David Pugh, chief executive of poster contractor Mills & Allen, has been fired, along with two other directors, by the group’s new owners JC Decaux (see Decaux To Become World’s Largest Outdoor Group With Havas Acquisition). Sales director Lawson Muncaster and finance director Helen Enright have also left the company at the behest of Jean-Francois… Continue reading Newsline Brief
Portal website operator, Yahoo! UK & Ireland, has teamed up with satellite broadcaster BSkyB to create a UK marketing alliance that will span all of Sky’s TV operations and Yahoo’s web pages.The deal will see the companies using each other’s media to promote their services. Iliane van Ees, marketing manager at Yahoo! UK and Ireland,… Continue reading BSkyB And Yahoo! Form UK Marketing Alliance
Media group EMAP has this morning announced the acquisition of Groupe Taitbout, the French publisher of Pleine Vie. The deal is the latest move in EMAP’s international expansion, following the acquisition of US groups Petersen in December 1998 (see EMAP Makes £720m US Move) and General Media’s automotive group in January (see EMAP Augments US… Continue reading EMAP Acquires French Publisher
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from ONdigital about a national press advert by BSkyB. In the ad, Sky claimed that it was the only broadcaster whose digital signal covers the whole of the UK. ONdigital pointed out that reception and coverage were not the same thing and that therefore the ad was… Continue reading ‘Coverage and Reception Are Not The Same Thing’ ASA Tells BSkyB
Online sales specialist, Real Media, has been appointed by News International to handle the sales for all of the Times Internet websites. Under the deal, Real Media will represent, on an exclusive basis, times-money.co.uk, the-times.co.uk, sunday-times.co.uk and times-sport.co.uk.Real Media brings to Times Internet Open AdStream, an ad management and targeting system. Open AdStream handles all… Continue reading News International Signs Real Media For Internet Ad Sales
Ten long months after being on the wrong end of a thrilling climax to leave them trailing the MRG by two matches to one, Richard Poustie’s BMRB XI finally had the opportunity to gain revenge yesterday evening. And they were given an early boost with the news that the two Nicks, Wiggin & Hiddleston, who… Continue reading Cricket: Result Sets Up Vital September Clash
Both Cable & Wireless and its subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Communications, enjoyed rises in their share prices yesterday. Cable & Wireless jumped 21p to 852p, and CWC climbed 9p to 620p. Earlier in the week C&W purchased internet technology company, Internet Network Services (INS). CWC began trials of its cable digital television service at the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Sir John Birt, director-general of the BBC, is expected to announce in his New Statesman lecture this evening that he believes the digital revolution could threaten British culture. Birt, who has channelled millions of pounds of licence fee money into developing the BBC’s digital strategy, is expected to convey his qualms about the globalisation of… Continue reading BBC DG To Warn Of Digital Danger
Granada introduced a two for one share split yesterday in order to halve its share price which had climbed to over £12.00. The media and leisure group was up 9p on Friday by close last night.There are reports that analysts at Investec Henderson Crosthwaite believe that ONdigital, the digital terrestrial TV operator in which Granada… Continue reading Sharewatch
Continuing the trend of hiring ever more elaborate surroundings to present its programmes schedule, the ITV Network unveiled its autumn offerings yesterday at the brand new IMAX Cinema in London (it can surely only be a matter of time before they hire out a space shuttle).David Liddiment, director of programmes at ITV, opened the presentation… Continue reading ITV Autumn 99 Schedule – The Bigger Picture
