The Newspaper Society (NS) is lobbying against two proposed pieces of legislation. “Both could introduce stringent privacy legislation which would effectively halt investigative reporting and gag the media unless urgent action is taken to introduce press exemptions,” said the NS. The Human Rights Bill and the Data Protection Bill “will strike at the heart of… Continue reading UK: NS Campaigns For Press Rights
On the eve of the Health Council meeting in Brussels, the Dutch government has said that “in principle” it will change its position in order to back the Commission proposals to ban tobacco. Greece, Germany and Denmark continue to oppose a full ban, and the UK’s insistence on an exemption for Formula One events has… Continue reading EU: Last-Minute Compromise On Directive?
Capital Advertising, the new Capital Radio sales outfit formed from the disbandment of Media Sales and Marketing (subscribers see Capital Buys Virgin Radio), opens its doors today and sales director Fru Hazlett is hopeful that the new outfit will be able to be successful not only in its own right but will also help to… Continue reading Interview – Fru Hazlett, Group Sales Director, Capital Advertising
Naked frolics in a northern industrial town are apparently worth turning out to the cinema for, as shown by The Full Monty which has just become the biggest grossing British film of all time. According to the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) the film has so far taken £39.2m at UK box offices, a higher figure… Continue reading The Full Monty Is Big
A magazine aimed at young rollerbladers has been launched by independent publishers Skater. Total Skater is a monthly title which will look at various aspects of the sport as well as interview celebrities. The magazine has a cover price of £2.50.Skater: 01491 614 999
The blatant pinching of big company brand names to use as Internet sites just for fun has come to an end, as a court ruling has demanded that all adopted trade names must be handed over to the big guys. As you may remember from a previous Web Round-Up, a couple of likely lads going… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 05/12/97
http://www.mediavillage.co.uk/MediaTel, the UK’s leading media data provider, relaunches its Media Village website later today with a brand new look and a range of new features.The Media Village was first launched in May 1996 by MediaTel as a “Net community” of key media and marketing sites. Today it hosts 17 member sites including the IPA, ISBA,… Continue reading Media Village Expands
Monday Capital Advertising launches today and there will be an interview with sales director Fru Hazlett appearing on Newsline.Clubbing magazine Sleaze Nation launches today as a paid-for title. It has a print-run of 15,000.The new-look Media Village launches later.Tuesday Scottish Radio Holdings and Chrysalis Group both release interim financial results.Wednesday GWR and Carlton Communications announce… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Miller Freeman’s dotmusic website was visited by 79,063 users from 6 October to 4 November, according to its first audit by ABC //electronic. This is over 50% more than NME’s recent website audit of 51,669 users. There were also an average of 5.9 pages were viewed by each user at dotmusic.Chris Sice, commercial manager at… Continue reading dotmusic Website Registers First ABC Figure
Granada Media Group has announced two key director of programmes appointments; Simon Shaps at Granada Television and Marcus Plantin at LWT. Plantin has been director of programmes at LWT previously but left in 1992 to join the ITV Network Centre as its first Network director. He now returns to the role at LWT replacing Shaps… Continue reading New Directors Of Programmes For Granada And LWT
