On behalf of the EP’s Legal Affairs Committee, Mr Roberto Barzanti (Italy, Socialist) will this week present his report on copyright in the information society, stressing the need for an appropriate regulatory framework to be completed as a matter of urgency at an EU level, in order to maintain the traditionally high level of authors’… Continue reading EU: Copyright Moves
The UK’s Broadcasting Standards Commission has suggested that those adhering to its new code on privacy and fairness could become exempt from key parts of the EU’s directive on data protection. The new code, which adds extra regulations to the ITC’s guidelines, will be published within the next two months.
The European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) has published its new edition of “Advertising Self-Regulation in Europe”. The text covers self-regulatory systems in the EU, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey. It also includes and examines the codes of conduct introduced by the various national self-regulatory bodies; national legislation; comparative tables of the… Continue reading EU: EASA Analyses Self Regulation
The UK Government plans to give the proposed new Food Standards Agency (FSA) powers to rule on nutritional issues and become the main source of public advice about nutrition. A white paper on the FSA is expected by the end of the year, with a draft bill being proposed in March or April 1998. The… Continue reading UK: Food Agency To Have Wide Remit
Mr Jeff Rooker, minister for food safety, has said that the government will ban slimming products from April 1999 unless they meet new labelling and advertising rules designed to prevent false claims. Labels will have to list information such as calories, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals, as well as warnings of possible side effects and… Continue reading UK: Threat Of Ban On Slimming Foods
At last week’s Labour Party conference Mr Frank Dobson, UK secretary of state for health, promised party delegates that “we’ll ban tobacco advertising”. Meanwhile the British-based advertising agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO has started working on behalf of the anti-smoking lobbying group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) to study the loopholes that might emerge… Continue reading UK: Ban Campaign Mobilises
The Commission is today debating a couple of key infringement cases under Article 169 relating to the German Premiums law, the Zugabeverardung and the equivalent Belgian legislation. These laws restrict the use of premiums including Air Miles and American Express (who brought the complaints). These companies offer their card-holders a bonus in the form of… Continue reading EU: Incentive Promotions Infringements
The international advertising network Omnicom have bought the company responsible for British Airways’ new corporate logo, Newell & Sorrell. The Newell & Sorrell design consultancy is to merge with Omnicom’s wholly-owned subsidiary Interbrand UK to create Interbrand Newell & Sorrell (INS). John Sorrell, currently chairman at Newell & Sorrell will become chairman of the new… Continue reading Omnicom Buy Newell & Sorrell
A new policy report from the UK Consumers’ Association – Communications Regulation; making the right connections – proposes a rationalisation of the current regulatory framework for the communications industry as a whole in the UK. It calls for a single regulator that would merge the functions of the ITC, Oftel, the Radio Authority and (possibly)… Continue reading UK: CA Wants Single Regulatory Body
BSkyB has said that it will not be allowing ITV to show the crucial England v Italy World Cup qualifying match live on Saturday. Instead, ITV will be showing an unedited recording of the game at 10pm. The Football Association had put pressure on Sky Sports to allow live coverage of the game to be… Continue reading No Live England Game For ITV
