The new title planned by Attic Futura and North South *(Newsline 31/01/97) will be called B and is set for a May 7 launch.The monthly title will have a cover-price of £1.80 and is aimed at young women aged 16-24 who are growing out of Attic’s highly successful Sugar.* Subscribers onlyAttic Futura: 0171 636 5095
The Sunday Business has admitted that it must raise its profile among businessmen if it is to succeed in the future. Julia Hutchison, general manger of the newspaper which celebrates its first birthday on 27 April, said: “This year’s focus will be on raising awareness of the newspaper amongst the business community. This is a… Continue reading Sunday Business ‘Must Raise Awareness’
The ITC Programme Complaints and Interventions Report for March 1997 was published today.CNN’s American Edition, made for the UK market, was found to breach the Sponsorship Code. The programme was sponsored by American Airlines and the Code states that news-based programmes must not be sponsored. The sponsorship credits were removed following the ITC’s intervention.Channel 4’s… Continue reading CNN Clashes With ITC
In an interview with Newsline, Leslie Hill, chairman of the ITV Network Centre, was quick to defend ITV against the criticisms thrown at it by the ITC this week (see Newsline). Hill pointed out that the ITC praised much of the work broadcast by the ITV last year. “I strongly dispute the ITC’s claim that… Continue reading Interview: ITV Chairman Speaks-Out On ITC
Do It All, the DIY chain, has produced a customer service magazine Homeplus and is distributing it to 2 million households. The title is published by Atom Publishing.Atom Publishing: 0171 837 1101
Agency estimates put terrestrial TV revenue for March at £192.070m. Of this, ITV brought in £148.070m and Channel 4 £44m. Among the ITV franchises Carlton again performed the best, increasing its terrestrial revenue share by 0.90% points to 16.64%. By contrast, the other London broadcaster, LWT, showed the largest drop at 0.51% points to 12.71%.
The BBC’s election night programme will be the longest ever broadcast by the Corporation. There will be eight hours of results, comment and analysis next Thursday night; two hours more than the BBC’s previous election night specials.David Dimbleby, Peter Snow and Jeremy Paxman will be presenting from the studio and Kate Adie and John Simpson… Continue reading BBC’s Longest Programme Ever
The weekly car magazine Auto Express is relaunching this week with a new look, a new price and a new issue day. Auto Express will now be published on Wednesdays instead of Fridays and its cover price has been reduced by 20p to £1.30.There will be a new “crisp, modern design accentuated by a change… Continue reading Auto Express Changes Gear
Zenith Media, split off from the Cordiant Group earlier this week (Newsline 21/04/97), is rumoured to be looking for another media partner. It is believed the company, which is now jointly owned by Saatchi & Saatchi and Bates, is looking especially towards Europe and Aegis has been mentioned in connection with this. Managing director Andy… Continue reading Zenith Looks For Partner
