T&S Stores, owners of cigarette discount outlets, Supercigs, will soon add to their retail portfolio by selling top magazines at reduced prices. The decision is an attempt by the group to expand into the south of England, where they believe customers are more interested in discounted magazines than cigarettes.This will mean that titles like the… Continue reading Cut Price Magazines At T&S Stores
A new credit sequence is being introduced to the ITV Network weather bulletin, backed by Powergen, as part of an original £2.2m sponsorship deal. The sequences will illustrate how weather conditions affect plants and animals, with one featuring Gemima the white duck sliding over an icy surface. The deal between ITV and Powergen has been… Continue reading Gemima The Duck Promotes Powergen
The chief executive of the Financial Times, David Palmer, has left his position at the paper due to “differences in management style”. He has been replaced by David Bell, currently advertisement and marketing director at the Financial Times.
Principal sponsor of the Welsh Rugby Union, Whitbread plc, has shown concern over a vote of no confidence in the general committee, passed on Sunday. The company has invested £3.1m in the League until 1996.
Homes Counties Newspapers suffered a fall in pre-tax profits to £747,000 from £1.06m (-29%) for the year ending December 1992. Earnings per share increased to 7.2p and turnover to £22.9m from £21.5m.
The new chairman of ITN, Michael Green, emphasised yesterday that the news company is a profit making organisation which “must continue to be an efficient producer of programmes”.Speaking at a press conference Mr Green pointed out to staff that there could be no job guarantees, and that the current number of employees (674) may have… Continue reading New ITN Chief Gives First Warning
The society for the promotion of new music is set to sponsor Classic FM’s Sunday programme, Contemporary Classics, broadcast every Sunday from 10.00pm to 11.00pm.The radio station, which launched in September, has also recently won the ITV Award for New Product of the Year against Channel Four’s Big Breakfast and Ford Options.
Profits for Scottish Television for the year ending 31 December 1992 are as follows: Pre-tax profits: £10.1m (£8.6m) Turnover: £126.07m (£114.15m) Programme sales: £23.2m – up 32% Advertising sales: £90.8m – up 3% Final dividend: 8.20p (6.56p)
Pre-tax losses for Mirror Group Newspapers, announced today, stand at £84m for the year ending December 27 1992, from last year’s profits of £47.3m. Loss per share fell to 19.7p, with turnover increasing from £459.9m to £466.1m.
Editor of Private Eye, Ian Hislop, has announced that he will not host the PPA magazine awards next month due to disputes by RBP journalists.
