From 1 April 1998 all tobacco advertising on TV and radio will be banned in Japan, following an amendment to the tobacco industry’s voluntary code of practice. The Tobacco Institute of Japan says the ban will also extend to the cinema, outdoor advertising, and the Internet. The practice of distributing free samples to the public… Continue reading JPN: Total Ban From 1998
A French commercial court has banned the state-owned electricity utility Electricite de France (EDF) from broadcasting a television advertisement for nuclear power. It was reported that the French oil industry association, l’Union Francaise des Industries Petrolieres (UFIP), had sued EDF over the advertisement because it contained computer-generated images showing Paris being invaded by oil tankers… Continue reading FR: Court Bans Nuclear TV Ad
The EC has approved a draft action plan intended to promote the safe use of the Internet. It identifies measures that could be supported by the EU to combat illegal and harmful content on information networks. The EC proposes the establishment of European centres enabling users to report illegal content on the Internet, as well… Continue reading EU: Action Plan For Internet
Miller Freeman’s dotmusic website was visited by 79,063 users from 6 October to 4 November, according to its first audit by ABC //electronic. This is over 50% more than NME’s recent website audit of 51,669 users. There were also an average of 5.9 pages were viewed by each user at dotmusic.Chris Sice, commercial manager at… Continue reading dotmusic Website Registers First ABC Figure
Granada Media Group has announced two key director of programmes appointments; Simon Shaps at Granada Television and Marcus Plantin at LWT. Plantin has been director of programmes at LWT previously but left in 1992 to join the ITV Network Centre as its first Network director. He now returns to the role at LWT replacing Shaps… Continue reading New Directors Of Programmes For Granada And LWT
Capital Advertising, the new Capital Radio sales outfit formed from the disbandment of Media Sales and Marketing (subscribers see Capital Buys Virgin Radio), opens its doors today and sales director Fru Hazlett is hopeful that the new outfit will be able to be successful not only in its own right but will also help to… Continue reading Interview – Fru Hazlett, Group Sales Director, Capital Advertising
Naked frolics in a northern industrial town are apparently worth turning out to the cinema for, as shown by The Full Monty which has just become the biggest grossing British film of all time. According to the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) the film has so far taken £39.2m at UK box offices, a higher figure… Continue reading The Full Monty Is Big
A magazine aimed at young rollerbladers has been launched by independent publishers Skater. Total Skater is a monthly title which will look at various aspects of the sport as well as interview celebrities. The magazine has a cover price of £2.50.Skater: 01491 614 999
The blatant pinching of big company brand names to use as Internet sites just for fun has come to an end, as a court ruling has demanded that all adopted trade names must be handed over to the big guys. As you may remember from a previous Web Round-Up, a couple of likely lads going… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 05/12/97
http://www.mediavillage.co.uk/MediaTel, the UK’s leading media data provider, relaunches its Media Village website later today with a brand new look and a range of new features.The Media Village was first launched in May 1996 by MediaTel as a “Net community” of key media and marketing sites. Today it hosts 17 member sites including the IPA, ISBA,… Continue reading Media Village Expands
