IPC has announced its first new magazine launch as an independent company (subscribers see IPC Magazines Gains Independence). Living etc is described as a “home magazine with personality, vitality and spirit” and is aimed at “design conscious, aspirationally stylish women (and men) in their twenties and thirties.”The title goes on sale on March 6 and… Continue reading IPC Announces New Title
“If electronic cash transactions are to increase in future, the question of consumer protection cannot be left to wait. Customer confidence is a major problem for these new methods of payment. This is why our committee believes the Commission’s paper has come at just the right time and why we have given it our unanimous… Continue reading EU: Electronic Cash Rules
The ITC has announced that Channel 4 is to pay £89.9 million to the ITC for distribution to ITV licensees under the statutory arrangements of the Broadcasting Act 1990. The Act states that where Channel 4’s revenue exceeds 14% of the total television qualifying revenues of ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C, 50% of… Continue reading Channel 4 To Pay ITV Statutory £90m
The Russian Space Agency is to establish a subsidiary company which will sell advertising space on its missions into space and in other related areas. The aim is to obtain more revenues to fund space exploration as the Space Agency now gets only 50 per cent of its expenses from the national budget.
Despite the currency turmoils in parts of the Far East the outlook for growth in the Asia-Pacific TV and information sectors is rosy, according to a study by the US investment bank Salomon Smith Barney. TV revenues in the region will grow by an average 13 per cent annually in the years up to 2005,… Continue reading US: Asian Turmoil No Problem
Following an initiative by Emma Bonino, Commissioner for Consumer Policy, the European Commission has decided to propose the creation of a legal framework for the financing of Community activities under consumer policy. This framework has a budgetary allocation of ECU 114 million for five years (1999-2003). The Bonino proposal will focus on four priority areas:… Continue reading EU: Budget For Consumer Policy
XL Communications, whose portfolio includes Home & Life , has gone into receivership.It is understood that the receivers, Deloitte and Touche, are looking to sell off the publisher’s titles.XL was launched two years ago by Terry Humphries and Terry Griffiths.Subscribers can access the Press database by selecting “Press” from the drop-down box at the top… Continue reading XL Calls In The Receivers
While Chris Tarrant can still proclaim himself King of the Breakfast Shows in London, the success of Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show on Virgin’s AM and FM frequencies could be worrying for both Capital 95.8 FM and Radio 1.The new team of Kevin Greening and Zoe Ball on Radio 1’s Breakfast Show added 400,000 listeners to… Continue reading Q4 RAJAR Summary – Breakfast Listening
Dominic Riley, marketing manager at BBC Digital Radio, was the first speaker at the Marketing Week\New Media Age Digital Radio conference which took place this week at the Regency Hotel.Riley began by pointing out the benefits of digital radio as he sees them: CD quality sound; no interference; new stations; easy to use radio; and… Continue reading Digital Radio Conference Report
Anyone out there planning on buying sperm via the internet (you never know), ought to first heed the warnings of the Government’s fertility watchdog: The Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (HFEA). The HFEA has warned potential sperm recipients of the dangers of the growing trade in illicit sperm. A number of reproductive services have been… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 13/02/98
