30 May 1997
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
Tony Kenyon, the chief executive of the Negotiation Centre,
received an initial payment of about pounds 1.8 million when his 24.5
per cent stake in IDK Media was acquired by the CIA Group, it was
revealed this week.
30 May 1997
| by KAREN YATES
Granada Television s long-awaited purchase of Yorkshire Tyne Tees
Television is understood to be imminent. Granada already owns 27 per
cent of YTTV, the maximum allowed before a full takeover and, according
to insiders, is poised to mount a full bid within the next few days.
30 May 1997
| by EMMA HALL
Leagas Shafron Davis has produced a press ad for Royal and
SunAlliance in the middle of the pitch for the insurer s pounds 20
million account.
Anzib, the investment arm of the Australia and New Zealand Bank,
has chosen M&C Saatchi to give it a separate identity from its
parent.
The Heartbeat star, Nick Berry, is the latest celebrity to be
signed up by BT for its television commercials, following Dervla Kirwan,
the Ballykissangel actress, and the comedian, Hugh Laurie. Berry, who
first shot to fame as Simon Wicks in EastEnders during the 80s, will
star in ten spots as part...
30 May 1997
| by FRANCES LEE
Tighter regulation of financial PR firms may be covered by the new
financial super regulator announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown last
week.
30 May 1997
| by STEVE BEVAN
American Express is looking for a new head of European public
affairs following the promotion of European vice president Sally
Susman.
30 May 1997
| by STEVE BEVAN
Carol Ruth, the former head of US-based Dewe Rogerson Inc has been
appointed chairman and chief executive of Edelman Financial Worldwide.
Based in New York, she will work with agency president Andrew Dewar and
manage operations in the US, the UK and Hong Kong. Ruth left Dewe
Rogerson Inc in April.
30 May 1997
| by STEVE BEVAN
Money transfer service Moneygram has appointed specialist marketing
agency ASAP Communications to handle public relations within the ethnic
markets. Moneygram, partly owned by travel company Thomas Cook, is
targeting Britain s African-Caribbean community with its campaign.
30 May 1997
| by STEVE BEVAN
Glass-manufacturer Pilkington has dropped Brunswick after eight
years and switched its estimated pounds 70,000 financial PR account to
Finsbury.