With the well documented financial troubles of the companies peddling broadband, it would be easy to assume that this was a new technology having trouble taking off. Telewest Broadband shed 1,500 jobs last week, NTL is filing for bankruptcy protection and Glasgow-based Omne Communications had to call in the administrators on Friday, blaming sector uncertainty.… Continue reading Feature: Building Broadband Britain
NTL has broadly welcomed the draft Communications Bill but has called on Parliament to consider what it terms the “Five Tests of Convergence” to ensure that the measures contained in the new legislation will be in step with the converging communications industries.The five tests set out by the communications company are: Does the Bill support… Continue reading NTL: Consider Convergence Tests For Bill
The Government’s draft Communications Bill, announced in Parliament yesterday, proposes scrapping most of the ownership rules within the TV, radio and newspaper markets clearing the way for further consolidation within the UK media sector and opening it to foreign investment.The Bill plans to remove barriers preventing large newspaper owners such as Rupert Murdoch’s News International,… Continue reading Draft Communications Bill To Simplify UK Media
According to the DCMS and DTI, who jointly published the draft Communications Bill yesterday, the new legislation has the following functions: Establishes a new regulatory framework for the whole of the Communications sector. Transfers functions from the existing five regulators to OFCOM. Provides for further deregulation to evolve as markets change and streamlines the regulatory… Continue reading The Bill In Brief: The Changes To Come
ISBA is to be among nine founder members launching an initiative to develop children’s understanding of advertising and the media, in an attempt to counteract negative opinions regarding the effects of advertising on young minds.The Media Smart scheme, whose other backers include toy manfacturer Hasbro, Sky and FMCG company Masterfoods, will launch in June and… Continue reading Children’s Media Literacy Initiative To Launch
The Government’s draft Communications Bill, announced in Parliament yesterday (see Draft Communications Bill Relaxes Cross Media Rules), laid down the proposed framework for the establishment of the new super-regulator OFCOM.The Office Of Communication (OFCOM) will have concurrent powers with the Office Of Fair Trading to apply competition rules in the communications sector and will replace… Continue reading Communications Bill Lays Down OFCOM Framework
The following stations were reporting with new survey periods: Real Radio Scotland, which is reporting quartelry and 107.4 The Quay, which is now reporting half-yearly.New groups in this quarter’s report were: Magic Network – North, which is reporting half-yearly and KM Radio Group, which is reporting yearly.Stations reporting for the first time were: Saga 105.7… Continue reading 08.05.02
Media measurement group ACNielsen MMS has announced that its name is to change to Nielsen Media Research with immediate effect. The move follows the consolidation of the ACNielsen Media International and Nielsen Media Research brands.The reunification of the two Nielsen companies is being done with the aim of creating a single worldwide media measurement brand,… Continue reading Nielsen Merges Research Brands
As the industry prepares for tomorrow’s publication of the Q1 2002 RAJAR figures, radio owners Capital and Emap have announced new appointments within their strategic planning and programming departments respectively.Jane Bardsley, currently direct marketing manager at EMI/Virgin records, will join Capital on 20 May as brand strategy manager. The appointment was made by Juliet Browse,… Continue reading Commercial Radio Outfits Announce Appointments
Bayer, a manufacturer of pain relief tablets has had its advert banned by the ASA after offending Hindus with an image of people practising yoga stamped with the word “Rubbish”.The advertisement, which appeared in Metro, showed the yoga image on the left hand side, and had a pack shot on the other. The text ran… Continue reading Painful Verdict For Bayer From ASA
