18 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) - EasyGroup is investing 20m to roll out its chain of EasyEverything internet cafes across the US in the new year.
The group opened its first US cafe in New York last month, with plans to expand in the States after six months to a year.
However, EasyGroup’s chief executive ...
15 Dec 2000
| by by Louise Banbury
to a stockbroker for the nominal price of £1. The news came as United News & Media announced plans...-leader.com.
United News Media has U-turned on its February announcement, which saw the setting up of internet ...
. The decision means United will spend £60m next year, compared with the £120m it spent this year. The company ...
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The consumer sites do not now fit in with United's plans to transform Xilerate into a B2B operation ...
14 Dec 2000
The government is facing an annual bill of up to 350m to create the Post Office-based universal bank, because 10 high-street banks are reported to have refused to pay 125m a year towards running costs.
13 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
publishers to buy the Express Newspaper group from United News 125m bid with higher offers because Express Newspaper’s owner, United News & Media, feared that either takeover would face a full-scale competition ...
13 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
and increasingly competitive environment.”
Channel 4, which is state-owned but funded by advertising, has been ...
12 Dec 2000
United News & Media if the price is reasonable, according to reports....LONDON (Brand Republic) – European media company RTL Group will buy the 35% stake in Channel 5 that it does not own from United News & Media if the price is reasonable, according to reports.
Speaking to French newspaper Le Soir, chief executive Didier Bellens said that RTL also plans to increase its stake ...
12 Dec 2000
United Airlines is to ask its two roster agencies, Fallon Worldwide and Young 100m annual account....LONDON (Brand Republic) – United Airlines is to ask its two roster agencies, Fallon Worldwide ...
said the airline wanted to build a long-term relationship with a single shop and communicate the United brand in a consistent way.
Billings for the winning agency could also increase if United’s acquisition ...
12 Dec 2000
on the horizon to change the state of the market.
DoubleClick has also been hampered by the high cost ...
11 Dec 2000
officer Mike Vogel is currently negotiating leaving the agency to head up the PentaMark unit ...
11 Dec 2000
| by Louise Banbury
Royal Philips Electronics NV’s professional broadcasting unit.
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