Emap Newspapers is to launch a singles magazine called One4one on July 20, aimed at the 20-45 age group. It will be a national introductions magazine with editorial and features taking up the first 20 pages and personal ads taking up the remainder.A 60-page dummy issue has been produced and includes a feature on singles… Continue reading Emap To Launch Singles Magazine
According to the ITC’s annual survey of cable subscriptions, the average cable television subsriber is now paying £22.61 per month (including VAT). Based on the latest total of broadband subscribers, this indicates that the industry’s annualised gross revenues from the television side of the business are now running at about £150 million. The average subscription… Continue reading Cable Business Hits £150 Million
The ITC’s criticisms of GMTV do not follow viewers’ opinions, if quality is measured by viewers’ enjoyment. According to a study carried out by Carat Research into attention and enjoyment levels of TV programmes and channels, GMTV is enjoyed by more of its viewers than TVAM, and is steadily improving on itself. % of viewers… Continue reading Viewers Disagree With ITC Over GMTV
The Newspaper Society has arranged a meeting with Camelot, the consortium which won the contract to run the National Lottery, to emphasise the importance of using regional press in lottery promotion, in order to involve the community. Roger Holland, head of marketing at the Newspaper Society, has said that “the regional press is in a… Continue reading Lottery: Regional Press Is Important
Bristol Evening Post has announced results for the year ending March 31st. Pre-tax profits were up 25% from £4.07m to £5.08m. The chairman said that after decreases in recent years, advertising volumes are showing improvements, particularly in the second half of the year. BEP has announced it is to invest £16.8m in a new press,… Continue reading Bristol Evening Post Profits Up 25%
Research carried out by the Broadcasting Standards Council has revealed that most of the women who appear on television are well educated, young, of medium to high social status and are under 40 years of age.It also found that the BBC and ITV continue to portray women in stereotyped roles, with far fewer women than… Continue reading Women Still Stereotyped On Television
TeleWest, the UK’s largest cable television operator, is expected to announce today that it will postpone a flotation that would have valued it at £1.79bn. The reassessment is expected to be blamed on deteriorating stock market conditions.
ITV has called for top sporting events to be “off-limits” to exclusive cable and satellite deals, to enable all television viewers the chance to see them. Leslie Hill, chairman of the ITV Association, speaking at the National Heritage Select Committee meeting on TV Sponsorship and Coverage, claimed that BSkyB has enough money to outbid the… Continue reading MediaTel Special Report: TV Sports Coverage
For all the efforts made by the English-based nationals, the Scottish newspaper market is still clearly dominated by the home-based titles, whose circulation’s have slipped, but never plummeted over the last six audit periods.The Record and Sunday Mail, still market leaders by a distance (the Record has over 40% of the daily market) will be… Continue reading National Press In Scotland – Market Overview
Nevis Radio, the new ILR station covering Fort William, is to go on air on July 25 with a mix of chart, gold and rock music. The station is handling advertising sales in house. Nevis Radio – 0397 700007 Q102.9FM, which has won the licence for Londonderry is to launch on October 21. The station’s… Continue reading Radio News
