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The Telegraph group yesterday announced a £118 million loss for 2003, after it was forced to write-off a £145 million loan initiated by Lord Black. According to the Times, the write-off for the newspaper group, which amounts to four years profits, results from a loan between the Telegraph and Hollinger International, the US based company… Continue reading Telegraph Forced To Write Off Black’s Loan Of £145 Million

The Barclay brothers have overcome another obstacle in their proposed purchase of the Telegraph titles after Government ministers said the deal would not be subject to a public interest examination. It is understood that the Department of Trade and Industry told Sir David and Frederick Barclay yesterday that the Secretary of State, Patricia Hewitt, would… Continue reading Barclays Get Go-Ahead For Telegraph Take-Over

Aegis has created the UK’s largest online buying point following the launch of a new digital media agency called Diffiniti to replace the ageing Carat Interactive brand. The new agency, which has been created in response to the growing role of new media in the marketing mix, will handle billings in excess of £34 million… Continue reading Aegis Forms UK’s Largest Online Media Buying Point

WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell is this week expected to unveil record figures at the group, providing further evidence that the prolonged advertising downturn is finally over. Analysts are expecting WPP’s half-year results to cheer embattled investors by revealing that underlying pre-tax profits at the world’s second largest advertising group have risen to £230… Continue reading Record Profits At WPP Spell End To Advertising Downturn

TiVo, the maker of the first digital video recorder, has announced plans to slash its price in the US by half to $99 in a bid to attract new subscribers. Launched five years ago, the subscription based company which allows users to record and pause live television, wants to drive its customer base up to… Continue reading TiVo Cuts Price To Drive Sales

Profits at US advertising group, Grey Global, have doubled during the second quarter of 2004 to $10.8 million, putting the company in an even stronger selling position. The group, which is valued at $1.3 billion, is up for sale and advertising giants such as WPP and Havas have all been linked as possible bidders. Worldwide… Continue reading Profit Increase At Grey Gives Sale A Boost

Emap Communications has today announced that it has purchased the event that hosts the advertising world’s ‘Oscars’ – the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival – for £52.5 million. The festival, which has been acquired from WJB Chiltern Trust, is the largest yearly gathering in the marketing world and each June over 8,000 advertising and marketing… Continue reading Emap Acquires Ad World’s ‘Oscars’

Global holdings group, Interpublic, has saw revenues jump 3% during the second quarter of 2004, with organic revenue moving out of the red for the first time since 2001. As organic revenue, which has been adjusted for acquisitions and dispositions, scraped in to the positive with a 0.3% increase, operating profits rose 3.8%, a slight… Continue reading Slow Improvements Continue At Interpublic

GWR’s, Local Radio Group, has today announced it will purchase the remaining 67% stake of Two Boroughs Radio Limited from Johnston Press, to become sole-owner of the Burnley based station. The total purchase price, which includes the previously acquired 33% share of Two Boroughs Radio, is reported to be just over £2.2 million. In June,… Continue reading Local Radio Group Snaps Up Remaining Stake Of Two Boroughs

Worldwide free newspaper, Metro International, has remained the world’s most-read newspaper as sales increased by 50% in the first half of 2004 to reach 14.5 million readers a day. The jump in sales spurred profits at Metro to reach $145 million from January to June 2004, with the group reporting its second quarterly net profit… Continue reading Metro International Remains World’s Most Read Newspaper