The Scotsman is to launch two new editions in Stirling and Perth to challenge The Herald in central Scotland.The Scotsman currently has three editions; in the north, the west and the lowland areas of Scotland. The two new editions launching on 13 September and will be the most closely targeted local editions and will look… Continue reading Scotsman To Expand
This autumn BBC Magazines is to launch two new youth titles. Pingu is to be launched on 20th October and is aimed at pre-school children. It will follow the cartoon series of the same name, using original texts from Pingu the Penguin.The title will be out fortnightly, and will have a cover price of 70p.… Continue reading New BBC Youth Titles
The Observer newspaper and the government are being taken to court over the failure to consult workers about the takeover by the Guardian.The GPMU print union believes that it could be a test case for the European Community Acquired Rights Directive, which requires worker representatives to be consulted in some mergers. Under domestic law however,… Continue reading Observer To Be Sued
Pilkington has agreed to extend its support from the senior Rugby Union Cup Final at Twickenham on May 7th to the junior clubs’ knock-out, the Pilkington Shield final, which will be before the main event.Pilkington’s support for the Cup, which had one year to run, has now been extended to 1996 at a cost of… Continue reading Junior Rugby Gets Sponsor
Westminster Press has appointed AMRA as its sole national sales house. (Newsline 27/8)AMRA won the account although A Plus Media and Mediaforce both pitched for it. All three previously represented titles from the Westminster Press group although AMRA had 70% of the business.Anne Blood, ad director of Westminster Press, said that having one national sales… Continue reading WESTMINSTER PRESS APPOINTS AMRA
Citizen Press and Thomson Regional Newspapers have failed to meet their end of August deadline for Citizen to buy the Reading Evening Post and the other titles in the Thomson subsidiary Thames Valley Newspapers. (Newsline 18/8)The agreement by TRN to sell to Citizen Press has therefore formally lapsed. According to Alistair Nee, md of TVN,… Continue reading Citizen Misses Deadline
This Saturday (4 Sep) the Guardian launched its new Saturday listings and entertainment section for London, The Guide.The supplement is, as has been heavily advertised, pocket sized. The 84 pages are divided into three sections; a preview section, an arts and entertainments section, and a TV and radio section.The preview section includes one feature on… Continue reading Review Of Guardian Guide
The Daily Sport has increased its cover price today from 28p to 30p. The move is the second price increase for the tabloid since it launched two years ago.This means that the Sport is now the most expensive popular tabloid, compared to the Sun costing 20p, the Mirror costing 27p and the Star costing 25p.
The Newspaper Society’s Free Newspaper Awards were held on Friday evening. The Milton Keynes Citizen was named Britain’s Free Newspaper of the Year for 1993.The Citizen also won the award for the Best Free Newspaper in the South East. Other regional winners were: London: Hendon & Finchley Times South West: Poole & Dorset Advertiser East… Continue reading Regional Newspaper Awards
