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UK market research firm, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has announced the appointment of David Lowden as its new chief executive, succeeding Mike Kirkham as of March next year. Lowden moves up from his position as chief operating officer, with the board asserting that in his time at TNS he has played a central role in… Continue reading TNS Appoints Lowden To Chief Executive

The Television Corporation has announced the receipt of a take-over bid from Welsh producer, Tinopolis, with reports claiming the offer is around 90p per TV Corp share, valuing the business at around £37.5 million. Resulting from the offer, TV Corp’s board has decided to undertake a “full strategic review considering al of the options available… Continue reading Tinopolis Approaches TV Corp In Take-Over Bid

Vincent Bollore’s position amid rumours of an Aegis takeover continued to develop this morning, with the French businessman and head of media giant Havas snapping up a further 3.25 million shares in the British firm.Bollore’s latest purchase cements his position as Aegis’ largest shareholder, with a stake of more than 15% in the firm.The media… Continue reading Bollore’s Stake In Aegis Reaches 15%

American computer giant Apple last night launched the world’s first legal download service for TV programmes, widening the appeal of its popular iTunes software with the addition of video content from American broadcasters, and unveiling a new video-capable iPod to accompany it.Apple’s new service will allow consumers to download programmes following their broadcast, with the… Continue reading Apple Goes Public With First TV Download Service

BSkyB is reportedly planning a £1 billion purchase of a broadband service provider, with the company planing to launch triple play services comprising phone, TV and internet.The plans, reported this morning by the Guardian, would enable Sky to compete more effectively with a combined triple play cable service by ntl and Telewest, following their recently… Continue reading Sky Mulling ISP Purchase To Offer Triple Play

Flextech-owned youth entertainment channel, Trouble, will next week unveil its new identity and late night programme strand, Trouble Later.The new identity, created by design agency Addiction in collaboration with in-house creative director, Anthony van Someren, comprises a new Trouble daytime logo, a Trouble Later logo, new channel idents and an animated channel character.The new night… Continue reading Trouble Rebrands With New Late Night Strand

Magazine giant IPC has appointed Miles Ross as its new head of mobile development, with the newly created position charged with developing the publisher’s brands into mobile entities.Ross joins the firm with a wealth of mobile experience, having worked on mobile content solutions for the past eight years in his role as a mobile technology… Continue reading IPC Appoints Mobile Boss For Brand Extensions

Havas chairman and French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore this morning continued his spending spree on British media firm Aegis, purchasing 7.4 million shares to increase his stake in the company to 14.71%.The latest increase follows two weeks of almost constant purchases in Aegis by Bollore, who continues to deny his interest is anything but a financial… Continue reading Bollore Continues Aegis Share Purchases

Broadcast magazine is to launch a dedicated online recruitment service for freelance workers in the TV industry on Monday, enabling employers to search by several criteria in order to streamline the recruitment process.Broadcast Freelancer will hold detailed information to allow specific searches to be carried out by programme and credit listings, as well as being… Continue reading Emap To Tackle TV Freelance Recruitment

Robert Lerwill, chief executive officer of Aegis, has spoken out about recent industry speculation over a possible take-over bid for the media and communications company, saying there is a “certain logic” to a partnership in media with Havas.Over recent weeks French entrepreneur and Havas chief executive, Vincent Bollore, has been increasing his stake in Aegis,… Continue reading Lerwill Sees Logic To Havas/Aegis Partnership