Media
Reuters reports that CNN will "announce tomorrow that it has created a new program to let users send in digital audio and video from breaking news events in their region. Users can e-mail or upload these so-called 'I-Reports' directly from CNN's site." This move
Acquisitions
The papers have been signed, and little can prevent Montgomery from finalising the acquisition of Scandinavia's fifth largest media company. Still, it won't be an easy ride, and the latest addition to Mecom Europe might prove a troublesome child indeed. Expensive credit Mecom agreed to buy
Acquisitions
After months of negotiation, speculation and passionate debate, the deal between Orkla and Mecom has finally been signed, and one of Norway’s largest media companies is set to become British. The deal is expected to be finalised in September/October. In this morning’s press release Montgomery said: “I
Media
First, the police planned HOW to stop leaks, then they celebrated their efforts in Oslo's press club – Norway's number one stock exhange for rumours. Of course, the rumours of their celebrations were leaked to the entire national press, and the police thereby aptly demonstrated how little
Media
I can't get into my Yahoo account at the moment, many appologies to those I owe emails: this is the explanation. I've never had problems with Yahoo before so hope that this will be amended very soon...
Blogging
Even in Europe, big corporations and marketing departments are starting to understand the imperative of getting on board the blog bandwagon, and some have even picked up a few things about how it works. Only seven years after The Cluetrain Manifesto, this article from The Financial Times awards us with
Acquisitions
In Norway, Orkla Media’s journalists have expressed hope the delays in the contractual negotiations between Orkla and Mecom might signify that the deal will fall through. Their worries about Mecom's prospective takeover seem to have been confirmed by Norwegian news magazine Memo, which, for its in depth
Acquisitions
DN reports that Orkla’s controversial sale of its newspaper arm to Mecom is expected to be signed in London very soon. To finalise the negotiations in London was probably a choice made for practical reasons, but it is also a wise one: a source I talked to recently said
Blogging
I've breezed through quite a few commentary pieces on UK deputy prime minister John Prescott's demise in Norwegian press recently, but those I've read all miss one of the big points of what brought it about: the relentless onslaught of bloggers such as Guido
Acquisitions
Though Norwegian media have been awash with speculations about who would be Orkla Media's next owner for months, Orkla's chairman Stein Erik Hagen yesterday revealed there was never much choice. In an exclusive interview with Aftenposten, Hagen said: "It had to be a private equity
Acquisitions
DN reported yesterday that Montgomery had raised the necessary funds to buy Orkla Media. The newspapers said the deal is expected to be completed and signed on Monday 17 July. "To the very last, we have clung to the hope that the new owner would not be Mecom,"
Blogging
Puh! Long title, but that's what GCI group, a division of Grey Worldwide, says it's doing for Dell. Read Jeff Jarvis hilarious account of exactly how. Dell, or their marketing consultants, are obviously starting to wake up to how markets are not only conversations, but, facilitated