The possibility of a court-room fracas between Christine Walker and her former employer Zenith has been averted as the two parties have reached a mutual agreement. Walker’s contract with Zenith stipulated that she could not approach or contact any clients or employees of her former employer for two years following her leaving (subscribers see Walker/M… Continue reading Zenith And Christine Walker Reach Agreement
The Commission has approved a recommendation on interconnection charges for telecom operators after liberalisation of the market on 1 January 1998. These charges constitute the largest cost item for new entrants to the market and the recommendation seeks to reduce the charges in order to ensure fair competition. The recommendation establishes reference tariffs at three… Continue reading EU: Interconnection Charges
FEPE, the European outdoor advertising association, has sent letters to all member state governments stressing that posters (and cinema) are national media and should not therefore be included in the ad ban directive.
MEPs on the culture committee have voted in favour of a resolution from Phillip Whitehead (UK, PES) on the European Commission’s proposals on the protection of minors and human dignity in audiovisual and information services. The resolution will go to the plenary in the November session.
The Internet editions of the Times and Sunday Times have recorded a total of 11.3 million page impressions in September, according to a new audit from ABC //electronic. This is up from 7.8 million impressions for the month of May. One million reader registrations have also been recorded.ABC //electronic also audited a daily individual readership… Continue reading Usage Grows At Times’ Websites
Although many may dispute it (and with good reason), the PC is essentially designed to be a labour-saving device. It is reasonable to assume that in general such equipment would be used to save time doing jobs which aren’t particularly enjoyable, ie. labour, thus freeing up more spare leisure time. It is a strange turn… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 07/11/97
The current Fosters Ice ad has provoked 132 viewers to complain to the ITC on the grounds that it is offensive.The ad features an elderly Bushman searching for water and, as part of a traditional method, finding a toad from which to extract water. A kangaroo bounds into view, knocks the toad from the man’s… Continue reading Fosters Ice Gets A Chilly Reception
1997 is likely to be the best year for cinema attendance figures in the EU for a decade. The European Audiovisual Observatory in Strasbourg estimates that audience figures for the EU will reach about 742 million, up by 5.8 per cent over 1996. Spain and Germany have seen the strongest growth in the first half… Continue reading EU: Bumper year For Cinemas
Channel 5 will be revamping its news output by creating a new half-hour midday programme and moving its evening bulletin from 8.30pm to 7.00pm. The changes begin on January 5.Channel 5 claims that 41% of 5 News‘s viewers are aged between 16 and 44 compared to 35% for the BBC’s Nine O’Clock News, 34% for… Continue reading C5 Revamps News Coverage
BT Internet has experienced a large increase in its Internet subscriber numbers, according to the latest estimates from EMAP Online.At the end of March BT was estimated to have between 28,000 and 31,000 subscribers but by the end of October this had risen to between 70,000 and 85,000, displacing UUNET Pipex Dial from the number… Continue reading BT Internet Shows Large Increase In Subscribers
