Sky under threat as BT takes fight to football rights June 14, 2012 BSKYB’S delight at remaining the primary broadcaster for live football in the UK is not unreserved. Increased competition from the likes of Al Jazeera and ESPN has forced it to pay handsomely for the privilege, and the entry of BT into the market threatens its pre-eminence more powerfully than any of its previous competitors have [...]
Resolute Swedes can continue strong record against England June 14, 2012 SWEDEN ENGLAND 7.45pm BBC 1 THERE was a collective sigh of relief around the country when England managed to take a point from their opening group game against France. It was a solid, if unspectacular, start for Roy Hodgson’s men, but the new manager will be feeling confident his side can take three points against [...]
Tokyo is vast, fast and very interesting May 27, 2012 IT was about 7AM and the sun from my windows was beginning to wake me up. With my room on the 35th floor of a tower in the business district of Tokyo, the view of the endless city was so intense that drawing my curtains – even while I slept – seemed a waste. I [...]
Eurostar brings culture and sport together to support London 2012 May 22, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 65 DAYS TO GO Eurostar’s chief exec says why it is 2012’s international rail services provider Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A For us the partnership felt natural, partly because of the geography: we come into St Pancras, which will [...]
For London 2012 a marketing firm is both service provider and client May 15, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 72 DAYS TO GO Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A The task of marketing the London Olympic Games has been described as the biggest assignment in UK marketing history. For a group of agencies to collectively and collaboratively be able [...]
Providing the intelligence behind the 2012 London Olympic Games May 8, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 79 DAYS TO GO Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A London 2012 offers us a great platform to demonstrate how Nielsen provides information and insights to organisations to give them a comprehensive understanding of global consumers and markets. In addition [...]
Fail to manage airport queues and see Britain’s future growth depart May 2, 2012 HEATHROW’S immigration queue crisis is already a national embarrassment, but the true scale of the damage it is doing has yet to be recognised. Inevitably, the coverage so far has focused on the Olympics. With hundreds of thousands of extra tourists flooding into the capital, and the attention of the world’s media and sporting establishments [...]
RAPID responses May 2, 2012 Fresh appeal [Re: Why Boris Johnson is by far the best choice for Londoners, yesterday] It’s good to see support for a candidate on the basis on his character, the worth of his policies, and how those coincide with the nature of London itself. There’s no better example of how directly-elected mayors can rejuvenate politics [...]
Perform is driving ahead with with revenues jumping by 45pc May 1, 2012 SPORTS rights company Perform said it expected strong profit growth this year after reporting first quarter revenues that rose 45 per cent. “We are very pleased with the momentum in the core business and are looking forward to posting another year of strong revenue and Ebitda growth,” joint chief executive Oliver Slipper said. The company, [...]
BEST of the BROKERS May 1, 2012 AB INBEV Liberum Capital has maintained its “buy” rating on the brewer and raised its target price from €63 to €68 following its quarterly update this week. The broker says it was encouraged by the expansion in the company’s gross margin – up 200bp globally and 450bp in North America. It says the most important [...]