The Guardian is planning to launch a new section covering property and interiors in August. Space will be distributed within the paper on Fridays in the London area.The newspaper is also launching a six-page guide to the new football season on Monday called Season.Guardian: 0171 239 9696
Clarity Communications has launched an online media planning/buying service for advertisers and agencies. The specialist new media consultancy firm has brought in Glen Yearwood, formerly of Carat Business, to run the operation.The service is aimed at clients and media independents which do not have an in-house new media planning and buying capability of their own.Commenting… Continue reading Media Planning/Buying Site Launches
Georgina Crace, ad sales director of IPC’s SouthBank Group, is to take the chair of the Advertisement Management Group (AMG) from September 1. She takes over from Sly Grice who has taken on the newly created role of managing director of IPC TV Weeklies Group.IPC: 0171 261 6575
London News Radio have announced that results to the year end 30 September 1996 were ahead of previously expected forecasts. The company made a loss of £3.094 million which was largely due the relaunch cost of LBC 1152 AM and News Direct 97.3FM , together with the company’s relocation from Hammersmith to Gray’s Inn Road.“After… Continue reading London News Radio Results Better Than Expected
Phil Cutts has become the new head of marketing at the PPA leaving his old position of head of ad marketing. His new position will mean he becomes deputy to Peter Dear PPA deputy chief executive.… Live TV have confirmed that Jane Rowe has left her position of sales director, the station have yet to… Continue reading Appointment News
Reuters has today announced the launch of an Internet service which will provide information about the commodities and energy markets.The site provides free quotations from all the major future exchanges as well as news stories from each of the core sectors. In addition, registered users will be able to retrieve weather data, view charts and… Continue reading Reuters Launches Commodities Internet Service
The EP Committee on women’s rights has adopted the Lenz draft report on women and advertising, together with various amendments that refer to the need to reject and act against inappropriate portrayals of women in advertising. The Lenz Report will be voted at the September Plenary session of the EP (15-19 September).aa net
The EC has approved a proposal for a Directive on the legal protection of services and paid-for information. The Directive would prevent MS from restricting the free movement of services and decoders within the EU; it also aims to ban and to impose penalties on all commercial activities linked to unauthorised access to an encrypted… Continue reading EU: EC proposes Encryption Directive
A ministerial “Summit” in early July has concluded that, while a number of new measures should be enacted, the advertising of ‘alcopops’ was not at issue. A stricter code of conduct for drinks manufacturers has also been approved by the Portman Group.A note circulated by John Hooper CBE, Director-General of ISBA, points out that the… Continue reading UK: Alcopops Ministerial agreement
Cliff Ewan, director of sales and circulation at the Telegraph Group, has replaced Chris Haslum, the publisher’s deputy managing director who leaves this week. Haslum had been with the Telegraph for eleven years.…The Telegraph is launching a student-version of the Daily Telegraph in a bid to shake off its “Torygraph” image. The free paper, which… Continue reading Ewan Replaces Haslum At Telegraph
