Under the 1990 Broadcasting Act no single participant in the ITN consortium is allowed to own more than 20%.Current shareholders are:18% EachCarlton, Central, LWT, Granada and Reuters.5% EachSTV and Anglia.Carlton’s bid for Central would give them a 36% stake – which would mean they would need to dispose of 16% of their shares. Further changes… Continue reading Ownership Changes Imminent At ITN
Newspaper Publishing plc, publishers of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday, announced its preliminary results for the year ended 26 September 1993.There were pre-tax losses of £486,000 compared with a £28,000 profit last year. Chairman, Ian Hay Davison, said, “Revenue held up well in a particularly difficult year for the UK broadsheet newspaper industry”,… Continue reading Newspaper Publishing Announces Losses
Newspaper Publishing plc, publishers of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday, announced its preliminary results for the year ended 26 September 1993.There were pre-tax losses of £486,000 compared with a £28,000 profit last year. Chairman, Ian Hay Davison, said, “Revenue held up well in a particularly difficult year for the UK broadsheet newspaper industry”,… Continue reading Newspaper Publishing Announces Losses
As NRS is now basing the social grade of households on Chief Income Earners (CIE) instead of Head of Households/Chief Wage Earners(HoH/CWE) the social class profile of the survey has shifted up market.The change is to stop the problems of husbands being given preference over wives, even if she is financially responsible.The change was agreed… Continue reading NRS CHANGES SOCIAL GRADE PROFILE
Greenlight Publishing is to close its motoring magazine 4X4 in January. The specialist monthly has an estimated circulation of 20,000.IMPACT CLOSES MASTER FORCEImpact magazines has closed the computer games title Sega Master Force. The magazine was launched in June and survived for just 5 issues. Impact is also rumoured to be selling off its sister… Continue reading 4×4 To Close
In the chancellor’s budget speech this afternoon, he announced that there was to be no VAT on published material.He stressed that no amount of lobbying would have affected his decision either way, thus pointing out that in his decision not to introduce VAT on publishing he was not bowing to public opinion and pressure.
Greenlight Publishing is to close its motoring magazine 4X4 in January. The specialist monthly has an estimated circulation of 20,000.IMPACT CLOSES MASTER FORCEImpact magazines has closed the computer games title Sega Master Force. The magazine was launched in June and survived for just 5 issues. Impact is also rumoured to be selling off its sister… Continue reading 4×4 To Close
“Whatever he does with his budget- we have the right place for yours”The chancellor stood up at 3.35pm. His priorities are to sustain recovery which is now underway, and to take no risks with inflation.He began by saying that it is now clear that the recovery started in the first half of 1992.GDP next year… Continue reading Presented In Association With The National Magazine Company
The question of tobacco advertising has been put directly to the people for the first time. On Sunday 28 November Switzerland held a national referendum on whether to ban tobacco and alcohol advertising; 75% of voters rejected the proposal.Of those countries where a ban already exists on tobacco advertising, France, Portugal and Italy, France is… Continue reading Europeans In Favour Of Tobacco Ads
ITV has released details of its Christmas schedule. The highlights include two specials from Phillip Schofield, in his first programmes for ITV; Christmas Gold, with classic TV and film footage, and Six Little Angels, where he visits the Walton Sextuplets, ten years on.Christmas Day sees a special edition of Gladiators; other festive specials include Blind… Continue reading ITV Christmas Schedule
