16 Apr 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Euro RSCG and J Walter Thompson have won Reckitt Benckiser's $430m (£300m) global advertising business after a three-way pitch.
16 Apr 2002
NEW YORK - The Sun has, indeed, come out. On a sweltering, 88-degree April Tuesday, I don't so much read it on the six-stop F train ride as use it to fan the six cubic inches of air around my face. Neatly, I spy six other 'readers' doing the same, writes Eleanor Trickett on today's launch of The New...
16 Apr 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The Football League will call for support from MPs in its ongoing battle with ITV Digital when its leaders meet with politicians tonight.
16 Apr 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - TV advertising revenues in the US could rocket if trials of a new TV ratings system, which doubled the size of the audience, are successful.
16 Apr 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - NTL has struck a deal with bondholders, which will see the struggling cable operator reduce its £12bn debt mountain by £7.4bn in return for a larger stake in the company.
16 Apr 2002
| by Staff,
LONDON - Learndirect, the government's internet education service, has come under fire for signing a £1m agreement to sponsor ITV's 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' quiz show.
16 Apr 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Aegis Group has issued €150m (£92m) in unsecured convertible bonds, as it seeks to refinance debt and fund global expansion.
16 Apr 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - The clock is running out for ITV Digital, which has only days left if it does not hammer out a deal with the Football League this week.
LONDON - Hopes of a quick recovery have been dampened by Zenith Optimedia Group, as its latest advertising industry forecast predicts that there will be no sign of an upturn until the fourth quarter.
16 Apr 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Things are looking up for the advertising industry, as the latest Bellwether Report shows the first signs of improving business confidence for 18 months.