31 Jan 2007
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LONDON - See Tickets awarded its list management account to TRG Strata as part of a consolidation of its business.
LONDON - The BBC Trust has given the corporation a provisional green light for new on-demand services, subject to 'certain conditions and modifications' to any proposal that may be put forward for the new products.
LONDON - Tesco has emerged as a candidate in the race to take over as sponsor of ITV's 'Coronation Street', replacing Cadbury.
LONDON - Manchester Evening News has agreed a partnership with Legacy.com, the US-based online obituary website, to create a new obituaries and family notice service.
LONDON - Outdoor company JCDecaux made revenues of €1.9bn (£1.25bn) during 2006, up 11.5% on 2005, which included a stronger than expected performance in the UK.
31 Jan 2007
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PARIS - Vincent Bollore, the Havas chairman, is to become non-executive chairman of MPG France, reflecting his hands-on involvement in the restructure of the French holding company.
LONDON - CBS Outdoor is offering a single brand the chance to own all advertising sites at Wembley Park Tube station, the principal gateway to the new Wembley Stadium, for between two and four years in return for up to £4.5m.
LONDON - BSkyB added a net 183,000 customers in October-December 2006, taking its total number of subscribers to 8.44m, and declared quarterly revenues up 10% to £2.22bn.
LONDON - BBC News journalists are to consider 24-hour strike action next month over management's plans for compulsory redundancies.
LONDON - BBC Worldwide has accelerated moves to become a major international media brand with the acquisition of a 25% stake in an Australian television production company.