The trade and technology minister, Patrick McLoughlin, has made it clear that the government will not ban “lookalike” products. After consultations on the issue, he rejected pressure from manufacturers to amend the Trademarks Bill to crack down on goods that resemble well-known brands.Mr McLoughlin said the Goverment agreed with the “overwhelming majority”of views received that… Continue reading No Ban On Lookalikes
With the decision over the National Lottery winner due within two weeks, Rank Organisation is now one of the favourites, together with the Camelot Consortium and the Great British Lottery Company.
According to a report in the Sunday Times this week, the Guardian Media Group is considering merging the troubled Observer paper with the Independent on Sunday. Losses at the Observer are running at an estimated £1m a month. Tentative discussions have taken place with Mirror Group Newspapers.TECHNOLOGY SUPPLEMENT FOR GUARDIANThis Thursday the Guardian is to… Continue reading Observer/IoS Merger?
The Department of Trade and Industry has been examining how the government should deal with the issue of supermarket lookalike products. It has been asking brand manufacturers if they believe protection for brand names against lookalikes should be included as an amendment to the trademarks bill or whether new legislation on fair trading would be… Continue reading Guidelines For Brand Lookalikes
According to the latest GfK Satellite Monitor, for March 1994, satellite dish ownership as at 26 March was 2.565 million dishes, which is an increase of 41,000 dishes on the previous month. However, the age profile of those acquiring dishes is getting older, whereas the age profile of those deinstalling satellite equipment is strongly biased… Continue reading Satellite Owners Getting Older
The government has announced new restrictions on tobacco advertising at the same time as opposing a Labour bill to ban all forms of tobacco advertising. The new restrictions are part of a 5-year voluntary agreement between the government and tobacco manufacturers and mainly involve outdoor advertising.The restrictions include a 40% reduction in poster advertising expenditure,… Continue reading Restrictions On Tobacco Ads
The Kenco Coffee Company is to sponsor the Classic FM Summer Music Festival, for the second year running. There will be up to 100 concerts in venues throughout the UK. The sponsorship package includes on-air credits.
Midland Bank, in its first ever TV sponsorship, is to sponsor Moving Story, the new ITV peak-time comedy drama about life in a removal firm. Moving Story is a six-part series, starting on Thursday 26 May.ITV points out that viewers respond well to TV sponsorship where there is a strong link between sponsor and programme.Andy… Continue reading Midland Bank Sponsors ITV Comedy
Latest figures from the Cable Television Association predict that cable networks will cover 75% of the country’s population within ten years. The CTA also estimate that a total of £10 billion will be spent in building the cable system for Britain by the end of the decade, including £1.2 billion in 1994 alone.UK CABLE -… Continue reading £10 Bn To Be Spent On Cable
Classic FM has been awarded a licence to broadcast in Finland. The station in Finland will be a commercial station, aimed at a similar target group to that in the UK and the Netherlands.
