The EC last week finally adopted a Green Paper on the Principles of EU Food Law. The Green Paper reviews current legislation affecting the agri-food sector and invites comments on how legislation and procedures can be improved in the interests of public health and consumer protection. Advertising is not a major pre-occupation of the Paper,… Continue reading EU: Green Paper On Food Law
A new group of public affairs practitioners, the Society of European Affairs Practitioners (SEAP), will be established formally in Brussels on 27 May 1997. This will coincide with the establishment of a Code of Conduct for lobbyists, following the approval of new procedural rules within the European Parliament.
A draft Directive on financial services distance selling is scheduled to be drawn up by the European Commission in September. This follows the Commission’s promise to propose such a Directive after financial services were left out of the main directive on distance contracts, which has now been adopted by the Council of Ministers.
Dutch Health Minister Els Borst is reported to have written to the UK Health Minister, Frank Dobson, seeking information on the UK’s approach to the Commission’s tobacco advertising proposals at the forthcoming Health Council on 5 June. The UK now seems unlikely to endorse the proposals immediately, following the announcement that it will publish a… Continue reading EU: Presidency Awaits UK Decision
While there was considerable disappointment at the Commission’s inability to agree to take action earlier this year against the sponsorship aspects of the French Government’s Evin Law, which bans all alcohol and tobacco advertising, a more significant case is about to be considered. The case, which is also brought by the Amsterdam Group on behalf… Continue reading EU: EC To Consider Action Against Loi Evin
The 1997 Banner Survey was published yesterday. This annual study published by the IT marketing services company Banner & Co, analyses the purchasing and readership habits of computer decision-makers in all types of businesses.Many IT insiders were surprised to discover that only 39% of all the UK’s small companies have a computer, there has been… Continue reading The 1997 Banner Survey
There have been substantial drops in viewing levels to RTE TV and UTV in the Irish Republic with a reassessment of programming policy needed to get viewing levels back, according to a report from the Irish agency the Media Bureau.The Nielsen measurement system for Television viewing in Ireland has now been running for seven months… Continue reading Irish TV Suffers Viewing Drop
An NOP poll has found that 74% of British viewers consider ITV serves the needs and interests of their region better than any other TV channel. The poll found that ITV’s regional news service was more popular than the alternative offered by the BBC. 58% preferred ITV regional news to the service provided by the… Continue reading Viewers Still In Favour Of Regional Programming
Figures released from the Radio Advertising Bureau show that revenue for commercial radio in the first quarter of 1997 reached £78m, the highest ever quarter figure which represents an increase of 15% year on year. This gives commercial radio a 4.7% share of display advertising expenditure for Quarter 1 1997. For the year to March… Continue reading Radio Revenue Reaches £78m In Q1
The Grimsby Evening Telegraph, part of the Northcliffe Newspaper Group, is celebrating its centenary and is publishing a series of supplements to mark the event. Each reflects the events of a 20 year period of the last century.Looking to the future, the paper continues to develop and went on the Internet last month. Editor, Peter… Continue reading Northcliffe Celebrates Centenary
