QualitiesMarch saw an overall decline in newspaper circulation figures. Amongst the quality broadsheets, only the Times, the Sunday Times and the Financial Times managed an increase year on year for their March figures; the Times was up by nearly 6% or 37,728 copies to 669,366 copies; its sister Sunday Title was up by 5.5% to… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – March
Rajar, following its announcement last month that it is to revert back to the “pre-list” diary format from Quarter 2 1996, has revised the timetable for the release date for Quarter 1 1996 data. These results will also be subject to the “ascription” process which was used for Q4 1995 data to compensate for the… Continue reading Rajar Q1 1996 Release Dates
The Radio Authority has fined Piccadilly 1152 £1,000 for broadcasting an offensive and ‘blasphemous’ exchange of views between a presenter and a caller to a late-night ‘phone-in. This item was found to break Broadcasting Act rules on taste and decency and religious matters.Overall there were 68 programming complaints, of which 10 were upheld, and 101… Continue reading Radio Authority Fines Station £1,000
Amra, the regional sales company, is joining forces with Print Direction, the card deck publisher, to provide advertisers with a new newspaper-linked direct marketing service which will generate an additional revenue source for the regional press.Print Direction, which produces card decks for over 30 regional newspapers and business publications in the UK, has appointed Amra… Continue reading Amra In New Card Deck Newspaper Initiative
News International and the Press Association have announced plans to launch Classified Link UK, an interactive online classified advertising service for the UK’s newspapers.Classified Link UK will offer newspapers the opportunity to sell over the Internet as part of a classified site. It will be a national database linking jobs, property, travel, motoring and business… Continue reading PA And News International To Develop Online Advertising
Coverage of England’s Five Nation’s matches may be sold to Sky by the Rugby Football Union. The development is due to a row between the RFU and the Five Nations television committee over distribution of proceeds for Five Nations TV coverage.The RFU wanted to take a larger share than the other competitors because, according to… Continue reading Five Nations Could Go To Sky
First Quarter financial results from ad group WPP show that revenues have risen by over 13% to £390.4m with gross profits also rising by over 13%.By function, revenue growth was above average in advertising (over 10% to £210.5m) and specialist communications (over 13% to £92.8m). Market research revenues (up nearly 8% to £61.5m) and gross… Continue reading WPP Revenues Rise By Over 13%
The first major survey of cable television households shows that they are heavier viewers of television, with men and 10-15 year olds watching most. It also shows that viewing behaviour differs in comparison to other multi-channel households.The cable industry commissioned RSMB Television Research provides extensive information regarding the profile of cabled households and their individuals,… Continue reading Survey Shows Cable Households Are Heavier Viewers
Yesterday saw the launch of the new national business paper, Sunday Business. The paper managed to launch amid difficulties and controversy which last week had seemed likely to delay publication. The paper’s printers, West Ferry printers, owned by the Daily Telegraph group and United News and Media pulled out of the deal, as did one… Continue reading Launch Of New Sunday Business Paper
The ITC has awarded the local cable delivery licence for Southern County Durham and North Yorkshire to Bell Cablemedia.Bell Cablemedia, which is one of the largest cable companies in the UK providing service to 1.6 million homes, was the highest bidder with a figure of £1.7m . The new franchise area covers the districts of… Continue reading Bell Cablemedia Wins New Licence
