Andy Sutcliffe, managing director and co-founder of Cabal Communications, has left the publishing company. It is believed he left for personal reasons and has no replacement job in the pipeline. Sutcliffe founded Cabal with Sally O’Sullivan in September 1998 (see Interview – Andy Sutcliffe, Managing Director, Cabal Communications); previously the pair were partners at IPC… Continue reading Cabal Loses Director
After a slump during the first six months of 1999, outdoor advertising is back on track with the latest estimates for revenue growth in 2000 showing a mini-boom in the industry. Optimedia’s latest report predicts a growth of 8% during 2000, double the growth rate in 1999, and 3% higher than that predicted for total… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Mini-boom Predicted For Outdoor Advertising
Shares in Dialog fell 22˝p yesterday as Thomson Corporation was confirmed as the buyer of the software and computing group’s Information Services Division (see Thomson Confirmed As Dialog Buyer). Prices closed at 140p.Telewest stock was recommended after the group announced the launch of a new high-speed internet service (see Telewest And Flextech Report Losses Ahead… Continue reading Sharewatch
Interactive digital television (iDTV) will reach 80 million European homes by 2005, according to a recent report by Forrester Research. The “walled garden” system currently available on interactive platforms will fall, allowing full internet access through TV screens. There are currently 7 million subscribers to interactive television systems throughout Europe. This will double to 14… Continue reading Online Services Will Be Driven By TV, Says Forrester
Interactive digital television (iDTV) will reach 80 million European homes by 2005, according to a recent report by Forrester Research. The “walled garden” system currently available on interactive platforms will fall, allowing full internet access through TV screens.There are currently 7 million subscribers to interactive television systems throughout Europe. This will double to 14 million… Continue reading Online Services Will Be Driven By TV, Says Forrester
Canadian publishing company, Thomson Corporation, has today been confirmed as the buyer of Dialog’s Information Services Division (ISD), as had been expected earlier in the week (see Dialog To Sell Core Services To Ease Debt Burden). Dialog is selling ISD, by far the bulk of its business, for $275 million (£173.5 million) and is to… Continue reading Thomson Confirmed As Dialog Buyer
Cable group Telewest and pay-TV company Flextech, which are in the midst of a £2.3 billion merger, both reported poor year-end financial results today. The merger, which will create a vertically integrated company worth more than £12 billion, was cleared by the Department of Trade & Industry earlier this month (see Telewest And Flextech Merger… Continue reading Telewest And Flextech Report Losses Ahead Of Merger
The £8.2 billion cable merger between NTL and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has been approved by the secretary of state following recommendations passed from the Competition Commission at the end of last month (see Competition Commission Reports On NTL/CWC Merger). Despite concerns from trade and industry secretary, Stephen Byers, that the merger might be… Continue reading Government Clears NTL/CWC Merger
Stock in BSkyB continued to rise (up 50p) despite the clearance by the Government of the merger of cable companies NTL and CWC (see Government Clears NTL/CWC Merger). BSkyB had opposed the deal under the current cable regulations, claiming that a merged company would be as dominant as Sky and should therefore operate on an… Continue reading Sharewatch
Cable group Telewest and pay-TV company Flextech, which are in the midst of a £2.3 billion merger, both reported poor year-end financial results today. The merger, which will create a vertically integrated company worth more than £12 billion, was cleared by the Department of Trade & Industry earlier this month. Telewest saw a rise in… Continue reading Telewest And Flextech Report Losses Ahead Of Merger
