The Securities and Futures Authority (SFA), the financial watchdog in the UK, has issued guidelines on the use of the Internet by its regulated securities firms. This follows the development by many of those 1,359 firms of their own websites and the offering of electronic services for dealing and investment advice. While the SFA said… Continue reading UK: Watchdog Considers The Internet
A lobbying organisation calling itself the “Center For Science in the Public Interest” (CSPI) and which claims to have the backing of more than 240 other organisations has called upon the Federal Communications Commission to begin an investigation into the broadcast advertising of all alcoholic beverages. The call was endorsed by FCC chairman Reed Hundt,… Continue reading US: Pressure On FCC To Ban TV Advertising
A committee comprising European Parliament and Council representatives has agreed to revisions to the 1989 TWF Directive. Besides the main impact of the revisions – concerning unencoded broadcasts of major sporting events, and abandonment of the V-Chip proposal – it has become clear that the revised Directive will affect the advertising industry in other respects,… Continue reading EU: Television Without Frontiers (TWF) Directive
At a meeting in Cannes of the Association Europeene pour la Protection des Oevres et Services Cryptes (AEPOC), EC officials revealed that they are working on ways to protect encrypted television signals. The Cannes meeting focused on the loss of pay-TV subscriptions to industry resulting from the piracy of decoding devices and smartcards; such losses… Continue reading EU: Plans To Protect Encrypted Signals
Both of the Telegraph titles performed very well in the October-March NRS figures released this week, with the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph recording the largest increases in readership among all the national titles. The Sunday paper increased by 24% year-on-year, while the daily grew by 16%. Both of the Times titles also showed increases… Continue reading National Newspapers NRS – March
AGB Television this week announces the launch of TVTrack, an Internet-based service delivering top-line UK television audience information.The service includes Top Programmes for the main trading audiences, monthly viewing information (TVRs, Hours Viewed, Channel Share) for all time and peak time viewing. The service includes various commercial rankings (Top Agencies, Advertisers, Product Groups etc) as… Continue reading AGB Launches TV Data Service On Internet
British data protection officials have advised Elizabeth France, the data protection registrar, to start legal action against several recently-privatised utilities to prevent them from using their customer databases in order to sell other services. The companies concerned are regional electricity suppliers. Last month the data protection agency sent warnings to two other privatised utilities –… Continue reading UK: Legal Action Against Privatised Utilities
Cordiant’s annual report reveals that Bob Seelert, the advertising group’s chief executive, was paid £920,069 in 1996, according to today’s FT . The figures also reveal that Michael Bungey, chairman of Bates, was paid £880,758 and Ed Wax, chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, had a salary of £871,739.
In a landmark ruling for the US tobacco industry, federal judge William Osteen at Greensboro court in North Carolina has ruled that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the right to regulate sales and labelling of cigarettes, but has no authority over the advertising of cigarettes and tobacco products. The ruling has been… Continue reading US: Federal Court’s Controversial Ruling
The new laws clamping down on tobacco advertising and sponsorship are already beginning to bite. The du Maurier Classic, one of the LPGA tour’s four major championships, may die because of the new legislation. The 1997 Classic will happen between 31 July and 3 August at Glen Abbey, Oakville, in Ontario, but officials say that… Continue reading CAN: Golf Tournament Threatened
