Following its Green Paper on the Protection of Minors and Human Dignity in Audiovisual and Information Services and the first conclusions presented in a European Commission staff working paper, the Commission services are currently drafting a Communication and draft proposal for a Council Recommendation on this subject. Partly to this end, the EC has opened… Continue reading EU: New Internet Discussion Forum
Channel 4 has announced its Autumn line-up, which features three major drama series – A Dance to the Music of Time, Bombay Blue and Underworld – together with new comedy and documentary series. Robbie Coltrane also stars in a factual series indulging his secret passion for engines in Coltrane’s Planes and Automobiles. The season’s budget… Continue reading C4 Launches Autumn Schedule
Home Counties Newspapers, the regional newspaper publisher, has released interim financial results which show that pre-tax profits have risen three-fold to £1.7 million. Turnover was up slightly to £18.9m.HCN: 01727 811 911
The Independent Television Commission (ITC)has approved changes to its Rules on Advertising Breaks that will enable cable, satellite and new digital channels to carry additional teleshopping advertising and open the way to the licensing of self-promotional channels. The changes, which have immediate effect, reflect some of the provisions of the revised EU TWF Directive.
The Carphone Warehouse was the top advertiser in July, according to the Radio Advertising Bureau’s August Newsletter. The mobile phone retailer spent £6.163m while COI came second with £6.104m.MediaVest topped the Buying Points table with £18.840m while Zenith followed with £17.379m.RAB: 0171 306 2500
Computer Arts, Future Publishing’s creative arts and technology magazine, has turned from a bi-monthly into a monthly. The title changes its frequency from the October issue which goes on sale this month.The launch of the monthly title will be supported by a double disc covermount and an ad campaign in the Guardian, Independent and Design… Continue reading Computer Arts Goes Monthly
All of the daily broadsheets except the Independent revealed respectable year on year growth in the March-August ABC figures. While the Daily Telegraph and the Times both increased sales by over 5%, the Independent slumped 5.6% to 257,598. The Sunday Telegraph again saw large growth, with a rise of almost 30% while the FT increased… Continue reading National Newspaper August ABC Summary
Both of the Telegraph titles again boosted their readership figures in the latest batch of NRS data to be released. The Sunday Telegraph grew by almost 24% year on year to 2.390 million while the Daily Telegraph increased by 10% to 2.713 million. The FT suffered a large loss in readership, which fell 12% to… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – July
Monday The Evening Standard today launches its new jobs and lifestyle sections with a cover-price of 10p. The Daily Telegraph has increased the price of its Monday edition by 5p to 45p, the price of the title for the other weekdays.Highbury House Communications, Home Counties Newspapers, Scottish Television and the Scottish Media Group all announce… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The ITC has announced that it is to join Digital TV Group (DTG), the coalition of broadcasters, manufacturers and network operators which will be in charge of launching digital television in the UK.Digital TV Group: 01730 821188
