Both of the Telegraph titles again boosted their readership figures in the latest batch of NRS data to be released. The Sunday Telegraph grew by almost 24% year on year while the Daily Telegraph increased by 10%. The FT suffered a large loss in readership, which fell 12%, as did the Independent which dropped by… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – July
The Times will be launching a new section for its Saturday package when Metro appears this weekend. The 52-page arts and entertainment supplement will replace the Directory which is less than a year old. Listings supplement Vision will also receive a makeover.News International: 0171 782 6000
Following its Green Paper on the Protection of Minors and Human Dignity in Audiovisual and Information Services and the first conclusions presented in a European Commission staff working paper, the Commission services are currently drafting a Communication and draft proposal for a Council Recommendation on this subject. Partly to this end, the EC has opened… Continue reading EU: New Internet Discussion Forum
Home Counties Newspapers, the regional newspaper publisher, has released interim financial results which show that pre-tax profits have risen three-fold to £1.7 million. Turnover was up slightly to £18.9m.HCN: 01727 811 911
The Council and the European Parliament have published the revised Television Without Frontiers Directive (OJ/L202/97). It entered into force on 30 July and must be implemented by the Member States by 30 December 1998. A contact committee will be set up to examine the implementation of the Directive and the developments in the sector.
Adscene today announced a drop in pre-tax profits, from £5.1m to £4.8m for the year ended 31 May 1997. The regional newspaper publisher blamed this on its commercial printing division, which contributed less than in the previous period. There was, however, an increase in turnover which was up 12.6% to £55.6m.Adscene: 01227 767321
The August Retail Price Index was announced this morning as 158.5, an increase of 0.6% on the previous month and a rise of 3.5% on August 1996.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
MediaTel Interactive has created an Internet site for The Word, (http://www.theword.co.uk/), the centralised sales and marketing operation which represents the regional daily paid for press. The site was booked through advertising agency New PHD and forms part of a complete online promotional package targeting media planners on the Internet.In addition to the Website, the online… Continue reading The Word Launches Web Site
IPC will be launching a new one-off title called 30 Beautiful Homes from its SouthBank Publishing Group. The 148-page glossy will appear on September 18, priced £2.30. It aims to give readers “innovative decorating ideas that readers can enjoy, share and copy.”This is the first new magazine from the Home Interest group since the Autumn… Continue reading IPC Launches One-Off Homes Title
On 10 November in Luxembourg the EC will bring together representatives from the drinks industry, lobby groups and MS officials to debate the issues involved in alcohol abuse, with particular emphasis on the development of alcopops. While the media has made much of the supposed alcohol abuse caused among minors by alcopops, there are growing… Continue reading EU: Alcopops In The Spotlight
