Managing director of BBC network radio, Liz Forgan, spoke on Radio 2 last night about the future of the Corporation’s five national stations. Forgan believes that all the radio stations will remain in place after the BBC’s charter is renewed in 1996, following doubts over the future of Radios 1 and 2.Commenting on plans to… Continue reading Forgan Defends BBC Radio
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The Daily Express and Classic FM have joined together to sponsor a major garden exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show. Both media are promoting the event including competitions on Classic and a special flower show pull-out in Tuesday’s edition of the Express. Classic FM is also promoting the Show within its 36 week series –… Continue reading Daily Express/Classic Fm Garden
QualitiesThe 6-monthly ABCs for November to April’93 show the Independent on Sunday achieving the highest increase among the qualities, up by 4.1% to 395,000. It will be interesting to see whether it maintains this level of increase over the next few months as changes at the Observer begin to take effect.The Sunday Telegraph and Sunday… Continue reading National Press Round-Up – April
Adam Waddell of Redwood Publishing remained tight lipped this morning regarding the launch of BBC Top Gear, its new car and bike magazine, due for release in the autumn. Waddell reveal- ed that details for the title have been finalised but Redwood is keeping them under wraps for the time being.The magazine, modelled on the… Continue reading Redwood Gets Into Top Gear
The Guardian has begun appointing editorial staff for the recently acquired Observer, with Jonathan Fenby, formerly the Guardian’s deputy editor taking over as editor of the Sunday title. Owners of both papers, Lonrho, signed the official contract with the Observer at the end of last week but the case has still to be referred to… Continue reading Fenby New Editor At Observer
It was announced at the end of last week that Yandell Publishing’s monthly title, Healthy Eating, has been bought by Charlbury-based Mediawatch. The magazine was bought by Yandell only last year but recent financial problems precipitated its sale Mediawatch: 0608 811266 Jayne Marsden has been named as the new editor of Prima magazine, taking over… Continue reading Magazine News
The Sunday Times accounts for 46% of all the quality Sunday newspapers sold in Britain, according to latest ABC figures released in yesterday’s press. Details for the other papers run as follows; Average Sales (m) Change on Apr92 %+ S. Times 1,226,000 59,000 5 Observer 500,000 -41,000 -7.5 S.Telegraph 582,000 25,000 4.5 IoS 382,000 -20,000… Continue reading Quality Sundays Sales Highs & Lows
Adam Waddell of Redwood Publishing remained tight lipped this morning regarding the launch of BBC Top Gear, its new car and bike magazine, due for release in the autumn. Waddell reveal- ed that details for the title have been finalised but Redwood is keeping them under wraps for the time being.The magazine, modelled on the… Continue reading Redwood Gets Into Top Gear
The News, Portsmouth, is claiming a rise in sales of 10,000 following last week’s relaunch of the paper from broadsheet to tabloid. The News has a latest ABC figure of 79,698 (Jul-Dec 1992) Anne Blood has been named advertisement director at Westminster Press. Blood was formerly managing director of North of England Newspapers Informer Publications… Continue reading Regional Snippets ..
BT will be selling satellite dishes from their BT shops and ‘selected high street outlets’ from the autumn according to press reports out today.The satellite dishes, which will be used to receive BSkyB broadcasts from the Astra satellite will be in direct competition with Amstrad, currently the largest supplier of satellite dishes and receivers. BT… Continue reading BT Moves Into Satellite Dishes