The Council and the European Parliament have published the revised Television Without Frontiers Directive (OJ/L202/97). It entered into force on 30 July and must be implemented by the Member States by 30 December 1998. A contact committee will be set up to examine the implementation of the Directive and the developments in the sector.
The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in the European Parliament has appointed Mr John Stevens (UK, EPP) as its Draftsman for a report on Electronic Commerce in the EU. First discussions on this report are expected to take place during the Committee’s meetings in October with the finished opinion being brought before the full Parliament… Continue reading EU: EP Considers Electronic Commerce
Adscene today announced a drop in pre-tax profits, from £5.1m to £4.8m for the year ended 31 May 1997. The regional newspaper publisher blamed this on its commercial printing division, which contributed less than in the previous period. There was, however, an increase in turnover which was up 12.6% to £55.6m.Adscene: 01227 767321
The Food & Drug Administration in the US has issued new guidelines for the TV advertising of prescription-only drugs. The ads must contain additional information, specifically that professionals may provide further details, a toll-free number to contact, reference to print ads, and also to a web site. The new rules are aimed at reducing consumer… Continue reading US: New Rules Come Into Force
The August Retail Price Index was announced this morning as 158.5, an increase of 0.6% on the previous month and a rise of 3.5% on August 1996.Subscribers can access RPI trends by selecting “Encyclomedia” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.
At its Council Meeting last week, the IPA elected Unity Three Ltd and Willoz Holmes & Law Ltd into membership. This brings the total number of agencies in the IPA to 211.IPA: 0171 235 7020
Both of the Telegraph titles again boosted their readership figures in the latest batch of NRS data to be released. The Sunday Telegraph grew by almost 24% year on year to 2.390 million while the Daily Telegraph increased by 10% to 2.713 million. The FT suffered a large loss in readership, which fell 12% to… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS – July
Monday The Evening Standard today launches its new jobs and lifestyle sections with a cover-price of 10p. The Daily Telegraph has increased the price of its Monday edition by 5p to 45p, the price of the title for the other weekdays.Highbury House Communications, Home Counties Newspapers, Scottish Television and the Scottish Media Group all announce… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The ITC has announced that it is to join Digital TV Group (DTG), the coalition of broadcasters, manufacturers and network operators which will be in charge of launching digital television in the UK.Digital TV Group: 01730 821188
Business Age Magazines, the company formed by ex-Sunday Business editor Anil Bhoyrul, is rumoured to be planning a raft of new magazine launches for next year. They will all have “Age” in the title and there are plans for titles such as Net Age, Financial Age, Political Age and Hospitality Age.…Emap has confirmed that its… Continue reading Magazine Briefs
