The latest motoring magazine Carweek from EMAP launches today with an initial print run of 300,000.Carweek is made up of two sections, the outer full of features and news and the inner a guide to buying and selling new and used cars. With both sections having similar pagination (the outer section has 56 pages and… Continue reading CARWEEK – FIRST ISSUE REPORT
WPP, the advertising group which owns J Walter Thompson and Ogilvy & Mather has announced its interim pre-tax profits.Profits have risen 13-fold to £24.1m and revenues rose 16% to £699.7m.
The last issue of the monthly ES magazine will be out on September 27. The Evening Standard weekly supplement which will come out on Fridays will be launched on October 22nd.The new supplement will be a weekly version of the ES magazine with a weekly TV listings guide.Evening Standard 071 938 6000
Zenith has issued the August update to their UK TV Forecasts to 2003.The key points of the update are as follows: General UK economic forecasts have been revised upwards, with the UK economy now expected to grow by almost 1.7% in real terms this year, with total advertising expenditure expected to grow by 2% and… Continue reading ZENITH UK TV FORECASTS TO 2003
September sees the launch of two new children’s titles; Marvel Comics are to launch James Bond Jnr, a fortnightly comic, and Dennis Publishing is launching Gladiators, a spin-off from the TV series.Gladiators launches on 2 September. The monthly A4 magazine will have a cover price of £1.95 and an initial print run of 120,000. The… Continue reading JAMES BOND JNR Vs GLADIATORS
The head of business affairs at ITN, Mark Young has left to work at the BBC. Earlier this year, the head of ITN Bob Phillis left to become deputy director-general of the BBC.These departures, together with the loss of the finance director, Clive Timms to the Royal Opera House, mean that the likely success of… Continue reading ITN Radio Bid In Trouble
Four PC Games titles are to launch in October and November.PC Action from Europress will launch at the end of October. The monthly will have a cover price of £3.95. The final details are still not decided, but the initial print run is estimated to be 60-70,000.The editorial content will be in a similar vein… Continue reading New PC Games Titles To Launch
The last issue of the monthly ES magazine will be out on September 27. The Evening Standard weekly supplement which will come out on Fridays will be launched on October 22nd.The new supplement will be a weekly version of the ES magazine with a weekly TV listings guide.Evening Standard 071 938 6000
September sees the launch of two new children’s titles; Marvel Comics are to launch James Bond Jnr, a fortnightly comic, and Dennis Publishing is launching Gladiators, a spin-off from the TV series.Gladiators launches on 2 September. The monthly A4 magazine will have a cover price of £1.95 and an initial print run of 120,000. The… Continue reading JAMES BOND JNR Vs GLADIATORS
The head of business affairs at ITN, Mark Young has left to work at the BBC. Earlier this year, the head of ITN Bob Phillis left to become deputy director-general of the BBC.These departures, together with the loss of the finance director, Clive Timms to the Royal Opera House, mean that the likely success of… Continue reading ITN Radio Bid In Trouble
