Highbury House Communications is preparing to launch the UK version of one of the world’s largest-selling annual magazines – the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.The UK edition, which will appear on April 2 1998, is aimed at 18-35 year olds with an expected male/female split 70/30. With a cover price of £2.95, it will be perfect… Continue reading Sports Illustrated Gears up For Launch
The EC is considering examining for possible anti-trust infringements the cable TV and telecommunications service providers Cable I Televisio de Catalunya (CTC) in Catalonia. In one of the first uses of Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty on anti-trust grounds, the Commission will investigate the corporate concentration involved in the control of CTC by a… Continue reading EU: Catalan TV Under Scrutiny
IPC has announced its first new magazine launch as an independent company (subscribers see IPC Magazines Gains Independence). Living etc is described as a “home magazine with personality, vitality and spirit” and is aimed at “design conscious, aspirationally stylish women (and men) in their twenties and thirties.”The title goes on sale on March 6 and… Continue reading IPC Announces New Title
The Russian Space Agency is to establish a subsidiary company which will sell advertising space on its missions into space and in other related areas. The aim is to obtain more revenues to fund space exploration as the Space Agency now gets only 50 per cent of its expenses from the national budget.
Following an initiative by Emma Bonino, Commissioner for Consumer Policy, the European Commission has decided to propose the creation of a legal framework for the financing of Community activities under consumer policy. This framework has a budgetary allocation of ECU 114 million for five years (1999-2003). The Bonino proposal will focus on four priority areas:… Continue reading EU: Budget For Consumer Policy
The EC has proposed an International Charter to strengthen world-wide co-ordination for the elimination of barriers to the development of the information society. The Commission believes it is in the interests of industry, users and the general public to ensure greater consistency in global rules for doing business electronically and for using the global communications… Continue reading EU: EC Proposes Information Society Charter
On 28 January the EU Council adopted a common position for a Directive on guaranteeing the transparency of national rules on information society services. It is aimed at ensuring that new regulations in this area do not create barriers to free movement in the European single market. The position will now be forwarded to the… Continue reading EU: Council’s Common Position
The new Data Protection Bill – which is necessary to implement the European Data Protection Directive – has been laid before Parliament. It will replace the Data Protection Act of 1984 over the next three years. The Direct Marketing Association of the UK has already given the new Bill a cautious welcome. One of the… Continue reading UK: Data Protection Bill
Barring unforeseen setbacks the formal adoption of the Directive banning tobacco advertising should take place on 12 February during the next EU Research Council meeting in Brussels. Germany (which had voted against the political agreement reach on a common position at the Health Council on 4 December) is behind the slight delay in the formal… Continue reading EU: Directive Adopted This Week
Monday The House of Lords will be debating an amendment to the Competition Bill, aimed at curbing the power of Rupert Murdoch’s News International newspaper titles. It is understood, however, that the Government is opposed to the motion.Tuesday The Retail Prices Index for January is released at 9:30am.Reuters will be announcing financial results.The MRG will… Continue reading The Week Ahead
