French-based outdoor advertising group, JC Decaux, has won the bidding battle for Havas Media-Communication-Outdoor Advertising, the outdoor arm of Havas, the publishing and multimedia company owned by communications conglomerate, Vivendi. Decaux is set to pay €992 million or around £650 million for HMC Outdoor Advertising and claims that the merged operation will be the largest… Continue reading Decaux To Become World’s Largest Outdoor Group With Havas Acquisition
The Scottish Media Group (SMG) has appointed Don Cruickshank as non-executive chairman, as from 1 June 1999. Cruickshank was previously director general of OFTEL between 1993 and 1998, and has also held executive positions at Pearson, Times Newspapers and the Virgin Group.Andrew Flanagan, chief executive of SMG, commented: “We are privileged to have Don Cruickshank… Continue reading Scottish Media Group Appoints Cruickshank As New Chairman
The cable companies were amongst the biggest movers on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Cable & Wireless rose by 67p to 909p, and its UK subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Communications, added 14p to its share price, rising to 727p. C&W sold undersea cabling operation, Cable & Wireless Global Marine, to Global Crossing yesterday in a… Continue reading Sharewatch
http://www.newwomanonline.co.uk/Those who have always enjoyed perusing the pages of certain women’s magazines, filling out all of the ‘Is he the right man for you?’ type questionnaires, and smearing eggs all over your hair to make it look better, will not be let down by the revamped online version of Emap Elan’s New Woman.Likewise, any of… Continue reading Web Review – New Woman Online
Sky Digital is to expand its digital television pay-per-view film service. The digital broadcaster is increasing its number of pay-per-view screens from 48 to 72, allowing it to show a wider choice of films. Sky will also be restructuring its on-screen PPV listings.A new, independent PPV film service will also be launching on Sky’s digital… Continue reading Sky Expands Digital Pay-Per-View Movie Service
The Express has become the latest national newspaper to start offering a free access service to the internet. In London, Saturday’s edition of the paper featured a covermounted CD with the software needed to connect to Express Online.The service will rival the Sun‘s CurrantBun.com (see News International Claim ‘Huge Success’ For CurrantBun) and the Mirror‘s… Continue reading Express Joins Free Net Access Bandwagon
Fletcher Research this week launches the second wave of its Internet User Monitor, which will be the largest survey so far of UK web users. The research is to be used by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) as part of its National Audience Survey (NAS) system.The IAB is hoping to offer online advertisers regular and… Continue reading Fletcher Launches Largest Ever Poll Of UK Internet Users
Regional newspaper publisher, Trinity, was boosted at the end of last week by reports that Hollinger International may consider buying it if Trinity’s bid for Mirror Group fails. Hollinger is the newspaper group headed by Conrad Black, which owns the Daily Telegraph.On Friday, Trinity closed up 27p at 589p. With stock at this price, Trinity… Continue reading Sharewatch
Tuesday WPP Group releases its first quarter 1999 trading statement.Wednesday IBC is holding the UK Digital TV conference at 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1. The three day conference and seminar programme features speakers including Mark Booth, chief executive of BSkyB, Marc Sands, director of brand marketing at ONdigital and David Elstein, chief executive of Channel… Continue reading The Week Ahead
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has served a notice revoking the licence of satellite TV channel Med TV.Med TV was fined by the ITC at the beginning of last year for three breaches of the Commission’s impartiality requirements (see Newsline), and in November the broadcaster was warned that its licence might be revoked (see Newsline).Broadcasts… Continue reading ITC Revokes Med TV Licence
