Fax: The dead usually live longer
The German free newspaper *15 Uhr aktuell* is set to rise from the dead.
The German free newspaper 15 Uhr aktuell is supposed to rise from the dead.Fax Dead said usually live longer
In February, the paper had to declare insolvency. Now, publisher Robert Sidor has found an investor from the Internet industry who has agreed to jump six million marks. Thanks to the financial injection, 15 Uhr aktuell is also to be launched in Frankfurt and brought onto the Internet. A free classifieds and job market on the Web is planned.
New TV rules in German advertising New guidelines for advertising on TV have been in force in the Federal Republic of Germany since April 1. Placement may now deviate from the rigid 20-minute interval in exceptional cases, for example in sports broadcasts. In the split-screen process, which is now permitted, TV spots and content may share the screen. The maximum advertising time of twelve minutes per hour remains unchanged.
Lowe gains sister in Japan Interpublic Group plans to acquire up to 20 percent of Japanese agency Daiko Advertising. Daiko will form an alliance with Interpublic's Lowe Lintas & Partners Worldwide network. Until now, Lowe Lintas Asia in Hong Kong was responsible for the Japanese market. With 14 offices, 26 subsidiaries and affiliates, and billings of
1.4 billion, Daiko is the fourth largest agency in Japan.
UPC instead of Murdoch for TM3? TM3 CEO Herbert Kloiber is apparently on the verge of buying back Rupert Murdoch's shares in the German private TV station. According to press reports, the contracts are to be signed in mid-May. Kloiber wants to win Dutch telecommunications company UPC as a new partner. UPC recently took over Sweden's SBS (part-owner of TV 3), in which Kloiber holds a one percent stake and a seat on the supervisory board.
In February, the paper had to declare insolvency. Now, publisher Robert Sidor has found an investor from the Internet industry who has agreed to jump six million marks. Thanks to the financial injection, 15 Uhr aktuell is also to be launched in Frankfurt and brought onto the Internet. A free classifieds and job market on the Web is planned.
New TV rules in German advertising New guidelines for advertising on TV have been in force in the Federal Republic of Germany since April 1. Placement may now deviate from the rigid 20-minute interval in exceptional cases, for example in sports broadcasts. In the split-screen process, which is now permitted, TV spots and content may share the screen. The maximum advertising time of twelve minutes per hour remains unchanged.
Lowe gains sister in Japan Interpublic Group plans to acquire up to 20 percent of Japanese agency Daiko Advertising. Daiko will form an alliance with Interpublic's Lowe Lintas & Partners Worldwide network. Until now, Lowe Lintas Asia in Hong Kong was responsible for the Japanese market. With 14 offices, 26 subsidiaries and affiliates, and billings of
1.4 billion, Daiko is the fourth largest agency in Japan.
UPC instead of Murdoch for TM3? TM3 CEO Herbert Kloiber is apparently on the verge of buying back Rupert Murdoch's shares in the German private TV station. According to press reports, the contracts are to be signed in mid-May. Kloiber wants to win Dutch telecommunications company UPC as a new partner. UPC recently took over Sweden's SBS (part-owner of TV 3), in which Kloiber holds a one percent stake and a seat on the supervisory board.
