Following the sale of Westcountry Television to Carlton Communications in November *Carlton Move Set To Provoke Bids, TSMS will hand over the company’s sales operation to Carlton UK Sales in June. When the move is complete, Carlton will control 10% of total TV viewing and 29% of ITV viewing.* Subscribers onlyCarlton Communications: 0171 499 8050
Formula One coverage is set to switch from BBC to ITV for the start of the motor-racing season and Grand Prix fans are worried that the commercial broadcaster will not reach the high standards set by the BBC.A report by CIA MediaLab found that 45% of motor-racing fans between the ages of 15 and 34,… Continue reading Motor-Racing Fans Remain Loyal To The Beeb
N64 Magazine, the latest addition to Future Publishing’s computing portfolio, is to launch on March 27.The launch has been timed to coincide with the UK release of Nintendo 64; N64 aims to provide readers with an authoritative and enthusiastic guide to the new games console.Publisher, Chris Power, commented: “We have assembled a hand-picked team of… Continue reading N64 Hits The Stores
IPC Magazines SouthBank Group has appointed Jean Egbunike as senior marketing manager on Essentials and Family Circle magazines. She joins the marketing and promotions team from the Weekend Telegraph, where she worked as promotions manager/editor in Young Telegraph.IPC: 0171 261 6575
February ABC figures reveal that for the period September 1996-February 1997 the Sunday Telegraph increased its sales by 25.48% to 835,635. The Times also had a good month, with circulation growing 17.93% to 795,777.The Express On Sunday however fell by 12.6% year on year to 1.165 million and the Independent On Sunday dropped 12.42% to… Continue reading National Newspaper February ABCs
Capital Gold 1548 AM has joined its sister radio station, 95.8 Capital Radio, on the Net. To find your way there click: http://www.capitalgold.co.ukThis is a site where, once again, design has taken precedence over usability; there is a very poor use of the available space. The site is situated within a box in the middle… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – 1548 Am Capital Gold
HTV has expressed dissatisfaction with TSMS’s trading performance over 1996 as its share of ad revenue fell from 6.01% to 5.84%. Although revenue increased 1.6% from £95.3m to £96.8m, HTV’s licence payments increased 2.1%. HTV has said that it will be signing a new contract with its sales house which will put in place a… Continue reading HTV Hit By Poor Sales Performance
Xfm, the new London alternative radio station, has appointed a sales director and a sponsorship & promotions manager, forming the beginnings of an in-house sales team.Martin Ball will join as sales director from London News Radio where he has held the same position for two years and Chris Parry, who has been working at Xfm… Continue reading Xfm Makes Sales Appointments
