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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 Council and the European Parliament have published the revised Television Without Frontiers Directive (OJ/L202/97). It entered into force on 30 July and must be implemented by the Member States by 30 December 1998. A contact committee will be set up to examine the implementation of the Directive and the developments in the sector.

Adscene today announced a drop in pre-tax profits, from £5.1m to £4.8m for the year ended 31 May 1997. The regional newspaper publisher blamed this on its commercial printing division, which contributed less than in the previous period. There was, however, an increase in turnover which was up 12.6% to £55.6m.Adscene: 01227 767321

The August Retail Price Index was announced this morning as 158.5, an increase of 0.6% on the previous month and a rise of 3.5% on August 1996.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.

MediaTel Interactive has created an Internet site for The Word, (http://www.theword.co.uk/), the centralised sales and marketing operation which represents the regional daily paid for press. The site was booked through advertising agency New PHD and forms part of a complete online promotional package targeting media planners on the Internet.In addition to the Website, the online… Continue reading The Word Launches Web Site

IPC will be launching a new one-off title called 30 Beautiful Homes from its SouthBank Publishing Group. The 148-page glossy will appear on September 18, priced £2.30. It aims to give readers “innovative decorating ideas that readers can enjoy, share and copy.”This is the first new magazine from the Home Interest group since the Autumn… Continue reading IPC Launches One-Off Homes Title

On 10 November in Luxembourg the EC will bring together representatives from the drinks industry, lobby groups and MS officials to debate the issues involved in alcohol abuse, with particular emphasis on the development of alcopops. While the media has made much of the supposed alcohol abuse caused among minors by alcopops, there are growing… Continue reading EU: Alcopops In The Spotlight

America Online, the Internet service provider, has bought the rival CompuServe for around $1.2 billion. The move, which will create a huge power in Internet access provision, is likely to be investigated by industry regulators both in Europe and the US.AOL, which is strongest in America, has around 9 million subscribers while the more European-centred… Continue reading AOL Snaps Up Compuserve

The Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS) has prepared draft revisions for the 8th edition of its code of practice. For copies of the revisions contact ICSTIS Telephone (44 171) 240 5511, fax (44 171) 379 4611. Comments must be received by 10 October 1997.

The EP Committee on Women’s Rights has adopted reports by MEPs Ms Marie-Paule Kestelijn-Sierens (referring to the EC’s 1996 annual report on equal opportunities) and Ms Marlene Lenz (on discrimination against women in advertising). In the first report the committee criticised the annual report for being insufficiently analytical, called on the EC to take initiatives… Continue reading EU: EP Adopts Reports On Discrimination