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The Guardian Newspaper is to launch an A5 version of its Saturday listings supplement, The Guide, in Manchester this autumn. The guide is so far only distributed in the London/South East area.

The latest round of consumer ABCs to be released includes the BBC and Conde Nast titles. The BBC titles, except for Gardeners’ World, recorded increases year on year, with the best performer being Vegetarian Good Food, up 14.91%. ABC Totals January to June 1994 January to June 1995 % Change Actual Change BBC VEGETARIAN GOOD… Continue reading Jan To June ABCs – BBC, Emap And Conde Nast

The BBC yesterday announced the line up for its autumn programming. According to the Corporation, £168 million has been spent. This includes 75 hours of new drama and 22 fresh comedy and variety shows amongst mare than 520 hours of original BBC programming.The Autumn schedule includes a documentary, Peoples Century which has cost the BBC… Continue reading BBC Announces Autumn Schedule

Nynex CableComms PLC and Nynex CableComms Group Inc have announced 2nd quarter operating statistics for the period ended 30 June 1995. Interim financial figures are expected to be released on Tuesday 8th August 1995.Residential telecommunications lines have increased by over 35,000 in the quarter, five times as many as were added in the same quarter… Continue reading Nynex 2nd Quarter Statistics

British Transport Advertising has launched advertising on the departure and arrival indicator boards at mainline stations in London.MasterCard has become the first company in the UK to utilise this new area of advertising. The ads are appearing at Waterloo, Victoria, and Kings Cross whenever an indicator board goes blank in the changeover of destination displays.The… Continue reading BTA Launch New Ad Promotion

Emap has confirmed that the acquisition of the Herald and Post Newspapers from Thompson Regional Newspapers is complete, following agreement from the Dept. of Trade and Industry.The Herald and Post comprises of four free titles based in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.For further information: Peter Strong, Chief Executive EMAP Newspapers: 01780 66566

Talk Radio has secured a major sponsorship and airtime deal with Snickers, event sponsor of the World Athletics Championships. The communications package has been developed by Drum. The broadcast package is intended to reach a core target of 16-24 males.The 1995 World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden will be held between 4-13 August. Broadcasts of… Continue reading Talk Radio In Snickers Sponsor Deal

http://www.emap.co.uk/media/http://www.digiNet.co.uk/EMAP Media have put up a net site to provide information on some of their weekly titles. Media Week, Broadcast, UKPG, and Screen International all offer comprehensive contacts lists, details of editorial content, and order forms for subscribing to the printed magazines.Three of the titles – Media Week, Broadcast, and UKPG – are also providing… Continue reading Net Site Of The Week – Emap/Miller Freeman

The Advertising Association has today published its Long Term Advertising Expenditure Forecast, which estimates more than 40% growth in real terms in total media expenditure (press, TV, outdoor, radio and cinema) over the next 12 years.The AA predicts that although new technology will continue to affect the industry, this should not necessarily affect the growth… Continue reading 40% Growth In Ad Expenditure Forecast Over Next 12 Years

Television viewing for the week ending 23/07/95 has risen by 2.6% when compared to the same week last year, although both commercial terrestrial channels recorded a fall in their average weekly viewing.For the first time since 14/05/95 all of Channel 4’s top ten programmes have an audience of over three million, with Friday’s episode of… Continue reading TV Viewing Summary w/e 23/07/95