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French advertising group Havas is back in the bidding for US ad agency True North, according to a report in this morning’s Financial Times. Havas had been reported to have expressed an interest in the Chicago-based agency a couple of months ago, but no developments emerged in the meantime. UK-based communications network WPP is also… Continue reading Havas Back In Bidding For True North, Says FT

BARB’s viewing figures for February show that non-terrestrial channels command a larger share of viewing across all homes than they did last year, with average weekly share during February having increased in the year on year analysis. Nearly all the terrestrial channels saw a year on year drop in average weekly audience share during the… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – February 2001

IPC Media is set to launch its first technology title. Web User will be available in both print and web form from March 22, targeting the burgeoning home net user sector with straightforward advice and information.The group poached Jim Lennox, editor of Computeractive, to head up the magazine (see Launches Brief“Our fortnightly frequency, unique in… Continue reading IPC Unveils Web User Magazine

A profits warning from technology company Ericsson and a bad start from the US Nasdaq index prompted a dismal day for UK TMT stocks, with the majority ending down on the previous day’s close. Of the handful whose shares increased, the gains were negligible, with the best performer, Emap rising just 9p or a little… Continue reading Sharewatch

Pearson is planning to cut investment in its flagship web business, FT.com, by half following a dip in market confidence on the release of the group’s financial results last week. According to reports in the Daily Telegraph today, the group is expected to slash spend in the financial portal from £113m to just £40-50m.Shares in… Continue reading Pearson Halves Net Spend As Investors Call For Closure Of FT.com

Global media and market research company Aegis Group is confident of the coming year, despite a broader downturn in the advertising market, according to its financial results this morning. It has reported a rise in pre-tax profits of 21.4% to £78.4 million and turnover of 19.2% to £5.7 billion. The figures are in line with… Continue reading Aegis Confident For 2001 As Profits Rise 21%

The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has announced the appointment of Peter Bazalgette, creative director of Endemol Entertainment UK, to the board of Channel 4. He will take up the position, which is for a period of three years, from 1 April 2001.Announcing the appointment, ITC chairman Sir Robin Biggam, said: “We are delighted to have… Continue reading Peter Bazalgette Joins C4 Board

IPC Media is set to launch its first technology title. Web User will be available in both print and web form from March 22, targeting the burgeoning home net user sector with straightforward advice and information. The group poached Jim Lennox, editor of Computeractive, to head up the magazine. He said of the launch: “The… Continue reading IPC Unveils Web User Magazine

The MXR London consortium has announced the submission of its bid for the third and final London digital radio licence. At the same time it has introduced a scheme whereby state secondary schools within the MXR transmission area will be given equipment with which to receive educational data from a new service called the “diginet”.This… Continue reading MXR Consortium Submits Bid For Third And Last London Digital Licence

The New York Times is planning to launch an online copy of the print version of the paper, according to a report on ZDNet yesterday. The paper is hoping to sell electronic reproductions of the print version for people who prefer that format to the current online layout of the title. The electronic paper will… Continue reading New York Times Considers Electronic Sales Of Print Format