October 27th 2003
By: Russ
A Message From Russ Taylor, Senior V.P. and Chief Marketing Coordinator of Ofcom Watch re: Advertising
The biggest difference between U.K. and U.S. advertising on television must be the overwhelming number of adverts shown on U.S. television for pharmaceutical products. I would imagine the amount spent by this one industry ...
October 27th 2003
By: Luke
Ofcom Starts Broadcast Advertising Consultation
Ofcom today launched a public consultation on the future regulation of broadcast advertising. The regulator said:
"The Communications Act 2003 places a duty on Ofcom to consider effective forms of self-regulation for its various functions. Ofcom is seeking views on its proposal to delegate the regulation of ...
October 27th 2003
By: Russ
Dominic Timms on the EUCD
Today's Guardian has an article by Dominic Timms with what is, in my view, an incomplete analysis of the EUCD -- the European Union Copyright Directive.
Timms portrays the EUCD and its similar U.S. counterpart, the DMCA, as turning 'innocuous activities' such as downloading music into crimes. ...
October 25th 2003
By: Luke
Ofcom Try To Define 'Regional Production'
Industry weekly Broadcast had an article in this past week's issue on Ofcom's role overseeing the regional production quotas, focusing particularly on how the new regulator will define 'regional production'.
According to a letter sent by Channel 4 to its independent production partners, Ofcom is proposing ...
October 25th 2003
By: Russ
Red Herring on 3's Dim Prospects...
Red Herring reports on the technical and marketing troubles experienced by the 3G telecoms operator, 3. Red Herring says:Based on recent sales figures, 3 has only managed to attract 155,000 subscribers in the U.K. over the past six months � just a small fraction ...
October 25th 2003
By: Russ
Stunning
Check out Disney's new L.A. concert hall.
October 24th 2003
By: Russ
Wall Street Journal on 'Fair and Balanced'
You should check out the WSJ today -- there's a humourous piece on what is considered 'fair and balanced' in news reporting or coverage of news issues. The WSJ points out the hypocrisy of those who constantly criticize the conservative leanings of Fox ...
October 24th 2003
By: Hugo
Eyre Disappointed With Communications Act
Mediaweek is reporting that former chief executive of the Capital Radio Group, Richard Eyre, speaking at NAB European Radio Conference in London, said that the Government has failed in drafting the Communications Act to, "recognise the scale of change since 1990 when the skeleton of the ...
October 24th 2003
By: Hugo
McNally Asks DCMS For ITV Assurances
Lord McNally, the Lib Dem peer who wasn't too pleased with the terms on which the UK terrestial TV market was opened up to foreign ownership in the Communications Act, 2003 told an audience at the Creators Rights Alliance Seminar at the Royal Society of ...
October 23rd 2003
By: Russ
And speaking of things that are being unbundled...
Omigod.
