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Van Wagner UK has appointed Jordan Schaps to the role of chief executive officer with responsibility for leading the expansion of the outdoor contractor’s business across the country.Schaps, son of the company’s world-wide chief executive, replaces the outgoing Charles B Hamlin, who recently returned to the United States to take the leadership of newly acquired… Continue reading Van Wagner UK Names Schaps As New Chief Executive

BLM has announced plans to launch a dedicated sports marketing division to be headed by Andy Clilverd and Robin Clarke.The new division, which aims to be fully operational by September, claims to provide a client first approach to commercial dealings and rather than simply matching budgets to events will exploit the role that sports play… Continue reading BLM Launches Dedicated Sports Marketing Division

The US market for set-top boxes with integrated PVR’s (personal video recorders) will grow six-fold between now and 2008, according to new data from Park Associates. The standalone PVR market will be supplanted by set-top recorders provided by television service operators, along the lines of Sky+ in the UK, and will reach 25m US homes… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Integrated PVR’s To Boom In The US

Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier dropped 3.23% yesterday to rest at 450p ahead of financial results due to be released today and concerns that the weaker dollar and declining revenue from education and business titles may affect earnings.Meanwhile, Reuters dropped 4.48% after Tuesday’s announcement that underlying profits for the full year which are significantly ahead of… Continue reading Sharewatch: Reed Elsevier Dips Ahead Of Results

BT Group has secured a wide-ranging deal with British Airways that will see wireless broadband access offered to thousands of business travellers in airports around the world.The agreement will see a number of BT Openzone access points installed in executive lounges across the UK and other international destinations from April this year, in a move… Continue reading BT Secures Wide-Ranging WiFi Deal With British Airways

Capital Disney, the digital radio station for 8-14 year olds, has secured a cross-platform content and advertising deal to promote the latest movie release from Twentieth Century Fox, Cheaper by the Dozen.The venture between the Capital Radio Group and Twentieth Century Fox is the first of its kind and features online advertorials, as well as… Continue reading Capital Disney Secures Deal With Twentieth Century Fox

Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier today posted increased pre-tax profits for 2003 but said it expects growth to slow in the coming year as a continued economic downturn takes its toll. Pre-tax profits were up 9%, from £927 million to £1.0 billion. Reed said its growth would have reached 10% if adjusted at full year… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Sees 2003 Profits Rise But Predicts Dip In 2004

The US market for set-top boxes with integrated PVRs (personal video recorders) will grow six-fold between now and 2008, according to new data from Park Associates. The standalone PVR market will be supplanted by set-top recorders provided by television service operators, along the lines of Sky+ in the UK and will reach 25 million US… Continue reading Integrated PVRs To Boom In The US As The UK Market Takes Off

Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier today posted increased pre-tax profits for 2003 but said it expects growth to slow in the coming year as the continued economic downturn takes its toll.Pre-tax profits were up 9%, from £927m to £1.01 billion. Reed said the figure would have reached 10% if adjusted at full year currency rates… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Sees 2003 Profits Rise But Predicts Dip

BSkyB is understood to have poached Five’s deputy chief executive, Nick Milligan, to take up a newly created role at its advertising sales operation.Unconfirmed reports suggest that Milligan, who has occupied a number of senior positions at Five, is set to take up a high-level role at Sky Media overseeing such operations as the sale… Continue reading BSkyB Poaches Five’s Milligan To Join Sales Division