Grampian TV has announced pre-tax profits of £3.21m for the year ended February 1993, compared with £3.18m in the previous year. Earnings per share rose to 14.75p (14.23p) with the final dividends standing at 6.10p. This is the fifth successive year that Grampian has raised its profits.
Mediaserve and Support to Sales have merged, in an attempt to win business from television for regional media.Managing director of Support to Sales, Mike Dinsdale says of the merger; “In the search for the perfect advertising solution more and more advertisers are realising that a media mix is the key rather than sticking to a… Continue reading Media Service Companies Merge
The ITV revenue figure for the month of March has come in at £139,870,000, representing an increase of 11.0% on the same period last year. The figure also shows an increase on February of 12.9%, breaking the downward spiral of recent months. Revenue for ITV only is up 10.4% on last month to £114,250,000. Channel… Continue reading TV Round-Up – March
As speculation over the Observer’s future intensifies, the possibility of further change in the national quality Sunday newspaper market increases.Within the past 5 years there have been 2 new entrants into the Sunday quality market. The ill-fated Sunday Correspondent launched in September’89; a year later as part of a radical attempt to save the newspaper… Continue reading Sunday Quality Market Review
The Media Week Broadcast Advertising awards took place earlier this week with J Walter Thompson emerging as Agency of the Year and Bartle Bogle Hegarty being awarded for TV Campaign Of The Year. The winners include: Agency of The Year J Walter Thompson TV Campaign Of The Year Bartle Bogle Hegarty Client: Addis Radio Campaign… Continue reading Media Week Broadcast Awards
It was announced this afternoon that Lonrho has accepted an offer from The Guardian and Manchester Evening News to buy the Observer.Chairman and chief executive of GMEN Harry Roche says about the deal; “We have given an undertaking of confidentiality to Lonrho with regard to the content of our offer”.
It was announced this afternoon that Lonrho has accepted an offer from The Guardian and Manchester Evening News to buy the Observer.Chairman and chief executive of GMEN Harry Roche says about the deal; “We have given an undertaking of confidentiality to Lonrho with regard to the content of our offer”.
Meridian has issued a promise to advertisers that it will remove all centre break promotions and place them at the end of end breaks; ‘Coming Next’ promos will move from 5 to 10 seconds.
Meridian has issued a promise to advertisers that it will remove all centre break promotions and place them at the end of end breaks; ‘Coming Next’ promos will move from 5 to 10 seconds.
Red Hot Television (formerly Red Hot Dutch) has failed to change a court decision to ban the sale of decoders needed to access the station. The ban will begin on Saturday while the issue is referred to the European Court of Justice.
