Advocacy News
Drug Safety Bill on Senate Floor Next Week
We have learned that the Senate leadership is likely to bring up the drug safety bill (S.1082) as early as next Monday. This bill contains provisions that are an enormous threat to the advertising community.
Senate HELP Committee Votes to Keep Restrictive Ad Proposals in Drug Safety Bill
Yesterday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a markup on S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act, which contains a two-year moratorum on advertising for prescription drugs and new government-mandated warnings for ads.
Update on Children's Issues
Two important developments on the children's advertising front.
Senate HELP Committee to Markup Kennedy-Enzi Drug Safety Bill Next Wednesday
The Senate HELP Committee plans to mark up S. 484, the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act, on Wednesday, April 18. The bill contains three provisions of concern to the advertising industry.
Marketers Respond to Obesity Challenge: What Is Your Company Doing?
ANA is serving on a joint government/industry task force that will be meeting next Friday to discuss potential new initiatives. One of our goals is to develop a comprehensive inventory of the efforts already being made by individual marketers to address childhood obesity. Therefore, we need examples of programs or partnerships that your company has begun to address childhood obesity.
Utah District Court Rejects Advertisers' Arguments in Child Registry Case
On March 23, 2007, the federal court in Utah denied the motion for preliminary injunction in this very important case dealing with a do-not-email registry enacted in 2004.
Illinois Governor Proposes Gross Receipts Tax
In his "State of the State" speech last week, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich proposed a new gross receipts tax (GRT) on all business activity in the state.
Update on State Ad Tax Developments
There have been several important developments on the state ad tax front.
Ad Tax Fights Possible in Michigan and Iowa
The marketing community may be facing ad tax battles in the legislatures in Michigan and Iowa. We need your assistance to respond to these threats.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Introduces Package of Bipartisan Privacy Bills
Last week, to mark National Consumer Protection Week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced four major privacy bills. The bills deal with data security, spyware, pretexting, and social security number protection.
New Congress Focuses on Prescription Drug Ads
The first month of the new Congress has seen a flurry of legislative activity in the prescription drug advertising area.
ANA To Participate on FCC Task Force on Childhood Obesity
The Federal Communications Commission announced that the first meeting of its public-private Task Force on 'Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow' will be held on February 14, 2007.
Chairmen Majoras, Martin Headline ANA Advertising Law and Business Affairs Conference
Highlights from ANA's Advertising Law and Business Affairs Conference
Tax On Business Services (Including Advertising) Possible In Michigan
A proposal to extend the sales tax to most business services, including advertising, may soon be introduced in the Michigan Legislature.
Performers' Unions and Advertising Industry Tentatively Agree on Two-Year Extension of Commercials Contracts
The JPC, SAG, and AFTRA announced a tentative agreement on a two-year extension to the Commercials Contracts that cover advertisements appearing on television, radio, the Internet and new media, that would run through October 29, 2008.
8 Consultants from Industry, Academia Invited to Respond
JPC, SAG, and AFTRA
Unions, Advertising Industry Hold Productive Meeting
The Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) and representatives of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) met this past Saturday, April 8, at Guild Headquarters in Los Angeles.
Unions, Advertising Industry to Meet on April 8: Parties Agree to Consider a Joint Study on Alternate Compensation Models for Co
The advertising industry's Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations (JPC) will meet with representatives of SAG/AFTRA on Saturday, April 8, 2006.
SAG/AFTRA Contract Negotiations Status Report
The JPC proposed to SAG and AFTRA to investigate alternate methods of compensation pursuant to paragraph 64 of the 2003 SAG Commercials Contract and paragraph 65 of the 2003 AFTRA Television Commercials Contract.
