Monday May 28 | Brand Republic
Sorrell says Adam & Eve acquisition 'shows DDB needed some help'
Omnicom's decision to buy Adam & Eve for an estimated A 60m last week underlines how its creative network DDB Worldwide "needed some help", according to Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of rival holding group WPP.
Buzz of fatherhood for comic Frank
Comedian Frank Skinner is feeling the buzz of fatherhood for the first time after his girlfriend gave birth to their son, he said.
BSkyB to face no action over TV film monopoly
Guardian News and Media/London BSkyB is to face no action from regulators over its monopoly of UK pay-TV film rights, after the Competition Commission decided that video-on-demand rivals such as LoveFilm and Netflix provide a vibrant market for consumers.
Avail-TVN raises $100M, buys On Demand Group for $27M
Digital media giant Avail-TVN on Monday said it received $100 million in investment funding to help bankroll its international growth strategy.
BT broadband gets billions in subsidy, claims Virgin Media boss
A senior Virgin Media executive has claimed rival BT will get the lion's share of government broadband subsidies.
Virgin Media: Transaction in Own Shares
Virgin Media Inc. today announced the repurchase of 124,000 shares of common stockA onA 18 May 2012A as a part of the Company's capital return program previously announced on 27 July 2011.
Plex shows you how to make your TV shows look great with its new Local Media Agent
Out friends at Plex have shuttled out a new Local Media Agent that'll enable you to make your TV shows look great.
Monitor Application Performance Proactively or Risk Losing Customers, ...
Monitor Application Performance Proactively or Risk Losing Customers, Warns ExtraHop Networks; Increases in downtime and targeted attacks cause businesses to consider new proactive approaches to application performance monitoring London, -- Following a number of high-profile outages in recent weeks, including The Royal Mail, Google Gmail and Virgin ... (more)
Best British innovation uncovered as Innovation Nation gives the public the final say
Innovation Nation , an initiative between The Guardian and Virgin Media Business to uncover the UK's most innovative organisations and people, has today unveiled its shortlist of finalists.
Customer retention - can ISO/IEC 20000 help?
Organisations are cutting costs and in the worst cases this includes staff redundancies.
Lone Anon hater takes responsibility for Pirate Bay attack
A person who claims to be a former member of Anonymous has claimed responsibility for knocking The Pirate Bay offline for over a day.
We want answers, say parents of baby boy crushed to death in Chiswick by falling lamp post
The grieving parents of a baby boy killed by a falling lamp post have accused a coroner's court of failing to provide answers about their son's death.
Absolute Radio grooves total of almost 3 million listeners
Absolute Radio 's total audience came within a whisker of 3 million listeners on the back of its new 60s and 70s digital stations - but there was a big drop for its noughties-themed offering.
Ira Sohn: Laffont Likes Virgin Media, Witmer Picks Gildan
A couple of interesting ideas have already come out from the speakers at the Ira Sohn conference, where some of the biggest names in the investment, and particularly the hedge fund, world gather every year.
3. Beryl and Betty are golden girls of radio
Now, golden oldies Beryl Renwick, 86, and Betty Smith, 90, have become the oldest ever winners of one of the radio industry's most prestigious accolades.
Local News: 'Council responsible for lampost which killed baby Tommy'
A TOPPLING lampost which fell on a pram in Chiswick, tragicly killing a baby, was the responsibilty of Hounslow Council, West London Coroner's Court was told today .
BBC Radio 6 Music named UK Station of the Year at Sony Radio Academy Awards
BBC Radio 6 Music has been named UK Station of the Year at the 30th annual Sony Radio Academy Awards.
Coldplay to broadcast Emirates gig live on Absolute
Absolute Radio will join forces with Britain's biggest bands once again when Coldplay perform the first London date of their Mylo Xyloto tour, broadcasting one of their biggest UK gigs to date from Emirates stadium completely live to the nation.
Is the Worst Over at SeaChange?
Change it knows well. Amid a massive restructuring, its founder and CEO left late last year, followed by the departure of its longtime president.
Web users stuck in the slow lane
When it comes to broadband , a city property is no guarantee of a good connection.