According to overnight data, at its peak, 7.3 million people watched yesterday’s Canadian Grand Prix from Montreal.An overall average of 6.1 million watched the race on ITV; this is exactly 2 million more people than watched than the BBC’s live average for the same race the previous year.ITV: 0171843 8217
Following the Government’s moves to outlaw tobacco advertising *Tobacco Ban Set For Summer, cigarette companies are stepping up their marketing drives. They are increasing the number of giveaway promotions, where cigarettes are given away free in pubs, clubs and other public places. The purpose of this exercise is to get people’s name and addresses and… Continue reading Free Fags Stubbed Out
On 5 June the EU Health Council met and discussed measures against alcohol-based stimulating beverages, widely known as alcopops. There was concern that the beverages are being targeted at young people and children, and there were calls for Community-wide measures be taken. No legislative measures were discussed but Padraig Flynn, Health Commissioner, was asked to… Continue reading EU: Council considers alcopops
The Larive Report has emerged from the 9 June Economic and Monetary Committee meeting longer but relatively unscathed, as the Committee decided to opt for the Hughes Procedure, and therefore included key conclusions of other EP Committees as well as several of the proposed amendments from its own members. The most damaging of the amendments… Continue reading EU: Larive Report voted by Committee
The following (unofficial) text has been created by adding to the Larive Report on the Commission’s Green Paper on Commercial Communications the results of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee’s votes on draft amendments and Committee conclusionsThe following (unofficial) text has been created by adding to the Larive Report on the Commission’s Green Paper on… Continue reading Larive Report On The Commission’s Green Paper On Commercial Communications
Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has suffered a setback in his efforts to start an investigation into spirits advertising on television. Two fellow regulators are attempting to block Hundt’s efforts. They are Rachelle Chong and James Quello, both commissioners with the FCC. They have said that such an investigation is beyond… Continue reading US: FCC’s Hundt suffers setback
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L!ve TV will be sponsoring Millwall FC next season. Player’s shirts will carry the line “The weather in Norwegian” along with the L!ve logo.L!ve: 0171 293 2511
Discovery Home and Leisure, is said to be in talks with Emap about a masthead fishing programme.Emap publishes Angling Times, Angling Plus and Improve Your Coarse Fishing, any of these titles could be involved in the discussions.
WPP has apparently set a date to launch the much rumoured media outfit which would result from the merger between JWT and O&M’s media dependent the Network.According to trade press reports the new company will launch on 1 January 1998. WPP declined to confirm that this was the case when contacted by Newsline.
