Duncan Lustig-Prean has been appointed as the new deputy director general of the Advertising Standards Authority; he is also Assistant Secretary of the Committee of Advertising Practice. His responsibilities will include policy development and implementation, overseeing the day-to-day management of the the joint secretariat of the ASA and CAP and promoting advertising self-regulation in the… Continue reading New ASA Appointment
Just 17 relaunched yesterday as monthly J17. J17 has thrown out its old, school-girl comic image and has been made-over as a grown-up, glamorous glossy. Nevertheless, underneath all the modern make-up, J17 readers will find the traditional male pin-ups, celebrity gossip, features, fashion pages and advice that jostled for space in the old Just Seventeen.… Continue reading J-17 – The New Monthly Look
The Sunday Times is launching a 24 page magazine aimed at affluent young people living in London. New London launches with this Sunday’s issue of the paper and will be published monthly. The launch is backed by a campaign in the business press.News International: 0171 782 6000
The Sunday Telegraph unveils its long awaited health and fitness magazine this weekend *Sunday Telegraph Grows.The 40 page magazine, Rx, is aiming at young female readers and will have an advertising/editorial ratio of 25/75.*Subscribers only
Cordiant has announced the creation of a new joint venture advertising agency in Moscow called Bates Viag Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising.It will combine the resources of Bates Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi and the Video International Advertising Group based in Moscow, and have billings of over $60 million. Clients for the new agency will include Proctor… Continue reading Cordiant Sets Up Russian Venture
Paul Twivy, the former Bates Dorland chief executive, has reached an out-of-court settlement with his old employer.Twivy was claiming unfair dismissal against Bates, saying that a promise to make him chairman was reneged upon by Michael Bungey, chairman of Bates Worldwide. A court hearing was threatened *Court Hearing For Ex-Dorlands Chief, but the announcement of… Continue reading Out Of Court Settlement For Twivy
The Broadcasting Standards Commission came into being yesterday. The new body replaces the Broadcasting Complaints Commission and Broadcasting Standards Council and will combine their functions.The BSC will investigate and adjudicate on complaints about fairness and unwarranted infringement of privacy, and about the portrayal of violence and sexual conduct and other matters of taste and decency… Continue reading A New Body Found
The launch of The Guardian ‘s extra Monday sports pages has been postponed until next Monday. The paper originally intended the new section to launch on Easter Monday *Guardian Makes A Sporting Gesture.The new broadsheet sports section will cover all the main sporting activities every Monday. It will include a comprehensive results section, reports and… Continue reading Better Late Than Never At The Guardian
C5’s share of peaktime viewing fell from 5.8% on its opening night to 2.7% on Monday evening, according to unofficial estimates. Family Affairs put in a modest performance on Sunday, with 1.5 million viewers, but this fell to around 300,000 the next night. The biggest audience for Monday evening was for the Helen Mirren film… Continue reading C5 Viewing Plummets
