French media group Vivendi Universal may dispose of its 22.7% stake in satellite broadcaster BSkyB, according to a report in this morning’s Financial Times. As a precursor to the move Vivendi is understood to be planning to withdraw its board director from the BSkyB board.Vivendi was given the go ahead to acquire the stake in… Continue reading Vivendi May Dispose Of BSkyB Stake â 29 January 2001
French media group Vivendi Universal may dispose of its 22.7% stake in satellite broadcaster BSkyB, according to a report in this morning’s Financial Times. As a precursor to the move Vivendi is understood to be planning to withdraw its board director from the BSkyB board.Vivendi was given the go ahead to acquire the stake in… Continue reading Vivendi May Dispose Of BSkyB Stake
Interactive advertising agency Profero has announced the introduction of a new programme which will help its clients to identify and respond to the different behaviour patterns of customers on interactive platformsSTATE provides a framework which can be used to plan and deliver interactive advertising including rich media, track activities and marketing programmes, capture contact information… Continue reading Profero Introduces New Programme For Effective Targeting Of Interactive Ads
Panel members are now lined up for MediaTel’s annual Media Question Time event in association with The Economist and Carlton Television. It will take place on Monday 26 February at the BBC Radio Theatre, Portland Place.Media Question Time will be chaired by BBC Radio’s media correspondent, Torin Douglas. Similar in format to the BBC TV… Continue reading Top Panel Lines Up For Third Media Question Time
J Walter Thompson has announced the purchase of Black Cat Holdings, a UK-based direct marketing agency. The move continues the recent acquisitional spree of parent company WPP as it looks to strengthen its high growth areas.Specialising in direct, loyalty, interactive and promotional marketing the group is the fourth largest independent company of its kind in… Continue reading JWT Acquires Black Cat Holdings
26 January 2001 WPP has today announced the launch of Red Cell (www.redcellnetwork.com), a global communications network focusing on the needs of ‘challenger brands’. Chief executive, Sir Martin Sorrell, describes these challenger brands as ‘lean, ambitious, agile, digitally wired businesses that demand world-wide marketing and communication capabilities’. “Red Cell is the first global communications network… Continue reading WPP Launches Global Network For ‘Challenger Brands’
Saatchi & Saatchi has finally appointed its new chief executive, in the form of James Hall. Currently the chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand, Hall will move to London to take up his new post at the end of March. The appointment means that current chief executive, Tamara Ingram, will become executive chairperson.… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, has said that the planned flotation of Sky Global Networks may not now go ahead. In an interview with CNBC yesterday he confirmed that he was in talks with other American satellite broadcasters over plans to merge Sky Global rather than float it.Sky Global was unveiled last April to… Continue reading Sky Global IPO May Not Go Ahead, Says Murdoch
Advertising giant WPP has announced the launch of Red Cell, a new global communications network. It will consolidate its European ad agency Conquest with US-based Cole & Weber, UK group Perspectives and Asia-Pacific alliance partner Batey.It will target “challenger” clients such as Nestle, Nikon and Singapore Airlines. Sir Martin Sorrell, group chief executive of WPP,… Continue reading WPP Launches Global Communications Network
The competition to provide true unmetered internet access looks set to heat up again as Freeserve launches its AnyTime scheme, which will offer round-the-clock access for a flat fee of £12.99 per month.Last year AltaVista was forced to abandon its unmetered access package (see AltaVista Blames BT For Stalling On Free Internet Service) after it… Continue reading Freeserve Enters Unmetered Internet Access Arena
