BT has secured a landmark deal with McDonald’s that will see wireless broadband access offered to customers in hundreds of the fast food chain’s restaurants across the UK.Under the agreement BT Openzone access points will be installed in around 500 McDonald’s flagship and drive-thru restaurants by the end of March, in a move that will… Continue reading BT Extends Wireless Network With Landmark McDonald’s Deal
Speculation is mounting that press tycoon Conrad Black could be forced out as chairman of Hollinger International as controversy over unauthorised executive payments lingers on.Black stepped down as chief executive of the newspaper group in November after it was revealed that he and other executives had received unapproved payments totalling $32.2 million.Hollinger expects Black, who… Continue reading Black Could Be Ousted As Hollinger Chairman
ITV Sales has poached RAB managing director, Justin Sampson, to take up a new role designed to improve the organisation’s relationship with advertisers.Sampson, who has spent the last twelve years promoting radio to advertisers, will work to ensure that the customer is put at the heart of all aspects of the ITV Sales operation, from… Continue reading ITV Poaches RAB’s Sampson To Boost Advertiser Relations
Analysts are quietly confident that 2004 will bring about an upturn in the US advertising market with demand being driven by economic confidence.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Lagardere Cleared To Acquire EditisThe European Commission today approved the takeover of Vivendi Universal’s publishing division by the French group Lagardere.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Muted Optimism As US Ad Demand Grows
Speculation is mounting that press tycoon Conrad Black could be forced out as chairman of Hollinger International as controversy over unauthorised executive payments lingers on. Black stepped down as chief executive of the newspaper group in November after it was revealed that he and other executives had received unapproved payments totalling $32.2 million (see Black… Continue reading Hollinger Chairman Could Be Ousted
The European Commission today approved the takeover of Vivendi Universal’s publishing division by the French group Lagardere. Competition concerns mean that Lagardere will only retain a 40% stake in Editis (formerly VUP) with the remainder of the business going up for sale again. Lagardere is the world’s largest magazine publisher but has been keen to… Continue reading Lagardere Cleared To Acquire Editis
The troubled Interpublic Group has taken steps to ease its financial situation by selling four of its five UK motor racing circuits. The famous Brands Hatch complex has been sold, together with Oulton Park, Cadwell Park and Snetterton to a new company called MotorsportVision for an undisclosed sum. The business is fronted by former racing… Continue reading Chequered Flag Comes Down On IPG Motorsports Empire
Communications regulator Ofcom has set out proposals for new guidelines that could hamper Government plans to make media mergers easier in the newly deregulated marketplace. The cross-media watchdog, which assumed its full responsibilities last week, plans to investigate companies hoping to complete deals that could fall foul of the plurality test amendment to the Communications… Continue reading New Ofcom Guidelines Could Tie-Up Major Media Mergers
The media sector was cheered yesterday after Aegis, the media sales and market research group, raised its forecasts for advertising growth this year amid signs of improving corporate confidence (see Aegis On Track To Deliver Strong Growth This Year).Daily Mail & General Trust was seen in focus up 0.8% following news that it and other… Continue reading Sharewatch: Forecasts From Aegis Lift Media Sector
The UK is the world’s ninth largest broadband country, according to new research out this week.The research firm Point Topic calculates that as at 30 September 2003 there were 1.4 million DSL and 1.2 million cable broadband lines in UK homes and businesses. The number of lines increased by more than 20% in the third… Continue reading UK Becomes A High Speed Haven For Internet Users
