The European Commission has proposed the compulsory labelling of food made from genetically modified soya beans or maize. This follows on from the Commission’s adoption of the Regulation on labelling of such food, in line with Article 4 of Directive 79/112 EEC, which allows the Commission to introduce particular labelling requirements for specified foodstuffs. As… Continue reading EU: Compulsion Proposed
The ITC and the Broadcasting Standards Commission, together with a group of broadcasters, comprising the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and BSkyB, have published a new analysis of how different viewers regard TV violence.The study, the first of a two-part project, was conducted by Andrew Irving Associates and demonstrates how the nature and content… Continue reading New Research Into TV Violence
Culture Secretary Chris Smith has announced the cultural and audio-visual agenda for the period of the UK Presidency of the EU, starting on 1 January 1998. The UK’s Presidency will feature a seminar of EU Culture and AV ministers in Macclesfield, 17-18 March, an audiovisual conference “Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Age”, in Birmingham,… Continue reading UK: Government Sets Council Agenda
MTV Networks Europe has moved ahead with its plans to launch an interactive digital music service with the appointment of Peter Good as managing editor of M2. Good moves from MTV Europe where he is currently controller of music programming.MTV describes the planned digital television channel as an alternative to the more conventional ‘hit-based’ music… Continue reading MTV Embark On Experimental Digital Music Concept
Chronos Publishing, publishers of Boyz and Pink Paper, is planning to launch a free weekly lifestyle and information magazine aiming to reflect the bar and club culture of London’s youth. Velocity is set to launch in March 1998 and will be distributed throughout London’s bars, clubs and selected shops. Chronos claims that, “This unique distribution… Continue reading Chronos Publishing To Launch Bar And Club Listings Mag
Uploaded, the Internet version of the men’s magazine Loaded, has teamed up with Southern Comfort to create a virtual world on the Internet. The ‘Loaded Palace’ (http://www.uploaded.com/site/palace/palace.html) is styled on a derelict mansion house comprising ten rooms and including ‘The Comfort Zone’ which is a bar and games sponsored by Southern Comfort.Visitors to the Palace… Continue reading Uploaded And Southern Comfort Launch Virtual World
According to a report from the Radio Advertising Bureau one of the biggest growing sectors in radio advertising is telecom equipment manufacturers and retailers which have grown by 62% year on year from a £14m to £23m. Radio now takes a 24% share of these advertisers’ budgets. At the forefront of this growth is Carphone… Continue reading Telecoms Advertising On Radio Flourishes
A sex video soundtrack in an episode of Channel 4’s Brookside, which included noises from a pig and a woman, has provoked viewers to complain to the ITC on the grounds that it was unsuitable for transmission.Although characters Max and Susannah Farnham found the video funny, the ITC upheld the complaints saying that the sequence… Continue reading Pig Noises Upset Brookside Viewers
Bristol-based Western Daily Press has launched a Website (http://www.westpress.co.uk) intended to provide national and West Country-related news and features. The site contains news, business news, lifestyle features, television, weather and a number of other editorial areas. It also has a classifieds section with jobs and cars.Western Daily Press: 0117 934 3000
Evelyn Prouvost-Berry, president of Marie Claire International, has been awarded the IPD Publishing Award for an individual “whose achievements considerably improved the international press scene.”At the International Press Awards, held in London, there were also awards for Katie Breen, editor in chief of Marie Claire’s International Editions, who won the Gold Award for Best International… Continue reading Marie Claire President Wins Award
