MSM will close its doors on 28 November and begin trading as the newly formed Capital Advertising on 1 December. The new sales outfit will be based at Capital Radio’s Leicester Square headquarters.As part of its launch plans, the company will be launching three new initiatives to the market which will allow campaigns to be… Continue reading Capital Advertising To Launch With New Packages
The Newspaper Society has announced that Newstech, the UK exhibition and conference for the newspaper industry, has been acquired by IIR Exhibitions.The Society, which set Newstech up in 1970, says that it will maintain its long-term involvement in the exhibition’s development.The next Newstech will take place, as scheduled, in April 1999, when it will be… Continue reading Newspaper Society Offloads Exhibitions Group
The October Retail Prices Index was announced this morning as 159.5, an increase of 0.1% on the previous month and a rise of 3.7% on October 1996.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
Over one third (38%) of 15-34 year olds claim they are more likely to tune-in to the Virgin Radio breakfast show since Chris Evans joined, according to CIA MediaLab’s latest Sensor survey. However, 15% of the same age group felt that Evans would put them off listening.Zoe Ball does not seem to have the same… Continue reading Evans Is Beating Ball For Breakfast
A second meeting between Minister of Public Health Tessa Jowell and top magazine publishers (subscribers see Government Affirms Tobacco Advertising Ban) has led to further discussion of the possibility of exempting business titles from the Government’s proposed tobacco advertising ban.As part of its anti-drugs and awareness campaign, the Government has already run ads in women’s… Continue reading Business Titles May Be Exempted From Tobacco Ad Ban
The rocky ride of the proposed merger between British Telecommunications and MCI Communications was finally put to an end today as BT pulled out of the deal following a further offer by rival bidders WorldCom.This morning WorldCom was reported to have increased its bid for MCI from $30m to $37m. As a result BT, which… Continue reading BT/MCI Merger Collapses
The Sunday Telegraph achieved a year on year sales growth of almost 24% for May-October to take its circulation to 886,954. The Daily Star meanwhile had the distinction of being the only tabloid to record a growth in circulation during the period, showing an 8% growth to 730,742 copies sold.Both the Daily Mail and FT… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Summary – October
The appointment of Kevin Hand as Emap’s new chief executive was met well by the City as shares rose steadily throughout the week reaching 887˝p by close on Friday. This represents a rise of 28˝p from the beginning of the week and also coincides with the announcement of Emap’s new women’s magazine, Red (subscribers see… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 14/11/97
Monday A summary of the national newspaper October ABC figures will appear on Newsline.Cable & Wireless Communications will report half year financial results which are expected to show pre-tax profits of around £50m.Tuesday The Retail Prices Index for October is announced.Wednesday An MRG Evening Meeting will take place at Leo Burnett to discuss ‘Capital Youth’,… Continue reading The Week Ahead
A new adult magazine called Perfect 10 is launching in the UK on 28 November. Perfect 10 Inc. will publish the title 8 times per year with a cover-price of £3.95.Perfect 10 Inc c/o COMAG: 01895 433748
