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Emap Communications, Emap’s B2B division, has acquired AGOR SAS (AGOR), a market leading independent exhibition business serving the domestic French retail sector. It will pay £21.2 million for AGOR, which operates in the volume, gifts and clearance goods markets. Emap says that the French focus of the AGOR business will complement Emap Communications existing positions… Continue reading EMAP Acquires French Exhibitions Business

Revenues from mobile gaming are predicted to top â‚Ź500 million in Western Europe this year with the UK contributing â‚Ź75 million to this total. A study entitled How to make money on Mobile Services identifies four different forms that mobile gaming is likely to take. These are classic/arcade style games, betting/lotto games, TV voting and… Continue reading Europe’s Mobile Market Ripe For Gaming

BSkyB was seen in focus after Banc of America repeated its sell advice, citing worries that the broadcaster’s customers could be trading down to cheaper packages. It said that consensus forecasts were too optimistic, as they demanded sharp price increases and continued subscriber volume growth. The stock was seen down 2.03%.Elsewhere, Cable & Wireless shares… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Suffers On Negative Guidance

Channel Five has confirmed the appointment of Jane Lighting as its new chief executive, replacing Dawn Airey, who stepped down to join Sky Networks last year (see Airey Leaves Channel 5 Top Post For BSkyB). Lighting has over twenty years experience in the TV industry and is currently head of Telewest’s pay TV business, Flextech,… Continue reading Channel Five Names Lighting As New Chief Executive

More than £3.5 billion was spent on TV advertising during 2002, a decrease of 5.7% on the previous year, when adspend topped £3.7 billion. Figures from Thomson Intermedia show that FMCG brands were the most lucrative TV advertisers during 2002, investing more than £843 million in the medium throughout the course of the year. FMCG… Continue reading Over £3.5 Billion Spent On TV Advertising Last Year

The manufacturer of personal video recorders that allow TV viewers to skip adverts between their favourite programmes is withdrawing from the UK after less than three years.The launch of TiVo video recorders capable of recording up to 40 hours of TV, scanning 90 channels and pausing live shows, caused a stir back in 2000 when… Continue reading Advertisers’ Fears Eased As TiVo Withdraws From UK

Shares in BSkyB tumbled yesterday after a Banc Of America Securities analyst warned that the satellite broadcaster’s customers are increasingly downgrading their subscriptions to cheaper packages. The broker placed a Sell rating on Sky, claiming that 700,000 top-tier subscribers downgraded their TV packages last year following price increases. Analyst Sean Eddie questioned whether Sky would… Continue reading BSkyB Shares Hit By Broker Worries

MTV has secured Nik Naks as the sponsor of the second series of The Osbournes, in a deal worth £750,000.The deal, which was brokered by Viacom Brand Solutions and Starcom Motive, will begin later this month and will run for six months. The campaign will build on Nik Naks’ sponsorship of the first series of… Continue reading MTV Retains Nik Naks As The Osbournes Sponsor

Channel Five has confirmed the appointment of Jane Lighting as its new chief executive, replacing Dawn Airey, who stepped down to join Sky Networks last year (see Airey’s Departure Represents Coup For BSkyB).Lighting has over twenty year’s experience in the TV industry and is currently head of Telewest’s pay TV business, Flextech, whose portfolio includes… Continue reading Channel Five Names Lighting As New Chief Executive

The outdoor advertising industry experienced a positive end to 2002 with fourth quarter revenues rising by 15% year on year, according to the latest figures from the Outdoor Advertising Association.The data shows that bookings for the last quarter of 2002 totalled £187.8 million, taking revenue to levels experienced in 2000.Total outdoor revenue for 2002 was… Continue reading Outdoor Revenue Rises By 15% During Quarter Four 2002