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DHL will continue to sponsor the traffic plane on LBC, having renewed its contract this week for £400,000.

Pre-tax profits for Reed International were revealed today for the nine months ending December 30 1992, rising to £137.1m from last year’s £124.4m.Turn- over for the group stood at £1,196.6m and earnings per share increased to 17.2p from 15.7p. A final dividend of 7.25p was proposed, taking the total to 12.75p.

Following the recent merger between Eurosport and Screensport, the new channel, remaining as Eurosport, has revealed details of reshuffled programming schedules, incorporating areas from both the original channels. The new line-up will include Indycar racing, ice-hockey and, when the season starts, Superbowl. Eurosport will also screen the 120 qualifying matches for the World Cup in… Continue reading Eurosport Programming Additions

John Surrell, chairman of Newell and Surrell, is to launch a new satirical newspaper, The Cartoonist due for release on April 1.The new fortnightly 28 page broadsheet will comprise mainly of cartoons, covering news from both home and abroad with regular features on business, sport and the arts. The title will be edited by Steve… Continue reading New Satirical Title To Launch

The fashion section of the Sunday Independent will be sponsored by Triumph underwear. The supplement comprises 48 pages and is the paper’s second attempt on the same theme.

Ten of Virgin Radio’s first advertisers are being given a deal which offers them the chance to be the sole advertisers within each of its first ten hours. Virgin, which launches on April 30, will have 3 advertising slots every hour with first advertisers also having the bonus of station endorsement with every airing. Carling… Continue reading Virgin Offers Special Package

Contrary to press reports Thames will not be releasing its end of year profits today. They will be issued on April 16.

The Children’s Channel is the latest to join the encryption package at BSkyB. The satellite channel has yet to announce details of when the package will be introduced.

The Independent revealed a new image today to celebrate its 2000th issue, sporting a new look for editorial and extra comment and analysis pages.The Independent on Sunday will undergo the same changes this month to develop a relationship between the daily paper, the Saturday edition and Sunday’s issue.

Pre-tax profits for Reed International were revealed today for the nine months ending December 30 1992, rising to £137.1m from last year’s £124.4m.Turn- over for the group stood at £1,196.6m and earnings per share increased to 17.2p from 15.7p. A final dividend of 7.25p was proposed, taking the total to 12.75p.