The Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights has adopted a report by Georgios Anastassopoulos (EPP, Gr) – the European Parliament vice-president – on the legal protection of encrypted broadcasting or re-broadcasting, described in the proposal for a Directive as “services based on, or consisting of, conditional access”. Both the Rapporteur and Committee took the… Continue reading EU: Protection for encrypted broadcasts
Classic FM has signed a new sponsorship deal with coffee maker Douwe Egberts. Throughout the Summer, from mid-May to September, Douwe Egberts will sponsor on-air promotion of the Classic FM Douwe Egberts Summer Music Festival – a series of outdoor concerts held at stately homes around the country.The deal includes sponsorship five times a day… Continue reading Classic FM In Sponsorship Deal
The Independent Television Commission, which regulates commercial television broadcasting in the UK, is to permit “masthead” programming on analogue terrestrial television, as a result of pressure from publishers and their representative organisations. Such broadcasting, which allows well-established media brands in publishing to extend their brands into the arena of TV, is already permitted in the… Continue reading UK: ITC permits masthead broadcasting
Scottish Radio today announced interim results for the half year to 31 March 1998 which showed a rise of 16% in turnover to £21.3 million while pre-tax profits increased 28% to £5.8m.The company, which owns radio stations including Moray Firth Radio and West FM and newspapers such as the Montrose Review and Kincardineshire Observer ,… Continue reading Profits Up 28% At Scottish Radio
The Times is to publish four supplements covering the World Cup in a further expansion of its ‘Under The Skin Of Sport’ campaign. It is currently looking for a sponsor for the supplements.This extends The Times‘ World Cup coverage which includes sponsorship of Talk Radio match coverage (see Times To Sponsor Talk Radio World Cup… Continue reading The Times To Offer World Cup Supplements
BT is to invest £800 million in a network expansion programme so that it can rise to the increased demand for data communications and internet services in the ‘information society’. It says that it is anticipating the ‘next generation’ of internet, intranet and multimedia services.BT believes that the volume of traffic generated by the UK… Continue reading BT To Spend £800m On ‘Information Age’ Expansion
The IPA has written to the Office of Fair Trading to recommend that it seek a number of undertakings before approving a merger of JC Decaux and the More Group (see OFT To Give Recommendations On Decaux/More Merger).They are: that the merged company delivers on its promised £50m investment over the first three years and… Continue reading IPA Gets Involved In More Group Takeover
The National Magazine Company is set to launch a new men’s magazine this October called Zest For Men. The company says the magazine is inspired by the success of its own Zest title which is aimed at ABC1 women aged 25-34.Zest For Men will cover the same health and fitness issues as its counterpart, aiming… Continue reading NatMags To Launch Zest For Men
In the face of the controversies surrounding the easy availability of pornographic material on the internet, companies are planning to introduce coin-fed, uncensored web browsers in pubs. The result of the cocktail of lads, beer and the internet is guaranteed to be pretty squalid.Epic Group, a company based in Brighton, has already introduced a couple… Continue reading Web Round-Up – W/E 15/05/98
The Radio Advertising Bureau has published a new guide – the RAB Online Book – to complement a re-designed RAB website.The guide replaces the annual Radio Advertising Handbook as the compendium of information on commercial radio. It also acts as a navigation aid to the more frequently updated RAB website.The RAB website can be found… Continue reading RAB Launches Guide And New Website
