mar-94 Jun-94 Sep-94 Oct-95… Continue reading Radio Licence Re-Advertisements

Classic FM will extend its reach later this year, with an additional 11 transmitters going on-air between July and December to cover areas including Sheffield, Carlisle, Devon, Swansea and North Wales.The second phase in Classic FM’s £5m transmitter network will increase the station’s coverage to almost 86% – adding 3 million potential listeners. The Sheffield… Continue reading Classic To Reach Extra 3 Million

ITV chief executives meet today to make final decisions about the future of News At Ten, with sources predicting that the slot will not be changed. Plans to move the news to an earlier time met with much opposition from the public and politicians, including the prime minister. National heritage secretary, Peter Brooke, has warned… Continue reading Final News Decision To Be Made Today

BBC Enterprises profits for the year to April 1993 have risen by over £6m since last year, increasing from £5.6m to £11.8m. The sudden boom is being accredited to the sales success of Noddy, which enabled the commercial wing to contribute £60m towards the making of new BBC TV and radio programmes, a rise of… Continue reading Enterprises On The Up Thanks To Noddy

Amid increasing pressure from both the ITC and MPs’ ITV have to determine whether News at Ten should keep its 10.00pm slot or move to either an earlier or later time.The ITV network wish to move the programme in order to make room for films and drama programmes which could run in one block, rather… Continue reading Fluctuating Audience For News At Ten

Today sees the launch issue of EMAP Pursuit’s Fore!, “aimed at 90% of regular golfers who do not currently buy golfing magazines”. Fore is also targeted at a younger market than its stablemate Today’s Golfer (52% male readership is 35+ – Profiles follow).Fore’s editor proclaims that the magazine offers a livelier approach to golf, and… Continue reading The Golfing Magazine Market