In an interview with the Observer newspaper, Chris Smith, the Heritage Secretary, said that lack of Parliamentary time means that a Bill to tighten regulation on non-terrestrial sports broadcasts would not be tabled until next year.Department of National Heritage: 071 211 6275
KPMG has produced a report that looks at the benefits of advertising on the Internet. It sees five main benefits to on-line advertising.1 The Internet allows interactive ads and measurement response.2 It is a cheap advertising medium.3 The Web never sleeps, ads on the Net are available 24 hours a day.4 It is easy to… Continue reading KPMG Sings The Praises Of Internet Advertising
The Restrictive Practices Court is currently deciding whether the 20 premiership football clubs acted as an illegal cartel by negotiating a TV contract collectively. If it rules that the clubs have been acting illegally, the chief executive of the Premier League, Peter Leaver, claims that live coverage of football on TV in the UK could… Continue reading A Kick In The Teeth For Football
It is reported that, Leagas Delaney, a wholly owned advertising subsidiary of AMV, is considering a management buyout.According to The Independent, senior management at Leagas Delaney are working on a business plan and are likely to offer AMV around £10 million for the business. AMV is thought to be in favour of the proposal, although… Continue reading Management Buyout Talks At AMV
The ITC is inviting applications for Restricted Service Licences. Provision for RSLs was made in the 1996 Broadcasting Act. There are two types of licence: the first, to cover a specific event such as a festival, will be for a term of 56 days, the second, to cover a particular establishment or other location, will… Continue reading Applications Invited For Restricted Service Licences
The World Federation of Advertisers, meeting in Stockholm last week, has expressed concern over what it see as mounting threats to freedom of speech and commercial communication in a number of countries, including some members of the EU.The WFA is urging all governments in the EU to support the Green Paper on Commercial Communication, calling… Continue reading Advertisers Promote Free Speech
The ITC has awarded the local delivery licence for Milton Keynes to BT New Towns Cable TV Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Telecommunications Plc. BT New Towns Cable submitted the highest of four bids received for the licence. BT paid £4,500 for the licence; it is proposing to upgrade the existing narrowband system… Continue reading BT Wins Cable Franchise
Martin Bowley, managing director of Carlton Sales, is joining the board of Westcountry Television, a subsidiary of Carlton Communications.Bowley takes-up his new position later this month.Carlton: 0171 240 4000
EMAP’s preliminary results for the year ending 31 March 1997 were released today. They show that pre-tax profits for the group were up 40% to £121 million. The operating profit margin was up 2.8% to 16.4%. The final dividend has been set at 8.7p. The sale of its newspaper businesses allowed the group to significantly… Continue reading Profits Up 40% At EMAP
The European Commission has said that it will renew attempts to introduce a European Union-wide ban on tobacco advertising, following the new UK Labour government’s announcement to propose a national ad ban. This indicates a new and determined commitment compared to November 1996, when EU health ministers shelved efforts to prohibit tobacco advertising in the… Continue reading EU: Commission Redoubles Pressure
