Publishing Edge is launching a new satirical magazine next week, Cream, which comes on the market with a print run of 100,000. The monthly title will target students between 18-35, competing with John Brown title, Viz, with a circulation of over 875,000.
Following ITV’s decision to scrap STV’s ‘Take the High Road’ and Granada’s ‘Families’ from its afternoon schedule, the Network is now planning to show repeats of Emmerdale and Coronation Street in an attempt to boost audience share amongst lunchtime and afternoon viewers.NEW LOOK FOR BLIND DATELWT’s Blind Date will have a fresh look from the… Continue reading Coronation Street Repeats In Afternoon?
CIA Group and Barbara Moyses & Partners have formed a joint venture creating a new media independent in Scotland with Barbara Moyses and Paul Elborn as directors of the new company.“It is our belief that the formation of Barbara Moyses CIA will help the stature of the Scottish advertising community to continue to grow” says… Continue reading Barbara Moyses & CIA Merge
Unofficial ratings figures for Sunday night’s episode of the BBC’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover reveal that the show attracted an audience of over 11 million, outdoing both Channel 4 and ITV. Linda La Plante’s new thriller, also on Sunday, hooked a mere 2.5million in comparison, with Aspel & Company doing slightly better at 4 million.
The Daily Mail & General Trust has announced interim pre-tax profits of £21.2m for the six months to April 1993 a rise of 11% year-on-year. Earnings per share rose to 121.9p from 102.7p, leaving the interim dividend at 36p.
The cover price of TV & Satellite Week has been cut from 55p to 30p in the North of the country, and raised to 60p in London, in order to increase sales of the title and improve profits. The magazine is believed to sell between 150,000 and 180,000 copies a week, having had a target… Continue reading TV & Satellite Weekly Slashed In North
Michael Warren has been appointed director general of the Market Research Society, to replace Sue Stoessl who resigned in March to join the BBC as head of broadcasting research (Newsline 10/3). Warren was formerly director of research at the Central Office Of Information and intends to take up his new position at the end of… Continue reading Warren Takes Over As DG At MRS
The sales sector of IPC Weeklies Group has been reshuffled, resulting in the formation of two departments, both of which oversee three titles.Me, Chat and Woman magazines are now in the hands of Ian Scott, with Tracy Dollimore dealing with Woman’s Own, Woman’s Realm and Woman’s Weekly.The restructure is an attempt by IPC to increase… Continue reading IPC Sales Reshuffle
Of the existing London radio stations whose licences have been re-advertised LBC looks to be facing the strongest competition from rival consortiums. Yesterday the Radio Authority received a total of 48 applications for 8 ILR licences covering the London area, 21 of these were for the 4 FM franchises and 27 were for the 4… Continue reading London ILR Applications
The sales sector of IPC Weeklies Group has been reshuffled, resulting in the formation of two departments, both of which oversee three titles.Me, Chat and Woman magazines are now in the hands of Ian Scott, with Tracy Dollimore dealing with Woman’s Own, Woman’s Realm and Woman’s Weekly.The restructure is an attempt by IPC to increase… Continue reading IPC Sales Reshuffle
