London Weekend Television Holdings has lifted its shareholder limitation which currently restricts companies to stakes of under 10% – a move which could result in a takeover in the near future.“We took the view that no company directors should hide behind the 10% limit” says chairman Sir Christopher Bland, but he stresses “We want LWT… Continue reading LWT Heading For Takeover
London Weekend Television Holdings has lifted its shareholder limitation which currently restricts companies to stakes of under 10% – a move which could result in a takeover in the near future.“We took the view that no company directors should hide behind the 10% limit” says chairman Sir Christopher Bland, but he stresses “We want LWT… Continue reading LWT Heading For Takeover
GGT’s plans to take over GGK London have been put on hold following the announcement that it had won GGK’s £15m Nationwide account… David Jones is to rejoin Publicis as senior media planner after four years with Grey as planning group head… Simon Leadsford has been appointed as advertisement director with Harpers & Queen, taking… Continue reading Industry Snippets..
VNU Publishing has set up a networking sales portfolio which will aid advertisers to target the best magazine for their ads. The company has issued a booklet outlining its titles, giving details of circulation and showing title overlap. Morgan Grampian has revealed discount rates which allow advertisers to place ads across its titles in the… Continue reading Magazine News
News Corporation, publisher of The Times, has shown a 47% increase in profits to A$643.5m (+47%) for the nine months to March 1993. BSkyB has come out as being firmly in profit with operating profits standing at £1.7m a week. Earnings per share for the group rose to A$0.38 from A$0.32.COX REFUTES DYKE’S ARGUMENTMajority shareholder… Continue reading News Corp Profits
Reed Elsevier is to buy the Official Airlines Guide Inc from the administrators of Maxwell Communication Corporation in a deal worth £275m. This is the first major deal set up by the international publishing group since the two companies officially merged on January 1 of this year.
TMP Communications is launching a bi-monthly magazine in July which promotes the older woman without patronising articles on “How to bake Victoria sponge”.Speaking to MediaTel this morning Helen Demmy of TMP outlined the type of woman who will read Encore, picturing her as over 45, ABC1, still very interested in fashion, with the money to… Continue reading Encore To Celebrate The Older Woman
Formerly the chairman of the Marketing Society, Sue Farr is to take over as head of marketing and publicity with BBC Network Radio. Farr will be responsible for developing an integrated marketing strategy for BBC radio and its other services.EMAP APPOINTMENTTom Moloney of Emap Metro has been promoted to group managing director of the company’s… Continue reading New Head Of Marketing At BBC Radio
Formerly the chairman of the Marketing Society, Sue Farr is to take over as head of marketing and publicity with BBC Network Radio. Farr will be responsible for developing an integrated marketing strategy for BBC radio and its other services.EMAP APPOINTMENTTom Moloney of Emap Metro has been promoted to group managing director of the company’s… Continue reading New Head Of Marketing At BBC Radio
Centaur Conferences is hosting ‘Radio Fights Back’ on May 27, a one-day conference which examines recent developments in the rapidly expanding medium. Topics covered will include RAJAR – What the Data Has Shown & What It Can Do For Buyers And Sellers, How Radio Can Work For Advertisers, National vs Local – A Battle to… Continue reading Radio Fights Back
