31 Jan 1997
| by EMMA HALL
The High Court has come to the aid of advertisers seeking to
prevent their brand names from being hijacked on the Internet. Its
action marks a significant step in bringing order to a largely
unregulated medium and enables UK brand owners to protect their rights
on the Internet just as they can on...
31 Jan 1997
Martin Clarke, the editor of the Scottish Daily Mail, has been appointed editor of the Scotsman. Clarke, who replaces James Seaton, was appointed by Andrew Neil, the editor-in-chief of the Scottish Daily Mail and its sister title, Scotland on Sunday.
followed by others, which will not necessarily be...
31 Jan 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
John McLaren has been named director of corporate affairs for
WorldSpace, the US digital services provider. He was formerly secretary
of the British Brands Group. WorldSpace plans to launch three satellites
from the beginning of 1998.
31 Jan 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
Internet.age, a new monthly magazine, has been unveiled by Forme
Communications. The title is being billed as the first UK business
magazine for business and corporate users developing a serious Internet
or intranet strategy.
31 Jan 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
Doing Business On-line, the publication produced as a one-off by
the FT and .net magazine in December 1996, is to get two further
editions. The first will concentrate on finance and the second on
retail. They will be inserted into the FT on 4 June and 6 November
respectively.
31 Jan 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
The Guardian has named Ian Katz as editor of Electronic Guardian,
with responsibility for editing on-line publications. Katz has been the
Guardian s New York correspondent since 1994.
30 Jan 1997
BT has cut the price of its Internet calls in a bid to push the Net
into more households. It has also ended its one-off registration charge
and cut 20% from the monthly subscription fee.
30 Jan 1997
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
The Guardian has appointed Ian Katz to the new position of editor,
Electronic Guardian, the paper s online publication. He has been The
Guardian s New York correspondent since 1994 and will take up the post
in June this year.
30 Jan 1997
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
Cosmopolitan s new Web site has had over 100 e-mail responses in
its first six days, with the Wardrobe Crisis Buster fashion advice
being the most popular item. The site can be reached at www.designer
city.com/ cosmopolitan.
30 Jan 1997
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
The Financial Times and Future Publishing s .net magazine will
produce two more new magazines offering advice to businesses using the
Internet.