Bath-based Future Publishing has had to close two of its consumer titles because of a recent fall in circulation. Quarterly magazine Today’s Vegetarian and monthly Photo Plus will both release their final issues this week having fought against closure since the middle of last year.Future is claiming that Photo Plus was not strong enough to… Continue reading No Future For Today’s Vegetarian
Morgan-Grampian title, Financial Pulse has undergone a radical redesign in an attempt to totally change its image. The magazine hopes to attract a wider readership, concentrating on business readers.
Inside Hotels, published by Blakebeck Magazines will be available eight times a year from next month having been bi-monthly up until now. The trade title, with a circulation of 17,500 will publish extra issues in March and September.
The sum offered by Capital Radio to take over the Midlands Group has been revealed as £17.7m. The takeover is Capital’s first wholly owned regional station although it has shares in other radio companies throughout the UK (Newsline 22/1).
Virgin Radio, which launches at the end of April with an adult rock music format, is offering advertisers packages based on guaranteed ratings levels.The station’s basic 30″ slot rates are predictably lower than those of Classic FM. A slot on Virgin during the breakfast period will cost £650, compared to £800 on Classic.Virgin Radio RatecardSpot… Continue reading Virgin Radio Ratecard
The Advertising Association (AA) is the latest to criticise the Government’s Smee report on the direct effect of tobacco advertising on numbers of smokers. The Association is accusing the Government of ignoring extensive literature relating to factors which cause people to start and to continue to smoke.It also states that the basic question of how… Continue reading Ad Association On Smee Report
The Midlands Radio Group is at present discussing its future at BRMB in Birmingham, following the announcement that it has suspended its shares. Further information on the suspension may be announced later today, with the last price being quoted at 112p. Stations within the group include Trent-FM and Leicester Sound FM.5pm: It has just been… Continue reading Capital Makes Offer For Midlands Radio
Editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie defended the Press Complaints Commission yesterday, in a hearing with the national heritage committee when he said that he believed it was working ‘reasonably well’ and could see no reason to replace it with an alternative.In his 90-minute appearance with the committee, MacKenzie said he believed MPs are ‘hostile… Continue reading MacKenzie Defends Tabloid Truths
According to estimates for December,ITV net revenue has come in at £144,000,000. The figure represents a substantial fall on the previous month, -14.0%, and a lesser drop on the same period last year of -2.2%. Revenue for 1992 is estimated at £1,648,366,666, an increase of 3.8% on 1991.London combined experienced the highest increase in its… Continue reading TV Round-Up – December
Virgin Radio, which launches at the end of April with an adult rock music format, is offering advertisers packages based on guaranteed ratings levels.The station’s basic 30″ slot rates are predictably lower than those of Classic FM. A slot on Virgin during the breakfast period will cost £650, compared to £800 on Classic.Virgin Radio RatecardSpot… Continue reading Virgin Radio Ratecard
