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At its Council Meeting last week, the IPA elected Unity Three Ltd and Willoz Holmes & Law Ltd into membership. This brings the total number of agencies in the IPA to 211.IPA: 0171 235 7020

MediaTel Interactive has created an Internet site for The Word, (http://www.theword.co.uk/), the centralised sales and marketing operation which represents the regional daily paid for press. The site was booked through advertising agency New PHD and forms part of a complete online promotional package targeting media planners on the Internet.In addition to the Website, the online… Continue reading The Word Launches Web Site

European Commission officials are reported to be in favour of accepting a key proposal of the European Parliament to include consumer and advertising industry representative’s on the ‘proportionality committee’, charged with assessing whether national restrictions on commercial communications constitute illegal barriers to trade. The original idea was to limit the committee’s composition to representatives of… Continue reading EU: Committee To Include Consumers

IPC will be launching a new one-off title called 30 Beautiful Homes from its SouthBank Publishing Group. The 148-page glossy will appear on September 18, priced £2.30. It aims to give readers “innovative decorating ideas that readers can enjoy, share and copy.”This is the first new magazine from the Home Interest group since the Autumn… Continue reading IPC Launches One-Off Homes Title

The UK Medicines Control Agency (MCA) has proposed a major extension of its own powers in relation to pharmaceuticals advertising. It states in its consultation letter (MLX/239 of 21 August 1997) that “certain parts of the [existing advertising] legislation are being misinterpreted by industry and, therefore, require revision”.The proposed revisions are highly controversial since they… Continue reading UK: MCA Proposes New Ad Controls

On 10 November in Luxembourg the EC will bring together representatives from the drinks industry, lobby groups and MS officials to debate the issues involved in alcohol abuse, with particular emphasis on the development of alcopops. While the media has made much of the supposed alcohol abuse caused among minors by alcopops, there are growing… Continue reading EU: Alcopops In The Spotlight

America Online, the Internet service provider, has bought the rival CompuServe for around $1.2 billion. The move, which will create a huge power in Internet access provision, is likely to be investigated by industry regulators both in Europe and the US.AOL, which is strongest in America, has around 9 million subscribers while the more European-centred… Continue reading AOL Snaps Up Compuserve

Monday The Evening Standard today launches its new jobs and lifestyle sections with a cover-price of 10p. The Daily Telegraph has increased the price of its Monday edition by 5p to 45p, the price of the title for the other weekdays.Highbury House Communications, Home Counties Newspapers, Scottish Television and the Scottish Media Group all announce… Continue reading The Week Ahead

The ITC has announced that it is to join Digital TV Group (DTG), the coalition of broadcasters, manufacturers and network operators which will be in charge of launching digital television in the UK.Digital TV Group: 01730 821188

Business Age Magazines, the company formed by ex-Sunday Business editor Anil Bhoyrul, is rumoured to be planning a raft of new magazine launches for next year. They will all have “Age” in the title and there are plans for titles such as Net Age, Financial Age, Political Age and Hospitality Age.…Emap has confirmed that its… Continue reading Magazine Briefs