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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I believe Global have a very good compliance team. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>A ‘friend of mine’ enquired of Ofcom if a sponsored OB from Disney and interviews with their marketing execs; which on air sounded like a 4 hour commercial, was permissible. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Apparently, all perfectly acceptable, proving that neither Disney or Global are Mickey Mouse operations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If you want to know what you can ‘get away with’, listen to Global then fill your boots!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Alan Coote<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Email - <a href="mailto:alan.coote@5digital.co.uk"><span style='color:purple'>alan.coote@MonogramMedia.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Phone - 0800 949 6655<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Mobile - 07801 518858<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Twitter - </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#6B006D'><a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheAlanCoote">@TheAlanCoote</a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheAlanCoote"><span style='color:#6B006D'>@LTBShow</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Web - </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#6B006D'><a href="http://www.5digital.co.uk/">http://www.LetsTalkBusinessOnline.com</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk> on behalf of Eden FM Radio <admin@edenfm.co.uk><br><b>Reply-To: </b>"cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 21 March 2017 at 09:42<br><b>To: </b>"cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [cma-l] Sky/Fox Radio News<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>That is perfectly legal, although I personally don't like the way they wrap it.<br><br>The important part, is that the news itself cannot be sponsored ("News brougt to you by XYZ Co"). </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>An RSL was held in breach this week for doing just that.<br><br>Sponsored weather, sport, showbiz etc is fine, as it is not news in its pure sense.<br><br>-Nigel-</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Eden FM Radio Ltd<br>Office : 01786 899 101<br>Studio: 01768 899 107<br>Web: <a href="http://www.edenfm.co.uk">www.edenfm.co.uk</a><br>Twitter: @EdenFmRadio<br>Facebook : @edenfmonline<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mostyn Hall, Friargate, Penrith CA11 7XP<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk" title="tlr@gairloch.co.uk">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a href="mailto:martin@martinsteers.co.uk" title="martin@martinsteers.co.uk">martin@martinsteers.co.uk</a> ; <a href="mailto:cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk" title="cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk">The Community Media Association Discussion List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Monday, March 20, 2017 7:53 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: [cma-l] Sky/Fox Radio News<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p>Smooth Scotland, and presumably other Global stations use a sequence that has always struck me as sailing pretty close to appearing to have a commercial in the news in the form of the weather sponsor's message:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Opening ident (<em>"From Global's newsroom..."</em>)<br><em> News</em> (with no closing announcement/ident after final story, just straight into weather ident)<br> Weather ident and sponsor's commercial message<br><em> Weather bulletin</em><br>News reader namecheck and close (<em>"From Global's newsroom, I'm xxxx."</em>)<o:p></o:p></p><p>It's always seemed to me that the final tag makes it appear that the commercial message is within the news bulletin, but I guess they must have got it cleared.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Alex<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On 20 March 2017 at 16:13 Martin Steers <martin@martinsteers.co.uk> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hiya, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I appreciate there is a big difference between sponsors and spot adverts, I was just raising caution. I have personally never heard a commercial station (or any station) run A news bulletin and described by yourself. But it could be a practice thats employed by other stations.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br><br>Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br><br>The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br>http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/ _______________________________________________ Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit: http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>