Sales figures just in show that the first issue of Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness has outsold any of its rivals by 100,000 copies. Sales for Issue One (Jan/Feb) have exceeded 260,000 copies and over 10,000 readers have taken subscriptions of which 75% are for two years.Rosemary Conley, who with her husband Mike Rimmington formed… Continue reading New Fitness Mag Outsells Rivals
Daily Mail and General Trust has today completed arrangements for the purchase of a 20% shareholding in ITN through its Harmsworth Broadcasting division. Carlton and Granada have both sold DMGT 10% stakes for £10.2 million apiece, placing an overall value on ITN at £102.5 million. Both broadcasters had to reduce their shareholdings under the terms… Continue reading Daily Mail And General Trust Buys 20% Of ITN
The Independent has launched a new IT section on Mondays. The 16-page tabloid pull-out features business news, Websites of special interest, an opinion column and information regarding games, languages and hardware.In terms of layout Network can look a bit untidy and dull – the photographs used are small and mainly mono and there are no… Continue reading Review: The Independent’s Network
Future Publishing will be publishing a new computer title on May 16th. Playstation Power will be a mix of both games and consumer computer magazines. It will have an initial print-run of 55,000 and cost £2.75.Rumoured launches include Gruner & Jahr’s Prima Baby in June and a celebrity magazine Top People in the Autumn. IPC… Continue reading New Magazine Launches
NTL has been chosen by The Weather Network to distribute its new service by satellite to cable operators all around Britain. The service begins on 2nd June (Newsline 15/04) and will be delivered digitally via the Orion 1 satellite using NTL’s new all-inclusive distribution package.The Weather Network will be a 24-hour service offering ‘more than… Continue reading NTL To Distribute Weather Network
In the same week that new business paper Sunday Business was threatened with legal action over controversial stories in its dummy issues, it has now emerged that the paper’s printers have pulled out and important financial backers have been lost.West Ferry Printers were contracted to print the first edition of Sunday Business but the relationship… Continue reading Sunday Business Hits More Trouble
QVC, Britain’s only television shopping channel has announced another record breaking quarter, with net sales for Q1 1996 at an all-time high of £13.9 million, a 97% increase on the same period in 1995.During the quarter, QVC gained 98,000 new customers, answered 1.5 million calls and shipped 796,000 items. On Sunday 3 March, QVC set… Continue reading QVC Continues To Break Sales Records
Conde Nast has announced that it will be launching a new magazine on 23rd May. GQ-Active will be a bi-monthly release covering men’s health, fitness and sports interests in the style of GQ. It will have an initial print-run of 120,000 and will cost £2.50.Conde Nast will also be adding more titles to its Internet… Continue reading Conde Nast To Launch New Magazine
John Bartle, Joint Chief Executive of Bartle Bogle Hegarty began his second year as President of the IPA yesterday when he was re-elected at the IPA’s AGM.Bruce Haines, Managing Director of Leagas Delaney, was re-elected Hon Secretary. Chris Whitworth of Publicis was elected Hon Treasurer. He succeeds John Page of Delaney Fletcher Bozell.In the IPA… Continue reading IPA Officer Election Results
Airtime sales house Laser has signed a deal with New Media Sales which will represent Laser on an international scale, attracting new clients from Europe and the rest of the world to the UK TV forum.New Media Sales, a firm specialising in international television advertising and sponsorship sales, will focus on developing new clients, many… Continue reading Laser To Expand International Business
