On 1 June this year new controls will come into force concerning outdoor advertising in Britain.Under the new procedure, if the Advertising Standards Authority upholds a complaint against a poster for breaching rules on taste, decency or social responsibility, a “poster alert” will be sent out to the outdoor industry.Advertisements for the product or service… Continue reading Outdoor Media To Get New Controls
Channel 5 has announced a raft of new programmes aimed at pre-schoolers, 7-12 year olds and young teen audiences.5’s controller of children’s programmes Nick Wilson confirmed that the channel has agreed 2 new commissions, 7 re-commissions and 6 pilots as well as new formats on existing strands during early weekday and weekend schedules.New pilots will… Continue reading C5 Announces Changes In Kids’ Programming
Nick Jones, editor of Centaur’s New Media Finance, has resigned from the title to take up an analyst position at Jupiter Communications. He will join the company in March. Felicia Jackson will be taking the position over.Phil Dwyer, editor of New Media Age , will also be leaving Centaur to join Jupiter. He will become… Continue reading Editors Leave New Media Titles
The first issue of IPC Magazines’ new home interest title Living etc (subscribers see IPC Announces New Title) will be launched at a special sample price of £1.On sale on March 6 the title will be aimed at “design-conscious, aspirationally stylish women (and men) in their twenties and thirties.” Announcing its launch, publishing director Kathy… Continue reading Living Etc Gets Cut-Price First Issue
The nation’s first sports-only newspaper, Sport First, is readying for a launch on Sunday 15 March. The paper will begin with a print run of 250,000 and will initially be published for Sundays only, priced 50p.The broadsheet paper will comprise two 24-page sections each carrying 8 pages of colour print and is targeted primarily at… Continue reading Sport First Set For Launch
Luxembourg-based broadcast media company CLT-UFA is currently considering the future of its UK radio assets, although the company will not confirm that it intends to sell its stakes as has been reported elsewhere.CLT-UFA holds stakes in Talk Radio, RTL Country 1035 AM and Xfm and wholly owns Atlantic 252. The review comes after CLT-UFA had… Continue reading CLT-UFA Reconsiders UK Radio Assets
BT is to launch Mill-e-Mail, a free e-mail service which will be available over the Internet later this year.The scheme, which is aimed at putting e-mail “within the grasp of every person in the UK”, will give users a free e-mail address and a globally accessible e-mail directory. It is targeted especially at those who… Continue reading BT To Launch Free E-Mail For Millennium
The Millenium Dome Experience Company has announced sponsorship deals for its project amounting to £58.8 million. The major ‘founding partners’ in this deal are British Telecom, BSkyB, Manpower and Tesco which have committed a minimum of £12 million each. British Airways and BAA have also been announced as the Dome’s official sponsors, pledging smaller sums.However… Continue reading Dome Unveils Major Sponsors
The Observer will be launching a discount card next weekend which will offer readers 20% off Penguin books plus further discounts over the next six months.The promotion, which will be supported with radio advertising through New PHD, will run in conjunction with Waterstones bookstores.Observer Press Office: 0171 239 9696
The Advertising Association 1998 National Conference, in conjunction with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, will be held in Leeds on 11 and 12 May at the Oulton Hall Hotel.The conference, subtitled “Seeking a balance between freedom and regulation in a changing European Market”, will feature addresses from James Best, chairman of BMP DDB,… Continue reading AA Announces National Conference Details
