Future Publishing’s Total Film magazine is to covermount its December issue (out 24 October) with a 200 page book which features exclusive extracts from the thriller section of the 1998 Time Out Film Guide. This continues a series of recent cover promotions. The magazine costs £2.50.Pearson New Entertainment: 0171 331 3920
The Director-General of Telecommunications has issued a consultative document on ‘The Provision of Directory Information Services and Products’. Industry groups meeting at the Advertising Association have registered their profound concerns about some of the proposals. One such proposal would extend to commercial activities the UK administrative law concept of ‘reasonable expectations’. It also proposes to… Continue reading UK: OFTEL Consults On Directories
The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee has proposed that the three key copyright issues (the rights of distribution, communication and reproduction) should be dealt with in one EU directive. The Barzanti Report claims that without a single legal framework, the internal market will be severely disrupted and possibly destroyed. The report also calls on the… Continue reading EU: MEPs For Copyright Controls
Taris, AGB’s research system developed to measure digital TV viewing, will be holding a conference on 27 November to discuss various recent television developments, in particular Channel 5.Held at the Royal Aeronautical Society, topics for discussion will include forecasts on how the TV market will change over the next few years, the future of digital… Continue reading Taris To Host C5 Conference
The Tobacco Institute of Japan has announced that from 1 April 1998 it will adjust its voluntary code of practice to ban all tobacco advertising from cinema, radio, TV, the Internet and outdoor posters. Tobacco companies will also stop the distribution of free cigarette samples on the streets. Newspaper and magazine advertising appears unaffected by… Continue reading JPN: Total Ban Imminent
Italy is facing censure from the EC over its interpretation of the General Directive on Data Protection, which it implemented in May this year, the first MS so to do. But the Italian direct marketing industry is campaigning vigorously to have the legislation amended; the protests focus on the Italian government’s decision to impose an… Continue reading EU: EC Warns Italy Over Data Protection
The Conciliation Committee of the European Parliament and the Council have come to an agreement on the Directive on the processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the telecommunications industry. However, France intends to delay the agreement by a few weeks due to political considerations over the privatisation of France Telecom. The directive… Continue reading EU: Data Debates In Committee
Revenue Agency estimates put August’s terrestrial television revenue at £143 million. ITV brought in a total of £104.8m, up 3.9% year on year, while Channel 4 came in at £31.5m, up 0.5%. Channel 5’s revenue was estimated to be £6.7m, down from £8m last month. GMTV’s revenue fell 8% to £5.3m.There were relatively minor year… Continue reading TV Round-Up – August
The fifteen year deal struck between the BBC and Flextech in March (subscribers see Flextech And The BBC Finally Shake Hands) has produced UKTV, a network of channels which is set to launch on Saturday 1 November.The new station is set to broadcast a revamped UK Gold along with three new channels. UK Horizons plans… Continue reading UKTV Offers Three New Channels
Carlton Screen Advertising is to support the National Schools Film Week which aims at encouraging seven to seventeen year olds, 96 per cent of whom are cinemagoers, to learn as well as enjoy the medium. CSA is keen to encourage a wider youth audience.The Film Week, which runs from 6-10 October, will feature special previews… Continue reading Carlton Supports National Schools Film Week
