News Corporation, publisher of The Times, has shown a 47% increase in profits to A$643.5m (+47%) for the nine months to March 1993. BSkyB has come out as being firmly in profit with operating profits standing at £1.7m a week. Earnings per share for the group rose to A$0.38 from A$0.32.COX REFUTES DYKE’S ARGUMENTMajority shareholder… Continue reading News Corp Profits
London Weekend Television Holdings has lifted its shareholder limitation which currently restricts companies to stakes of under 10% – a move which could result in a takeover in the near future.“We took the view that no company directors should hide behind the 10% limit” says chairman Sir Christopher Bland, but he stresses “We want LWT… Continue reading LWT Heading For Takeover
VNU Publishing has set up a networking sales portfolio which will aid advertisers to target the best magazine for their ads. The company has issued a booklet outlining its titles, giving details of circulation and showing title overlap. Morgan Grampian has revealed discount rates which allow advertisers to place ads across its titles in the… Continue reading Magazine News
GGT’s plans to take over GGK London have been put on hold following the announcement that it had won GGK’s £15m Nationwide account… David Jones is to rejoin Publicis as senior media planner after four years with Grey as planning group head… Simon Leadsford has been appointed as advertisement director with Harpers & Queen, taking… Continue reading Industry Snippets..
Formerly the chairman of the Marketing Society, Sue Farr is to take over as head of marketing and publicity with BBC Network Radio. Farr will be responsible for developing an integrated marketing strategy for BBC radio and its other services.EMAP APPOINTMENTTom Moloney of Emap Metro has been promoted to group managing director of the company’s… Continue reading New Head Of Marketing At BBC Radio
Centaur Conferences is hosting ‘Radio Fights Back’ on May 27, a one-day conference which examines recent developments in the rapidly expanding medium. Topics covered will include RAJAR – What the Data Has Shown & What It Can Do For Buyers And Sellers, How Radio Can Work For Advertisers, National vs Local – A Battle to… Continue reading Radio Fights Back
Publisher of the Independent and the Independent on Sunday, Newspaper Publishing, has announced that it is attempting to raise capital from existing shareholders as well as attracting new investors to the company. The announcement has cleared the way for Spanish publishing group El Pais and La Repubblica to go ahead with its proposed share increase… Continue reading Independent Takeover Ball Rolling
TMP Communications is launching a bi-monthly magazine in July which promotes the older woman without patronising articles on “How to bake Victoria sponge”.Speaking to MediaTel this morning Helen Demmy of TMP outlined the type of woman who will read Encore, picturing her as over 45, ABC1, still very interested in fashion, with the money to… Continue reading Encore To Celebrate The Older Woman
The Rajar data released for the period January to March’93 has revealed more favourable weekly reaches for all the London ILR stations than the first survey, which covered the period October to December ’92. The most notable improvement was for Capital FM with an increase in weekly reach of 3 percentage points to 32%. Capital… Continue reading London Radio Listening Guide
STA Travel is to sponsor Kiss 100’s weekly travel guide in a deal worth £200,000, which will also incorporate advertising slots for the travel company. STA believes that the station is ideal for its promotion as its target audience is also 18-24 year olds.LUTON LICENCES AWARDEDThe AM and FM radio licence for the Luton/Bedford area… Continue reading Kiss Sponsors Deal With Sta Travel
