The ABC executive committee has announced the newspaper Optional Exclusion dates for 2014.

ABC publisher members can now view and download their publication’s print audit certificate, available via the members’ area. 

The ABC Executive Committee waved goodbye to deputy chairman Simon Davies who has left his position at OMD to assume a new role as group manager of brand advertising strategy at Bauer Media, over the Christmas period.

ABC US, our sister organisation, has rebranded in answer to the evolving media model and its changing audit services.

This month Helen Dai will return from maternity leave to assume her new role as ABC/CAB auditor.

ACP Magazines chief executive, and chair of the Association of Magazine Publishers of Australia (MPA), Matthew Stanton will open proceedings with a state of the industry address at Publishers Australia’s Magazine Week conference on 15 November.

Back by popular demand, ABC chairman Dr. Stephen Hollings has been re-elected to the role for another year, following the ABC’s 80th AGM this month.

Shoot! You had a massive deadline that meant you couldn’t attend our sell-out Accountability in Ad Spend conference in August and missed all the great sessions.

ABC members are currently voting on a set of rule amendments, which will allow for the reporting of sales of digital versions or print publications and stand-alone digital publications.

Day of week reporting for Monday through Friday is now compulsory for certain newspaper publishers in the ABC after a 2011 rule amendment came into force on 1 January 2012.