04 Mar 2009
| by Emma Barnett
LONDON - Microsoft UK chief Ashley Highfield has attacked communications minister Lord Carter...Highfield, managing director and vice-president of Microsoft UK, said there was a risk that the Digital Britain report - which aims to map out a future blueprint for the UK TV, print, radio and online sectors - was not including companies like Microsoft in the picture. He made his comments at London ...
24 Oct 2008
| by Tristan O'Carroll
LONDON - Microsoft's global online ad revenue totalled $557m in Q3, up 15% year on year....However, Microsoft's online services business division, which houses its display and search ad ...
revenue of $557m was an increase of $72m year on year. Microsoft said this reflected growth in its ...
-serving business aQuantive, was $98m during Q3, up from $51m during the same period last year. Microsoft does ...
20 Oct 2008
| by Milly Glaister
LONDON - Microsoft operating system Vista will be the first sponsor of catch-up TV content on ITV...Microsoft's sponsorship will focus around the "I'm a PC" campaign that Microsoft hopes ...
. Microsoft will be the first advertiser to exclusively sponsor the catch-up section - one of the highest ...
-rolls and integrated sponsorship branding. Microsoft Vista will also benefit from a number of homepage takeovers ...
10 Oct 2008
| by Tristan O'Carroll
to Microsoft for $2bn (£1.2bn) less than it offered in July....owns roughly 0.14% of Yahoo, said in a statement that its proposal allows Microsoft to buy Yahoo ...
between the two companies, Microsoft pulled out of negotiations to buy its search business. Microsoft ...
03 Oct 2008
| by Milly Glaister
LONDON - Microsoft has unveiled further plans for its new European Search Technology Centre...The announcement came as Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer stopped off in Paris during a five-city European visit. The new centre is the latest instalment in Microsoft's drive to boost its ...
the current line-up of more than 40 research and development centres already in operation, including Microsoft ...
02 Sep 2008
| by Media Week
Tom Pearman gives Media Week an insight into working at Microsoft...presence and portfolio of Microsoft, in an industry that's evolving as fast as online. The quality ...
26 Aug 2008
| by Adam Hill
LONDON - WPP is in discussions with Microsoft regarding the possibility of buying the latter...Microsoft purchased Avenue A/Razorfish last year as part of a trio of businesses in a $5.9bn deal from aQuantive, but one estimate put the company's current value as low as $800m. The reports have ...
as attractive to Microsoft, could be offered along with some cash by WPP as part of any deal. Avenue A ...
21 Aug 2008
| by Adam Hill
LONDON - Jeff Kelisky has been appointed general manager of commercial search at Microsoft...Formerly chief executive of Microsoft-owned Multimap, Kelisky will lead the company s worldwide ...
, was bought by Microsoft last year. Kelisky joined Multimap in 2000 and became chief executive in 2002 ...
included corporate restructuring. Before that, he was at IBM for seven years. In his new Microsoft role, he ...
07 Aug 2008
| by Tristan O'Carroll
LONDON - Microsoft Advertising has appointed Tom Pearman to the role of finance category...Pearman is charged with strengthening Microsoft s relationships with customers and media agencies ...
more direct client contact and to strengthen Microsoft relationships with new and existing clients. He ...
. Prior to joining Microsoft Advertising, he was the London sales director at city newspaper, City AM ...
29 Jul 2008
| by Ann-Marie Corvin
LONDON - Microsoft is restructuring its UK commercial operation, folding its Advertiser...MDAS to Microsoft Advertising in May - and Chris Maples, formerly managing director of Drive PM, will become its new head of sales. According to Ward, the move is aimed at simplifying Microsoft's sales ...
objective in the digital space," Ward said. Microsoft's Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) group ...