A study by the Newspaper Society into single copy sales has reported that regional newspaper readers are buying less frequently or reading someone else’s copy. Jim Chisholm, speaking about the project said: “Readers enjoy the newspaper but are getting out of the habit of buying it, we need to reintroduce the ritual of purchase.”The report… Continue reading Readers Sharing Rather Than Buying
DG XIII of the EC is drawing up a green paper on the issue of the increasing convergence between broadcasting and telecommunications.
On 21 February the French Senate amended a Broadcasting Bill to ensure that 20 per cent of radio frequencies for independent operators will be reserved for French-language broadcasting. The Senate also created a working group of members of parliament and broadcasting executives to study advertising on regional programmes on terrestrial channels.
A federal appeal court has found in favour of a group of Nevada TV stations, who sought to overturn a ban on the advertising of casinos. The court backed an earlier judgement, from 1992, that the ban – a federal law since 1934 – violates broadcasters’ freedom of speech.
A lobbying organisation has started a campaign in the US to press for restrictions on the promotion and marketing of alcoholic beverages and tobacco via the internet. The Centre for Media Education (CME) says in a report just published that “many of these new forms of advertising, of particular appeal to youth, appear to be… Continue reading US: Lobbyists Campaign Vs. The Internet
The EP Culture Committee has adopted its Opinion on the Commission Communication relating to illegal and harmful content on the Internet. The adopted amendments stress education and the role of parents, the means for filtering information such as PICS, and that co-operation at Community and international level is essential.
Ralph Bernard, GWR Group’s chief executive, has called on the Government to help fund the commercial development of Digital Audio Broadcasting. He appealed for the cost of DAB to be taken into account when setting licence fees.Speaking at the FT New Media and Broadcasting conference, Bernard revealed that the Group’s national station, Classic FM ,… Continue reading Digital Demands
UK Labour Party leader Tony Blair has pledged to create an independent Food Standards Agency if Labour wins the next General Election (which must take place within the next seven weeks). Professor Philip James, a prominent critic of the food industry, has been asked to draw up a blueprint for the work the agency would… Continue reading UK: Labour To Create Food Agency
It is reported that Digital Terrestrial TV will not have a major impact on the cable industry. Media analysts Merrill Lynch reached this conclusion after carrying out extensive research on the industry. The analysts claim that now is an opportune time to buy cable shares due to the recent drops in prices and the prospect… Continue reading Digital Terrestrial Won’t Knock Cable Shares
News that EMAP’s managing director David Arculus is to leave the group to join United News & Media as its chief operating officer had an immediate effect on both company’s share prices. UNM rose 16.5 to 704p while EMAP lost 27p to 785.5p. Although UNM could not sustain the buoyed price, slipping 8p to 708p… Continue reading Sharewatch W/E 28/02/97
