Regional publishers, Southnews, saw end of year profits to April 1993 rise from £0.9m to £1.2m, a leap of 35%, with revenues increasing from £12.4m to £13.1m. The group publishes paid-for titles including the Harrow Observer and the Uxbridge Gazette.HUGHES APPOINTED AD HEAD AT NEWBURYKen Hughes has been made group advertisement manager of the Newbury… Continue reading Southnews Profits
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Regional publishers, Southnews, saw end of year profits to April 1993 rise from £0.9m to £1.2m, a leap of 35%, with revenues increasing from £12.4m to £13.1m. The group publishes paid-for titles including the Harrow Observer and the Uxbridge Gazette.HUGHES APPOINTED AD HEAD AT NEWBURYKen Hughes has been made group advertisement manager of the Newbury… Continue reading Southnews Profits
Lufthansa is to sponsor the Financial Times weather forecast from June 9, in a deal worth £100,000. The paper aims to upgrade its weather coverage following the deal, with enhanced maps and increased editorial. The contract was co-ordinated by Nigel Pullin of the FT who is looking into further possibilities for sponsorship within the paper.
A bastion of the teenage girl’s magazine market looks set to close on July 3 as sales for DC Thomson’s Jackie magazine drop after a 30-year stint.Editor of the magazine Pam Wilson told MediaTel this morning that she believes today’s teenage readers are looking for editorial a little more raunchy than that offered by Jackie… Continue reading Jackie Loses Out On Raunchy Market
The latest edition of the OSCAR Digest comprises a poster universe of 120,000 panels. This is the first digest to include non-Outdoor Advertising Association sheetage.The 120,000 panels represent around 95% of all UK outdoor sites.This is a third more than the last published universe. A new category has been introduced to cover the 12 sheet… Continue reading OSCAR Increases Universe Estimate
Changes to the 1990 Broadcasting Act allowing ITV companies to take over each other have been opposed by a number of the smaller companies within the network, particularly Anglia and HTV (Newsline 27/5).Both medium-sized, they fear that takeovers will be imminent if the changes go ahead, with Anglia chief David McCall claiming he is not… Continue reading ITV Companies Oppose Takeover Change
The GfK Monthly Satellite Monitor for March was commissioned by the ITVA, and found that dish sales increased by 52,000 between February and March 1993 producing a total of 2.150m dishes.Additional information gathered in the survey includes details on subscription to BSkyB Pay Channels, deducing that: Between June and December 1992, GfK estimate an increase… Continue reading GfK Satellite Dish Figures
The GfK Monthly Satellite Monitor for March was commissioned by the ITVA, and found that dish sales increased by 52,000 between February and March 1993 producing a total of 2.150m dishes.Additional information gathered in the survey includes details on subscription to BSkyB Pay Channels, deducing that: Between June and December 1992, GfK estimate an increase… Continue reading GfK Satellite Dish Figures
The sales departments of The Guardian and The Observer are to merge in a cost sharing operation. The teams will be led by deputy managing director of The Guardian, Caroline Marland.
As predicted last month, Independent Radio Sales has been taken over by US sales house, The Katz Corporation, leaving IRS group sales director Stan Park as managing director of the company. David Reich will take over as chairman and Julia Calo, already a director with IRS, becomes sales director. IRS was previously a subsidiary of… Continue reading IRS Buyout By US Katz Corporation