The ITC has said that it will be investigating United News & Media’s various interests in television and national and regional newspapers.The watchdog will carry out a public interest test to examine the “desirability” of promoting plurality in ownership in the broadcasting and newspaper industries; diversity of sources of information and opinions expressed to the… Continue reading ITC Investigates United’s Media Interests
Coronation Street has maintained its place at top of the ratings for the week ending 10/11/96, with Monday’s episode achieving 17.39 million viewers, helped along by the re-introduction of Tracey Barlow bringing fresh problems on her return to Weatherfield from London.As the soap war continues into the winter, Eastenders is hot on the tail of… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary We 10/11/96
Representatives from the PES, EBRS and EMS gave presentations concerning the present success and future development of their respective surveys at the MRG evening meeting held on Tuesday (19/11/96).Katherine Page, Director of RSL Media began by making clear the fact that the three surveys do have their own separate contexts and exist for different purposes,… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: International Media Surveys
Agency estimates for October show that total revenue for Channel 4 and ITV reached £224.16m, an increase of 10.4% on last year. ITV revenue increased by to £175.16m whilst Channel 4 pulled in £49m.Amongst ITV franchises the two London companies had the biggest increases in revenue share across the network: Carlton’s increased by 0.85% points… Continue reading TV Revenue – October
The latest NRS figures released yesterday reveal that amongst the daily broadsheets the Times and FT were the only titles to register increased readerships. 12-month figures show that the Times‘s readership has gone up by over 12% year on year to 1.878 million while the FT‘s has grown by 8.35% to 765,000. The Independent however… Continue reading Newspaper NRS Figures – October
GWR Group plc has today announced results for the twelve months to September 30th 1996. Pre tax profits rose by 54.9% to £8.2 million (compared to £5.3 million last year). Turnover increased by 63.2% to £52.2 million in 1996, which compares to £32.0 million for 1995.The good performance can be attributed to the £17.1 million… Continue reading GWR Full Year Profits
MTV Networks is believed to be finalising plans for a new music channel to be broadcast across Europe. A spokeswoman told Newsline that it would probably be based on MTV’s US channel, M2, which shows back-to-back videos and does not carry ads.The new service, which would join MTV and VH-1 in Europe, would most likely… Continue reading MTV Planning New Channel
The FA Premier League, in conjunction with Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research at Leicester University, has published the largest ever survey of football fans in the UK. The report – FA Premier League Fan Survey 1995/96 – is the third in the series of Premier League fan surveys. It reveals insights into the… Continue reading Premier League Survey
A survey carried out by RSGB on behalf of Vogue magazine has said that the top quality monthly magazines are the key to successful cosmetic and fragrance marketing and that newspaper supplement/reviews emerged as weak performers.The main object of the research was to examine the dynamics of the cosmetic and fragrance markets, with 1,006 face-to-face… Continue reading Vogue Carry Out Research Into Quality Monthlies
Attic Futura, publisher of Sugar, is rumoured to be planning a new young women’s title for launch next year.Though the company would not comment, the new title will probably be a monthly aimed at a slightly older audience than Sugar, competing with magazines such as Emap’s Just Seventeen and IPC’s 19.Young Women’s Market ABC Year-on-Year… Continue reading Attic Set For Women’s Launch
