Kenneth Clarke has been named as the new Chancellor in a Cabinet shake-up.Environment secretary Michael Howard will succeed Mr Clarke at the Home Office.John Gummer replaces Howard, and Gillian Shephard takes over as new Agriculture secretary.
If the Milk Marketing Board is disband- ed in 1994 the future of the Milk Race could be in danger, losing its main sponsor of almost thirty five years. Organisers of the race are hoping to organise a replacement before the end of June.
Rugby Union has signed a £600,000 contract with Scottish Provident to sponsor ITV’s coverage over the next two years.
Northern & Shell’s March launch, OK! magazine, has shown considerable sales potential and will change from a monthly to a fortnightly later this year, it has been revealed. The publishing company is claiming first issue sales of 350,000 copies with the May edition following close behind it.Already in competition with celebrity magazine, Hello, which has… Continue reading OK! Doubles Its Chances
ITV has introduced a new ‘God’ strand into its Sunday morning schedule which will include prayer requests and on-air ‘confessionals’. The programme , due to begin transmission in the autumn, is an attempt to boost the popularity of religious output and will take the form of a magazine show.”This initiative is the result of widespread… Continue reading ITV Sunday Schedule Strengthened
Capital Radio saw a fall in profits for the six months to March 1993, dropping from £6.29m to £4.65m. Operating costs fell to £10.4m and earnings per share from 6.3p to 4.6p. Sales for the station improved, rising to £14.5m from last period’s £14.2m, with turnover declining to £16.1m from £16.2m. Interim dividends stood at… Continue reading Capital Radio Profits
Douglas Mcarthur, managing director of the Radio Advertising Bureau, believes that the radio industry is collaborating internally to market radio as an advertising brand and that the medium is presenting a united front against competitive media.McArthur, the keynote speaker at today’s Radio Fights Back conference, predicts that changes within the industry will encourage advertisers to… Continue reading Radio Fights Back – Keynote Speech
Thistle Hotels and Asics UK have set up a football sponsorship deal with Leeds worth more than £2m over two years. The deal includes a new strip which will be worn at away matches.
Northern & Shell’s March launch, OK! magazine, has shown considerable sales potential and will change from a monthly to a fortnightly later this year, it has been revealed. The publishing company is claiming first issue sales of 350,000 copies with the May edition following close behind it.Already in competition with celebrity magazine, Hello, which has… Continue reading OK! Doubles Its Chances
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