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LONDON - Flagging UK cable operator NTL has appointed Brunswick to handle PR while it attempts to reduce its 12bn debt mountain.
LONDON - The BBC and Channel 4 have called on the government to break up BSkyB and separate its satellite TV content business from its satellite distribution.
British Gas has appointed Nigel Grimes to the new role of customer strategy director, with a brief to oversee the brand's relationships with consumers. Grimes, who reports to director of marketing and strategy Nick Smith, will oversee a team of 35 marketers in British Gas' central marketing...
LONDON - Carat UK has cut its links with Tiny Computers after the struggling retailer was dramatically snapped up by the rival company Time Computers yesterday afternoon.
HAMBURG - German regulators yesterday blocked Liberty Media's 3.4bn acquisition of six regional cable television companies owned by Deutsche Telekom.
LONDON - Centrica is to review its 50m media spend for its British Gas, AA and Goldfish brands. The move could see all three brands consolidated into one agency for the first time.
LONDON - High-speed internet access has been given a boost by Oftel, the UK telecoms regulator, which is to make it easier for companies to offer such services by forcing BT to accept new payment terms.
LONDON - Debt-ridden cable company NTL is to confirm later this week that it can not pay its debts, as a complex plan is unveiled to recapitalise the company and ensure its future.
Advanced Micro Devices, the microprocessing system manufacturer, is holding a global review of its 50 million business. The systems giant has shortlisted McCann-Erickson, Leo Burnett and Young & Rubicam for the account, having initially approached six global networks including Lowe & Partners,...
A cut-price digital set-top box, costing 100, will be launched by Pace Micro Technology in April. The Pace Adapter will not give access to premium television channels but will carry free-to-air offerings from the BBC and ITV such as BBC Choice and ITV2. - General release.
