The retail prices index for October, released this morning shows inflation at 2.4%. This is up from 2.2% in September. The increase was less than expected by city analysts, due to increases in mortgage interest rates.The underlying inflation rate, which excludes mortgage interest payments, remained unchanged at 2% for the second successive month.
ITV has this morning released details of its Winter Schedule 1995, with emphasis on action/adventure and comedy. Marcus Plantin, unveiling ITV’s £198m schedule for the New Year, said, “We intend to keep our viewers very happy this winter with exciting new drama, plenty of comedy and top movies.”Drama highlights include John Thaw as a barrister… Continue reading ITV Winter Schedule
Andrew Neil, editor of the Sunday Times, yesterday announced he is to leave Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation in January. Neil has been on secondment to Fox Television in America but decided to quit Murdoch’s media empire when Fox dropped the weekly prime-time news programme he was working on.Neil will still write the Sunday Times leader… Continue reading Neil Quits Sunday Times
BSkyB yesterday published its pathfinder prospectus for its proposed £4bn Global Offer. The offer is to comprise 343 million shares with the price expected to be between 233p and 268p per share. The offer will be split with 306.6 million shares subject to an International Offer and 36.4 million subject to a UK Retail Offer.BSkyB’s… Continue reading BSKYB Launches Global Offer
The Department of National Savings is to sponsor Central Television’s regional programme Millionaires, which covers the lifestyles of the rich and famous. The 5-part series begins on November 21 and will be followed by 6 more programmes in the Spring.
Weekend press articles report that Ward Thomas, Chairman of YTTV will have informal talks with Burce Gyngell, former TV-am chairman, about the possibility of Gyngell taking over at Yorkshire. Ward Thomas is expected to retire in 1996.
The latest round of National Newspaper ABCs show the price cut still having effects; the Times’ 6-monthly circulation is up 48% year on year to 576,586. The Times’ monthly figure for October, at 614,477 is up 1.2% on September.The Sunday Times, with a monthly increase of 16.7% on September fared well, up to 1,439,596. The… Continue reading Newspaper Circulations – October
Lord Wakeham, the former Conservative cabinet minister, is to be the new chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. The appointment will be announced formally next week after talks with Lord McGregor, the present chairman, on the timing of his retirement.
The Daily Express is launching a joint promotion with Marks & Spencer on 19 November 1994. The winner will receive 10 years of free food shopping at Marks and Spencer, plus a further 10 runner up prizes of £60 worth of shopping per week for a year.The promotion will be supported by editorial in the… Continue reading Express/M&S Joint Promotion
Lord Wakeham, the former Conservative cabinet minister, is to be the new chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. The appointment will be announced formally next week after talks with Lord McGregor, the present chairman, on the timing of his retirement.
