The Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. has joined the Newspaper Society’s marketing arm, NS Marketing. NS Marketing offers titles marketing support services.Managing director Mark Hollinshead, said: “We’ve been impressed by the work and growing value of NS Marketing, and see the benefit of networking, research, information and promotional support they provide.” The company… Continue reading Scottish Daily Record Joins NS Marketing
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has held a one day public hearing on copyright in the information society at which fourteen invited experts – representing the main groupings affected by the Directive, such as publishers, artists, radio and television producers, software manufacturers, film-makers, the record industry and libraries – spoke on the proposal for… Continue reading EU: Copyright Directive public hearing
Consumers are increasingly wishing to buy their television and telephone services from a single provider, according to new research from US group J D Power and Associates.This is good news for cable companies, such as Telewest and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), which provide both multi-channel TV and a telephone service. For fixed line providers,… Continue reading Consumers Want Television And Telephone Services From One Provider, Says Report
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee has adopted (unopposed) the report by Gerhard Schmid (PES, D) on a plan to promote safe use of the Internet. It aims to encourage an environment favourable to the development of the Internet industry while promoting safer use of the Internet, and to complement other EU-funded measures dealing with… Continue reading EU: Safe use of the Internet
Southern Newspapers has appointed David Murdoch as editor of the Dorset Evening Echo. He joins from the Express & Echo, Exeter, where he was deputy editor.Murdoch replaces David Lee who has left the company.Southern Newspapers: 01703 424 424
Kelvin MacKenzie’s bid for Talk Radio has emerged as the clear leader in the battle to take control of the 62.3% stake in the station that has been put up for sale by its holders CLT-ufa (see Talk Radio Sale).CLT-ufa has received two bids, one from MacKenzie’s consortium (which is backed by News International and… Continue reading MacKenzie Closes In On Talk
The Federation of European Direct Marketing, which represents the direct marketing industry at a European level, with 550 companies and the direct marketing associations of EU Member States, has prepared a European Code of Practice as a set of self-regulatory rules to be followed by all users of personal data for direct marketing purposes.
A highly sensitive infringement case concerning the regulations in Greece banning toy advertising on TV is becoming bogged down in bureaucratic delaying tactics, now that the Commission has decided – in an extraordinary departure from the established procedure – to conduct a period of consultation on public issues raised by advertising targeted at children and… Continue reading EU: Greek case mired in bureaucracy
Some 50 American companies have drawn up proposals concerning Internet privacy rules, to which they plan to adhere voluntarily in an effort to stave off the imposition of legislation. The Online Privacy Alliance will include guidelines for current and future members concerning notice and disclosure, which will require members to inform consumers when information is… Continue reading US: Internet privacy
IPC Magazines’ Sporting Gun is to relaunch with a major redesign with effect for the August issue.A new 8-page pull out section is to be added and will feature a round-up of all clayshooting results and fixtures.Associate publisher, Allison Ganley, says: “The redesigned Sporting Gun has more energy and a contemporary design. It offers improved… Continue reading Sporting Gun Gets Revamp
