The infringements cases discussed by the EC Infractions Committee relating to Amex and Air Miles were held over, following a decision to ask DGXV to study the legal issues further. It is understood that the Commission’s Legal Service was keen to apply the principle of the ECJ’s ‘Keck’ judgement to the cases, but it was… Continue reading EU: Incentives cases postponed
The French Parliament has approved an amendment to the 1998 Budget that could introduce a one per cent tax on all below-the-line printed matter. Proceeds from the proposed new tax would, according to the amendment’s author Jean-Marie Guen, be allocated to the daily press. French media and advertising groups are due to meet Government Ministers… Continue reading FR: Ad Tax Proposed For DM
A special edition of Harden’s London Restaurants 1998 will be given away with next Sunday’s (9 November) London and the south east editions of the Observer. The promotion is to be supported by a TV and radio campaign created by Ogilvy & Mather; media buying was conducted by New PHD.The Observer Press Office: 0171 239… Continue reading Free Observer Restaurant Guide
The cable consortium represented by On Demand Management is on the verge of a second pay-per-view movie deal, this time with Columbia Tristar pictures. The group, comprising Telewest, NTL, General Cable and Diamond Cable Communications, is expected to announce the details of the contract this week.On Demand recently completed a similar deal with Warner Brothers,… Continue reading Cable Consortium Forging Second PPV Deal
In conjunction with the launch of the Express‘ new business section EX (subscribers see EX Express), the paper is running a direct mail money-off promotional campaign.Vouchers are being sent to the self-employed and small business owners who are not currently Express readers. They offer the paper for 50p off the Express On Sunday (taking it… Continue reading Express Voucher
After the stockmarket nosedive on Monday and Tuesday badly affected media stocks (subscribers see Media Shares Hit Hard In Stockmarket Nosedive), the majority of media companies staged a comeback during the week which broadly mirrored the recovery of other sectors.Some normality had returned by Wednesday when Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP Group, bought a… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 31/10/97
Monday The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising launches its biennial IPA Advertising Effectiveness Awards.Tuesday BBC News Online launches on the Internet as a 24-hour rolling news service, a week before News 24, its TV counterpart. A preview of the site can be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/.A Profile Commentary, looking at which magazines C1 25-34 Women read,… Continue reading The Week Ahead
Sky has launched a World Cup 98 Website in association with Budweiser. The site can be found at http://www.sky.co.uk/worldcup and features news, fixtures and TV coverage information.The sponsorship is part of Budweiser’s wide-ranging association with the event and represents an increasing willingness for high-profile brands to become sponsors for sporting Websites. In the summer Land… Continue reading Sky Teams Up With Budweiser For Website
UK households spend more money on food and non-alcoholic drinks than anything else according to this year’s Family Spending report from the Office for National Statistics. The 1996-97 report shows that average weekly expenditure is up from £290 in 1995-96 to £309 now. An average of £55.10 per week of this is being spent on… Continue reading Family Spending Goes On Food
The appearance of digital TV in the UK will cause a continuing decline in readership for newspapers and magazines, a report from Oliver & Ohlbaum suggests.UK Pay TV – Winners and Losers to 2007 predicts that the new broadcast medium will offer more news and information, which will hit newspapers, while more niche lifestyle channels… Continue reading Print Media To Be Hit By Digital TV, Report Says
