The Daily Mail and General Trust is to buy T Bailey Forman, the company that publishes the Nottingham Evening Post, for £92.85 million. The Daily Mail and General Trust owns Northcliffe Newspapers who will take over the actual running of the titles. The deal has yet to be confirmed by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission,… Continue reading Daily Mail Buys Regional Publisher
BBC Radio is proposing to introduce changes to the radio industry’s audience research system, RAJAR, to get listening figures for national radio stations published on a monthly basis. Michael Green, Radio 4 controller, will put the plans forward at RAJAR’s next board meeting, this month. National and London station’s data is currently released quarterly, with… Continue reading BBC Wants Monthly RAJAR Data
Talk Radio UK has been awarded the third national commercial radio licence, the Radio Authority has announced this afternoon. Talk Radio UK, a 100% based speech and talkback service, put in the highest bid, at £3.82m, £1m higher than any other bidder.The award is not on highest bid alone; content and ability to provide backing… Continue reading Third National Radio Station Announced
Granada’s chief executive, Gerry Robinson, yesterday revealed that should the government relax rules on TV ownership further, Granada’s next target for takeover will be Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television.Geoff Brownlee, Yorkshire’s Director of Corporate Affairs, told MediaTel that should the rules change, Yorkshire will be happy to talk to anyone interested in forming alliances. Granada’s intentions… Continue reading Granada Eyes Up YTTV
Sue Elms, Research Director of Initiative Media, is leaving to become Chief Executive of SP Consultants. Her role there will be to develop and promote business in new areas, new projects and marketing. The media department of Abbott Mead Vickers is losing two members of staff; Mara Vaivars is leaving to live in America with… Continue reading Appointments
The Daily Mail and General Trust, owner of the Daily Mail, yesterday increased its ownership of commercial radio. Harmsworth Media, a subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust, bought the radio investments previously owned by MAI for £6.8m.MAI had gained the stakes through its purchase of Anglia TV, but did not see itself as… Continue reading Daily Mail Increases Local Radio Portfolio
Granada Group has announced results for the interim period to April 2. Pre-tax profits were up 51% to £103.0m, for the group as a whole. This was better than city experts expected and has been attributed to Granada’s takeover of LWT. Granada TV (now including LWT) achieved an increase in profits of 64%, to £34.8m.Chief… Continue reading Granada Profits Up 51%
Erhaab, the 7/2 favourite ridden by Willy Carson has won today’s Derby. King’s Theatre (14/1) came second, with Colonel Collins (10/1) third and Mister Baileys (14/1) fourth.Willy Carson made a stunning late run to win the race in the final stages – particularly stunning because my money was on him! (- Ed).
The next MRG evening meeting will tackle the question of whether advertising persuades people to go out and buy goods or influences the conclusion they reach later at the purchasing stage. Andy Farr of Millward Brown will describe an experiment which demonstrates that enhancing perceptions is easier than persuasion.The meeting will be held at JWT… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting
Compaq has signed a major sponsorship deal with Queens Park Rangers football club. The personal computer manufacturer has signed a three year contract with the club, described as the biggest in the club’s history. Compaq, which has never sponsored a football club before, takes over from smaller computer outfit CSF. Coors Lager has announced that… Continue reading Football Sponsorship Deals
