News: 20 Minutes Cologne appears legally
According to W&V, the Cologne Higher Regional Court has ruled that the free newspaper 20 Minuten Köln does not violate competition law.
According to W&V, the Cologne Higher Regional Court has ruled that the free newspaper 20 Minuten Köln does not violate competition law.News 20 Minuten Köln appears legally
The decision was made following a lawsuit filed by the Cologne-based publisher DuMont Schauberg, which considers the free operating model to be damaging to its business. DuMont Schauberg now wants to take the suit to the Federal Court of Justice.
Melle Pufe WHS for Green CardThe Berlin advertising agency Melle Pufe WHS is now promoting the US Green Card program in Germany. It secured the budget in the millions in an evaluation process. The program for granting work permits in the USA is handled by The American Dream Services GmbH.
EU targets tobacco advertising againDavid Byrne, EU Consumer Commissioner, wants to make a new attempt to ban tobacco advertising in the EU. He plans to present a draft of a new European Commission directive before the end of May. The draft is to take into account the objections raised by the European Court of Justice against the old tobacco advertising directive. The German government had brought down the directive with a lawsuit.
FCB SF Loses Microsoft Budget FCB's San Francisco office is suffering from a run of bad luck. The latest failure is the loss of the Ultimate TV budget from Microsoft. The computer conglomerate shifted the budget ($50 million) without a pitch to an agency just formed by former Goodby Silverstein & Partners employees. A week earlier, FCB had to lay off 30 employees after AT&T Wireless re-bid their budget. To top it off, fire broke out in the agency offices. Police suspect arson - possibly by a laid-off employee.
The decision was made following a lawsuit filed by the Cologne-based publisher DuMont Schauberg, which considers the free operating model to be damaging to its business. DuMont Schauberg now wants to take the suit to the Federal Court of Justice.
Melle Pufe WHS for Green CardThe Berlin advertising agency Melle Pufe WHS is now promoting the US Green Card program in Germany. It secured the budget in the millions in an evaluation process. The program for granting work permits in the USA is handled by The American Dream Services GmbH.
EU targets tobacco advertising againDavid Byrne, EU Consumer Commissioner, wants to make a new attempt to ban tobacco advertising in the EU. He plans to present a draft of a new European Commission directive before the end of May. The draft is to take into account the objections raised by the European Court of Justice against the old tobacco advertising directive. The German government had brought down the directive with a lawsuit.
FCB SF Loses Microsoft Budget FCB's San Francisco office is suffering from a run of bad luck. The latest failure is the loss of the Ultimate TV budget from Microsoft. The computer conglomerate shifted the budget ($50 million) without a pitch to an agency just formed by former Goodby Silverstein & Partners employees. A week earlier, FCB had to lay off 30 employees after AT&T Wireless re-bid their budget. To top it off, fire broke out in the agency offices. Police suspect arson - possibly by a laid-off employee.
