ITV has announced that BBC football commentator Peter Drury will be joining the channel in March. In recent months he has worked as a commentator on Match of the Day.Drury will be part of the ITV team in France for the World Cup ’98.ITV: 0171 843 8000
Whatever your opinion of how much truth there is in the practice of feng shui (the oriental art of object placement to enhance aspects of one’s life) there is no doubt that the subject is fascinating and, consequently, this magazine is a very good read.Undoubtedly Feng Shui For Modern Living , which launched last week,… Continue reading First Issue Review – Feng Shui For Modern Living
The Guardian and Observer newspapers have sent a letter to Independent readers which offers free and discounted copies of their newspapers for a limited period.Despite joining with the Independent in criticising Rupert Murdoch’s cut-price Times, the Guardian newspapers have infuriated Rosie Boycott, editor in chief of both Independent titles, with the offer.She has written a… Continue reading Guardian And Observer Attempt To Woo Indy Readers
The Independent On Sunday recorded a long-awaited year on year increase in its August-January ’98 ABC figure with sales improving by 1.1%, while the FT performed very well, with a sales increase of 11%. It was again the tabloid market which saw the biggest falls, with both Mirror titles experiencing sales drops of over 7%… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – January
Total terrestrial TV revenue came in at £184.44 million in January, according to agency estimates. Of this ITV earned £130.21m (up 1.6% year on year), C4 earned £39.55m (up 2.7%) and GMTV brought in £4.8m (down 13.5%). C5’s revenue appears pretty static with a figure of £9.8m.January ITV Franchise Revenue Share Comparisons Jan-97 Jan-98… Continue reading TV Revenue – January
The scene in Coronation Street when Les Battersby accidentally ran a turkey over proved too much for a number of viewers who complained to the ITC that the scene was “in poor taste, especially at Christmas time.”The ITC, however, considered the scene to be justified by the comic context and by its brevity: all that… Continue reading Turkey Lovers Complain To ITC
The most striking aspect of the new Sunday Business is how it is so different from its predecessor and so much like the FT. Obviously the pink paper has a lot to answer for, but bigger, bolder headlines and text and a more restricted use of colour photos give the impression that this is a… Continue reading First Issue Review – The ‘New’ Sunday Business
IPC Magazines’ chief executive Mike Matthew has announced the appointments of managing directors Sylvia Auton and Andy McDuff to the Board with immediate effect. Both have worked at the company since 1977.Auton has worked on a number of titles including Country Life and Horse & Hound. She was publisher of New Science and became publishing… Continue reading IPC Appoints Board Members
John Brown Publishing’s Bizarre magazine will be going monthly after April. The move is prompted by the title’s July-December ABC figure, released on Friday, which showed sales of 71,782.As a result of the move Bizarre has taken on three more journalists and doubled the size of its sales team. Associate publisher Lynda Wheeler said: “Sales… Continue reading Bizarre To Go Monthly
