30 Jul 1999
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
IPC Magazines is to establish a separate limited company to house a
new online venture, code-named IPC Electric.
Cable s consumer brand, which was launched through
Rapier two years ago at a cost of pounds 50 million, is set to disappear
following its acquisition by the cable company, NTL. Alison Smith,
director of communications at NTL, has said that it would be logical for
all advertising to move to NTL s agency,...
30 Jul 1999
Associated Newspapers has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Zoom, the
internet service provider for the retail group Arcadia, signalling its
online ambitions.
29 Jul 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
Compaq s UK marketing director Vesey Crichton has become the latest
senior marketer to shift to a new media role. He left the PC giant last
week to join search engine Alta Vista.
29 Jul 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
People waiting at bus stops will soon be able to pass the time
choosing a holiday, booking cinema tickets and accessing selected web
pages.
29 Jul 1999
| by IAN DARBY
Barclays has named Bank of Montreal chairman Matthew Barrett as
chief executive, ending the uncertainty of a nine-month period in which
Barclays has seen two CEOs leave. Barrett, who will be paid as much as
pounds 5.85m in his first year, will join Barclays in October.
29 Jul 1999
| by IAN DARBY
Some of the UK s leading broadcasters came together last week to
oppose the idea of an additional digital charge on top of the television
licence fee for viewers with multi-channel TV. The alliance, which
included Granada Media, Carlton, United Broadcasting and Entertainment,
BSkyB, ONdigital, Cable...
29 Jul 1999
| by IAN DARBY
Littlewoods Leisure, the pools and betting arm of the Littlewoods
group, is gearing up to help punters bet via the internet.
29 Jul 1999
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Boy band Five, who recently hit number one in the singles charts
with If Ya Wanna Get Down , have hired marketing agency KLP Euro RSCG
to sign up sponsors for their world tour next year. The band is taking
the unusual step of seeking an internet brand - a service provider,
portal or search engine -...
29 Jul 1999
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Associated Newspapers and Arcadia Group have signed a deal which
aims to capitalise on the growing number of women using the
internet.