Yahoo! chief gets $220m in stock deal
29 May 2001
LONDON - Internet portal Yahoo! has awarded Terry Semel, its recently appointed chairman and CEO, a stock-option package that gives him just under 2% of the company.
LONDON - US entrepreneur Victor Kiam, famous for liking the Remington electric shaver so much he bought the company, has died in his sleep aged 74.
LONDON - Internet portal Yahoo! has awarded Terry Semel, its recently appointed chairman and CEO, a stock-option package that gives him just under 2% of the company.
LONDON - UK media group Carlton Communications has put plans to expand its cinema advertising business into mainland Europe on ice, following a breakdown in takeover talks with RMB International.
LONDON - Excite UK has made two high-profile appointments reflecting its ongoing investment in the brand.
LONDON - Troubled sports website Sportal.com has won a stay of execution after securing enough funding from its original investors to keep it afloat for another month.
LONDON - Emap chief executive Kevin Hand has resigned, after months of pressure, as the company reveals it will take a 545m charge for the falling value of its US business.
LONDON - BT is considering expanding into the cable television market, which is an "untapped goldmine" according to chairman Sir Christopher Bland.
Conquest Business Media's E-biz is to be relaunched as Business Online
Hand steps down as Emap announces £527m loss