Newspaper Publishing has denied that Independent editor Andreas Whittam Smith has announced he is to step down from the paper. A spokesperson for the newspaper told MediaTel this morning that reports in the Weekend national press were unfounded and the Independent is not searching for a new editor to replace Whittam Smith.The Weekend FT reported… Continue reading Independent Denies Whittam Smith Departure
The Radio Advertising Bureau has produced an Analysis Book as a possible prototype for the future publication of RAJAR data. The book has been sent to Media Planners together with a questionnaire.
A group of MPs from all parties is to table an early-day motion today calling on the Government to abolish the safety net which links Channel 4 with ITV and forces Channel 4 to pay subsidies of up to £50m a year to ITV. They claim that abolishing the safety net would allow Channel 4… Continue reading MPs Back Channel 4 Independence
Emap is expected to make a formal takeover offer for Trans World Communications this week. Last week Emap revealed a plan to buy Owen Oyston’s stake, putting the publisher in a position to mount a full takeover bid.
£11bn has been wiped off the value of stock prices today following a sharp rise in commodity prices. Publishers and TV companies have suffered with Carlton’s shares falling by 22.5 points and the Daily Mail falling by 13 points; Daily Mail -13 1075 Pearson -12 609 Emap -9 397 MAI -3 263 MGN -2 170… Continue reading Share Prices Plummet
Media Audits is to add a poster auditing service to its portfolio from October. The new service will help advertisers set briefs and targets for outdoor campaigns and will also review purchased campaigns against planned ones. The poster service will run alongside Media Audits’ existing TV and Press services.Seven UK advertisers, who between them account… Continue reading Media Audits Adds Poster Consultancy Service
Classic FM has bought the Swedish radio station Storstadsradion which reaches a population of 1.5m in Stockholm. Classic FM Sweden will begin broadcasting this Saturday.
DMC Publishing has closed its monthly music magazine Gold. The final issue of the magazine, which launched in February with a print run of 87,000, appeared in May.SPORTS DIGEST CLOSESSports Digest magazine has closed after the publisher of the general sports monthly, Sports Digest LTD, went into liquidation. Four issues of the magazine appeared after… Continue reading Gold Magazine Closes
The combined TV revenue figure for May, based on agency estimates, came in at £175.434m, an increase of 22% on last year’s May figure. The ITV share was £141.768m, with Channel 4 at £33.67m. This is an 81/19 split between ITV and C4. ITV’s revenue was up 20.3%, and C4 up 29.5% on last year.The… Continue reading Television Revenue – May
ITV has announced today that it has pulled out of its bid to televise the National Lottery because of ITC regulations. Explaining the decision ITV Network Centre chief executive, Andrew Quinn, said that ITV’s proposal met all but one of Camelot’s specifications. This was the automatic selection of contestants for a mid-week game show exclusively… Continue reading ITV Pulls Out Of Lottery Bid
