The Federal Cartel Office has given the green light for
the purchase of the Kabel Deutschland shares by the British
investment company Providence Equity. In December 2005
The company had reached an agreement with co-shareholders Apax Partners and
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners agreed to acquire their shares.
Providence Equity now owns around 95 percent of Kabel
Germany (KDG). The remaining shares remain with KDG management.
Kabel Deutschland supplies around 10 million TV households in Germany.
Germany in 13 federal states and is the largest cable network operator
in Germany and
Europe.

Mr. and Mrs. Schweizer have again
greater confidence in the economy and the labor market. And also more
confidence in their personal situation. This is shown by the
Consumer Confidence Index initiated by ACNielsen in 2005. In Switzerland
the index stood at 98 points in the 2nd half of 2005, which is above the
European average of 95 points. Compared to the figure for the 1st quarter of
In the first half of 2005, the index rose by five points in Switzerland.
At
The question of whether now is the right time to make purchases was answered by
50 percent were positive in the current survey, compared with 38
percent in the 1st half of 2005. The data comes from a global
Online study in which the market research company
ACNielsen surveyed 23,500 consumers in 42 countries in November 2005.

Television in French-speaking Switzerland (TSR) was able to
increased its market share last year. Both channels
contributed to the growth. Overall, TSR achieved a market share of
31.6 percent, an increase of 1.3 percent compared to the previous year.
previous year. In prime time, the market share rose
also increased by 1.3 percent to 38.1 percent. Gilles Marchand spoke on
Monday at the media conference of an excellent 2005. TSR2
was able to achieve above all
Sports broadcasts attract more viewers, according to the
Message. The most successful broadcast on TSR1 was once again the
Information program Téléjournal.

2528 people from 99 countries took part in the
annual survey by Brandchannel (Interbrand) Google on the
most influential brand in 2005. Google has thus won the
Last year's winner Apple was narrowly relegated to second place and the
regained 1st place. According to Brandchannel, the ranking reflects the
milestones of Google in 2005: with the market launch of the
of Google Mini, the desktop search, the web-based service Google
Earth and other innovative ideas, Google has changed life around the world.
significantly influenced. Far lower in the rankings are
three to five Skype, Starbucks and Ikea.
The continental differences in the survey are clear. In Europe
the top three are Nokia, Ikea and Skype. In North America
Apple is ahead of Google and Starbucks. In Asia/Pacific, the best
ranking to Sony, followed by Toyota and Samsung. And in Central and
Latin America, Corona is ahead of Baccardi and Moviestar.
Brandchannel, launched by Interbrand in 2001, is dedicated to the
global view of brands. The global survey is conducted annually
performed.

According to Radio Extra Bern,
whose operation was discontinued at the end of 2005. Since
The new local radio station Capital FM is on air at 5.30 a.m. on Monday. The station from
from the Espace Media Group aims to offer a comprehensive regional
public service, including a morning show and up to 20
news bulletins. The music program includes current hits and the pearls of the
last 30 years. In addition, Radio Capital FM is also available as a webstream
in Windows Media format. 
Due to declining listener numbers, Radio Extra Bern had to cease operations after 22
years ago. As the SDA reports, in connection with
repositioning under the name Capital FM at the beginning of November, three
Members of the moderation team have been dismissed. The Capital team
According to Espace Media, FM consists of around three dozen permanent employees.
and freelancers.

At the General Meeting in Lausanne
the publishers of French-speaking Switzerland have unanimously elected Valérie
Boagno was elected president. In this office she replaces Tibère Alder.
The association attaches importance to the fact that for the first time a
woman has been elected to the top position.
Boagno is deputy editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Le Temps
and has been a member of the management of Presse Suisse for several years. She
chaired various committees in this function. The committees
and press marketing, is a specialist in the field of
also a member of the Board of Directors of WEMF.
In addition to the change in management, Presse Suisse has also changed its name
behind it. The association was formerly known as Presse Romande
active. The name change is accompanied by a joint visual
Presentation of the three publishers' associations Presse Suisse, Schweizer Presse and
Stampa Svizzera. However, the three organizations remain independent.

For once, it was not the creative achievements that led to the rating: Jung von Matt / Limmat's last
week, the agency podcast made it to number 12 in the
most subscribed podcasts. As reported by the SDA, the
Agency portfolio after an immediate entry into the top 30 Step
step by step up to 12th place. The video podcast can be accessed via the website
jvm.ch or downloaded directly from the iTunes Music Store free of charge
be

As of January 23, interest for Springer
of 25 million euros per month on the sales price of 2.4
billion euros are due. The group management of Springer and Haim Saban,
ProSiebenSat.1 station owners met last week.
The conversation was very constructive, as the Süddeutsche
newspaper found out. Saban even claims to have consented,
to waive the accrued interest for the time being.
As the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung speculates, the struggle for
the television plans now also to competitors such as Holzbrinck ("Handelsblatt")
or DuMont ("Express") will play decisive roles. These could
after a special permit (ministerial authorization) has been granted by
the Federal Minister of Economics, Glos, a judicial
complaint procedure, which the business has been using for years.
could be delayed. On January 27, the decision of the
Bundeskartellamt, a ban on the merger is expected. Whether
Springer can then apply for a ministerial permit or refer to the
takeover of ProSiebenSat.1 is currently not clear.
known. Three years ago, Springer itself had filed a lawsuit against
threatened with a ministerial license when such a license was granted to Holzbrinck in the
in connection with a takeover of the Berliner Zeitung.

Once a year, the Art Directors
Club invites the industry to send in the best work and have it recognized by
to be judged by a jury of ADC members. On January 23rd
From 18.00 to 20.00 all submitted works can be viewed in the World
Trade Center in Zurich. The judging will take place on 24 and
January 25, the award ceremony will take place on January 29 at
16.30 at the Filmpodium in Zurich.

Uncle Herbert gets involved from Monday
Zurich by means of posters among all the Ledergerbers and Vollenwyders in order to
to motivate voters for Malbuner. The campaign concludes with a
Advertisement in the Tage Anzeiger, in which Uncle Herbert
election results and comments on them. Malbuner's, of course!
Uncle Herbert will also be present at other elections: planned
are posters in front of Coop or Migros, which serve as Malbun polling stations.
function.

The Goldbach Electronic Media Index (GEMI)
for last December shows an increase in TV advertising of 3
index points to 323. The internet index jumped by 4 points to 178.
In both areas, advertising investments throughout the year were
last year, comments the marketer Goldbach Media.
There was also a pleasing trend in the radio index, which rose from
250 to 252 points, after the fall had turned out to be a mixed bag.
was. Teletext remained at the previous month's level of 163 points. The
Electronic media as a whole increased in December by 3 to
318 index points. The overall market for advertising media once again increased by one
index point.
A year-on-year comparison is not permitted because the data provider Media
Focus no longer records the media's own advertising as of August 2005
as Goldbach Media reports.

The Ringier Print Adligenswil print shop
is cutting 21 jobs. Four employees will have to be made redundant, six
are taking early retirement. In addition, eleven part-time positions
of which pupils, students and persons with another
main occupation are affected. This step will be necessary in a
persistently difficult environment, which is characterized by high overcapacities
is the reason for the job cuts. For the employees
employees, there is a social concept in place which
management and the Personnel Commission had been agreed. In the
In November, the media company announced that Ringier Print
Zofingen by the middle of 2007, a job reduction in the order of
50 jobs will be created.