New Media Age and The Times have announced the winners of their first ever New Media Effectiveness Awards. The top prize, the Grand Prix award, went to Amnesty International for its Refuge! Human Rights Have No Boarders site http://www.refuge.amnesty.org. The site, designed by Bates Interactive, was praised for being simple, but chillingly effective at delivering… Continue reading Web Award Winners
Peter van Gelder, managing director of Teletext, has been appointed as managing director of British Interactive Broadcasting. BIB is the joint venture between BSkyB, BT, Midland Bank and Matsuchita created to deliver digital interactive services to viewers via satellite *BSkyB Launches Digital Services Company.*Subscribers only
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.
The Conciliation Committee has adopted the joint text on revision of the 1989 Directive on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in the Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcastingThe Conciliation Committee has adopted the joint text on revision of the 1989 Directive on the coordination of… Continue reading Conciliation Committee Adopts Joint Text
Talk TV, a Granada Sky Broadcasting channel, is closing in September. The channel, which launched last October, failed to attract more than 30,000 viewers. Talk TV will be replaced by at least two new channels, one specialising in sport and another concentrating on entertainment. Some Talk TV shows will be rescheduled on alternative GSB channels.Stuart… Continue reading Talk Shuts Up
The European Group of Television Advertising (EGTA) is lobbying the EC and EP over what it regards as unnecessarily restrictive rules concerning advertising. EGTA has presented the results of an inventory taken of EU and national European legislation and self-regulated codes of conduct dealing with advertising aimed at children. A total of 53 measures were… Continue reading EU: EGTA lobbies EC over restrictions
The European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) has published a pamphlet entitled “The EASA Self-Regulation Guide”, aimed at being a comprehensive explanation of the normal composition of self-regulatory systems. For more information on this publication, contact: Claire Vallings, EASA, 10A Rue de la Pepiniere, B-1000 Brussels, telephone: 02 513 7806, fax: 02 513 2861; email: [email protected]
Nick Chapman, managing director of BBC Worldwide’s publishing and multimedia arm, is leaving the Corporation. The restructuring of the commercial division led to his job being made redundant; no replacement is being sought.The Periodical Publishers Association, will also be bidding farewell to an established face, Nick Mazur, director of communications, is leaving after eight years,… Continue reading Out With The Old In With The New
Outrageous talk show host Howard Stern is presenting his first ever radio show in the UK next Monday on Capital FM.Stern will be presenting Drivetime Showtime with David Jensen.Capital : 0171 766 6155
The Independent is launching a voucher scheme to support the launch of its new Wednesday City+ supplement (see New Section For Independent). For the next eight weeks vouchers can be redeemed at newsagents to obtain the Wednesday edition for 10p.Sheets of vouchers are being given out at tube stations.Independent: 0171 345 2000
