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EU to overhaul consumer protection rules
Overhaul aimed at increasing confidence in online shopping and boosting cross-border sales...
European retailers cautious about selling cross-border
While e-commerce accounts for 58 percent of Europe's GDP, more than two thirds of retailers sell exclusively domestically...
UK Government threatens future of direct mail
UK Environment Secretary David Miliband's threat to force companies by
law to get consumers to opt-in to receive direct mail has sent
shockwaves through the industry.
New Wedding Channel Targets Eastern Europe
New TV channel targets big-spending Russian brides...
UK's ITV suspends phone-ins and calls for security review
Mainstream channels to investigate peak rate phone-in controversies
UK Press Complaints Commission to broaden online regulation
Audio-visual content on newspaper and magazine websites to be regulated...