Trinity Mirror has rejected a fresh approach from Candover Investments, the private equity house, for its national newspapers, according to weekend press reports.The Observer claims that Candover, which made an informal offer for the titles late last year, has returned with a new proposal since the appointment of Sly Bailey as Trinity Mirror chief executive.However,… Continue reading Candover Rebuffed In Latest Bid For Trinity Titles
Almost 40% of companies are planning to increase their marketing and sales operations as business confidence returns to Britain, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The latest Marketing Trends Survey suggests the economy has enjoyed a powerful boost since the end of the war in Iraq, with businesses predicting that… Continue reading Survey Shows Business Confidence Is Returning To Britain
BSkyB’s £1.02 billion deal to broadcast live Premiership football for a further three years could be investigated by the European Commission following concerns it breaches competition laws.The Premier League had structured the deal in accordance with the EC’s desire that the media rights be split into four separate packages to promote competition and encourage competitive… Continue reading BSkyB’s Football Rights Deal Could Face Investigation
Internet advertising is becoming increasingly popular amoungst FMCG brands and Britvic has announced plans to increase its investment in new media with an extensive campaign to promote its Tango softdrink online.The campaign is based around an on-pack promotion, developed in association with PlayStation 2, which offers consumers the chance to win PlayStation 2 products on… Continue reading Britvic Turns To The Internet For Tango Advertising
AOL has secured an agreement with RealNetworks to provide its broadband members with video content from the latest series of Pop Idol, in a bid to boost uptake of its high-speed internet service.AOL will be the only broadband service provider to offer its subscribers Pop Idol video content free of charge, when the popular television… Continue reading AOL Hopes To Boost Broadband With Pop Idol
Condé Nast and Ministry Of Sound have moved to deny rumours that their joint lifestyle title, Trash, is set to fold after just one issue and are claiming the magazine had a strong sales debut.Ministry insists the pilot issue recorded strong sales and is already outselling many of its competitors in the music and style… Continue reading Condé Nast And Ministry Declare Faith In Trash
Following an extensive bidding process, the satellite broadcaster BSkyB has secured exclusive live television rights to Premiership football for a further three years in separate deals totalling £1.024 billion.The free to air highlights package has been awarded to the BBC for £105 million, paving the way for the return of Match Of The Day on… Continue reading BSkyB And BBC Big Winners In Premiership Bidding Contest
Following an extensive bidding process, the satellite broadcaster BSkyB has secured exclusive live television rights to Premiership football for a further three years in separate deals totalling £1.024 billion. The free to air highlights package has been awarded to the BBC for £105 million, paving the way for the return of Match Of The Day… Continue reading BSkyB And BBC Big Winners In Premiership Bidding Contest
Consumers are catching on to the benefits of digital radio and new research from Dixons suggests the revolution is rapidly gathering pace with digital radios now accounting for half the sales of all portable radio sets.The electronics retailer, which made around 50% of its radio set revenues from digital devices, claims the increasing range and… Continue reading Consumers Catch On To Digital Radio As Sales Increase
Trinity Mirror is on track to achieve its objective of £25 million of annualised savings by 2005, following a spate of cutbacks throughout the company, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. The broker asserts that Sly Bailey’s appointment as chief executive (see Bailey Leaves IPC To Replace Graf At Trinity Mirror) has stimulated activity at… Continue reading Trinity To Reap Rewards Of Cost-Cutting, Says Merrill Lynch
