The ITC has changed its rules to allow centre-break advertising in half-hour documentaries. Meanwhile, in a separate decision, it turned down a request from ISBA, the UK advertisers’ group, to increase advertising on terrestrial services from the existing average of 7 minutes per hour to an average of 9 minutes per hour.
ITV and Barclaycard have announced that they are to join forces to sponsor the ITV Barclaycard Champions of Sports Awards – a celebration of British sporting achievement. The deal involves Barclaycard being both the event and broadcast sponsor and is part of their build-up programme to sponsor British athletes for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.The sponsorship… Continue reading ITV And Barclaycard To Sponsor Sports Awards
On behalf of the EP’s Legal Affairs Committee, Mr Roberto Barzanti (Italy, Socialist) will this week present his report on copyright in the information society, stressing the need for an appropriate regulatory framework to be completed as a matter of urgency at an EU level, in order to maintain the traditionally high level of authors’… Continue reading EU: Copyright Moves
The UK’s Broadcasting Standards Commission has suggested that those adhering to its new code on privacy and fairness could become exempt from key parts of the EU’s directive on data protection. The new code, which adds extra regulations to the ITC’s guidelines, will be published within the next two months.
The European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) has published its new edition of “Advertising Self-Regulation in Europe”. The text covers self-regulatory systems in the EU, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey. It also includes and examines the codes of conduct introduced by the various national self-regulatory bodies; national legislation; comparative tables of the… Continue reading EU: EASA Analyses Self Regulation
The UK Government plans to give the proposed new Food Standards Agency (FSA) powers to rule on nutritional issues and become the main source of public advice about nutrition. A white paper on the FSA is expected by the end of the year, with a draft bill being proposed in March or April 1998. The… Continue reading UK: Food Agency To Have Wide Remit
The long-awaited daily sports newspaper Sport First is looking to launch in early 1998, possibly February or March. The publication, which has made several attempts to appear on the newsstands, is still organising its funding. The format of the title has not changed since the plans were first announced (subscribers see Football Daily Details Confirmed)… Continue reading Sport First Looks To 1998
The world of the Internet offers a seemingly inexhaustible hive of information on all kinds of people’s lives, their hobbies, their clubs; it allows discussions, has chat rooms and, almost certainly, creates electronic love affairs. A young American woman however, has offered her whole private life up for scrutiny – 24 hours a day. Jennifer… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 10/10/97
It has been reported that On Demand Management, a cable consortium led by Telewest and including NTL and General Cable, is in discussions with major Hollywood film companies with a view to striking a deal which would allow On Demand pay-per-view rights to blockbuster films. The On Demand cable consortium represents more than half the… Continue reading On Demand Plan Pay-Per-View Deal With Hollywood
The general sports magazine market is rather a puzzle at the moment. Although there are only a couple of mainstream titles, namely Total Sport and Sported! which are both published by Emap, it would appear a difficult arena to enter – a number of titles have struggled in the sector and been forced to close,… Continue reading First Issue Review – Inside Sport
