EU ministers have decided that there should be no new or additional tax applied to electronic commerce. This was the result of a decision taken by the EcoFin Council on 6 July in Brussels, in anticipation of the OECD Conference on electronic commerce in Ottawa 6-8 October. In taking this decision EU ministers have largely… Continue reading EU: No new taxes
The OECD meeting to consider the framing of guidelines to cover electronic commerce – scheduled for Ottowa in October 1998 – has begun to elicit concerns from several advertising and marketing organisations. Andrew Brown, Director-General of the UK Advertising Association, has written to the Office of Fair Trading in support of the objectives of the… Continue reading EU: OECD meeting prompts concerns
ITV, the UK’s leading commercial broadcaster, wants the activities of its publicly-funded rival, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) to be critically examined. In a report handed to the main political decision-makers of the European Union, ITV questions the transparency of the BBC’s accounting and refers to an inadequate separation between the Corporation’s commercial activities and… Continue reading UK: ITV complains about BBC
The European Court of Justice has ruled that whisky drinks with an alcoholic content below 40 per cent cannot use the name ‘whisky’. The decision follows a complaint by the Scotch Whisky Association against a French company marketing a whisky product called ‘Gold River’, containing a mixture of whiskies from Scotland, Canada and the US,… Continue reading EU: ECJ rules against dilution
National Magazine Company’s House Beautiful has appointed Ian Adkins as its new advertising director.Adkins has a history of 5 years with IPC magazines, working on women’s weeklies and TV listings, as well as having worked at Times Newspapers for four years prior to that.House Beautiful 0171 439 500
FEDMA has sent a note to all members concerning the proposal for a Directive on the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. As it stands the proposal contains two aspects of concern to the direct mail industry: it would permit customers to return free of charge their old equipment when purchasing new equipment; and MS… Continue reading UK: Recycled equipment Directive
Culture Secretary Chris Smith has decided that vacancies on the Independent Television Commission, the Radio Authority and the Broadcasting Standards Commission will be advertised in the press for the first time.This follows the first ever advertising of BBC Governorships in March this year (see BBC Governorships To Be Advertised For The First Time). Advertisements will… Continue reading Vacancies On Broadcasting Public Bodies To Get Press Advertising For First Time
Scottish Media Group (SMG) has announced the appointment of Des Hudson as managing director of its publishing division. He takes over from Andrew Flanagan.SMG’s publishing division includes the Glasgow-based newspapers the Herald and the Evening Times.Subscribers can access the Press Planner by selecting “Press” from the drop-down box at the top of this page.Scottish Media… Continue reading Scottish Media Group Appoints New Publishing MD
UK Media research company, MAGTrack, has been bought by US rival, Harvey Research. After having considered offers from a number of groups, MAGTrack’s owner, Ian Owen-Ward, felt that Harvey was the best candidate to serve the existing client base.Harvey’s president, Bill McBride, believes that the acquisition will strengthen the company’s position in Europe.Commenting on the… Continue reading MAGTrack Bought By US-Based Harvey Research
Broker Merrill Lynch has given Telewest Communications a buy recommendation following “increased efficiency” at the cable company.Telewest’s interims, due on the 6 August, should show EBITDA growth of 230% to £56 million on turnover up 24%, according to the report. This is a raise on Merrill Lynch’s previous forecasts which gave EBITDA for 1998 of… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Upgrades Telewest Report
