March 30 Internal Market CouncilApril 6 Social Affairs Committee 6-8 European AV Conference on ‘Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Age’ (Birmingham) 23 Consumer Affairs Council 30 Health CouncilMay 7 Industry Council 11-12 AA Conference on ‘Media, Consumers and Commercial Communications’ (Leeds) 14-16 Conference on European Culture, Creativity and Employment’ (London) 16-17 G8 Summit –… Continue reading Calendar of events related to commercial communications
Don Cruickshank, director general of the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel, the government-backed regulatory authority overseeing telecommunications in the UK), has suggested that regulations preventing companies dominating the new communications marketplace should be introduced, and recommended they be included in a new authorisation system for operators who wanted to provide services in these sectors.
The UK Advertising Association is to meet officials of the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport on 23 March to brief them further on the advertising and media industries’ concerns over the negotiation of the Council of Europe’s revised Transfrontier Broadcasting Convention. Later this week a key drafting group meeting on the text will… Continue reading EU: Transfrontier Convention
The European Commission’s Competition Unit is studying the Council of Registrars’ (CORE) proposals for registration of Internet domain names. CORE has put forward new top-level domains, including .shop .firm and .arts. They plan to add these to .com, .org and .net, which are already in use. 88 companies have set themselves up as CORE registrars… Continue reading EU: Internet domain names
Simon Murphy (MEP for Midlands West, PES) along with other MEPs has condemned the Loi Evin, which bans all alcohol advertising in France. Mr Murphy told the Commission that the law had resulted in the effective banning of the re-transmission of televised sporting events benefiting from alcohol advertising or sponsorship in France. He believes it… Continue reading EU: Loi Evin challenged
The European Parliament has voted to strengthen consumer protection plans across the EU. Under the amendment voted by the EP, legislation would introduce a minimum two-year guarantee period throughout the EU for all goods, during which time consumers will be able to have repaired or replaced all defective goods, no matter where they purchased them… Continue reading EU: Additional protection plans
The National Magazine Company has announced that it will be launching a new parenting lifestyle title called M . It will be aimed particularly at parents of children aged one to ten.The first issue goes on sale on Monday 4 May with a print-run of 150,000 and a cover-price of £2.20. Announcing the magazine, editor… Continue reading Nat Mags To Launch New Parenting Title
IPC Magazines has announced the appointment of Alison Kervin as publisher of its golf and rugby titles within the Music & Sports Group. This includes Rugby World , Golf Monthly and Women & Golf .Kervin was previously editor of Rugby World.Subscribers can access the Press database by selecting “Press” from the drop-down box at the… Continue reading IPC Appoints New Publisher
Abbott Mead Vickers has sold off its Leagas Delaney business to a management team for £4 million.AMV has been the parent company of Leagas Delaney for the past 12 years, but said the agency was moving in a different direction. It has been rumoured for some time that staff at Leagas were looking to cut… Continue reading Abbott Mead Sells UK Ad Agency
Global advertising agency Abbott Mead Vickers (AMV) has released its preliminary annual results today for the year ended 31 December 1997; the results show a 19% increase in pre-tax profits at the group to £17.28 million.AMV’s turnover was up from £358.40 million in 1996 to £431.32 million this time – a rise of 20%. Operating… Continue reading AMV Pre-Tax Profit Up 19%
