Archived news for Oct 2006
Datamonitor acquires telecoms consultancy Ovum31 Oct 2006
Data and analysis service provider Datamonitor will increase its telecoms, software and IT research service with the acquisition of telecoms consultancy Ovum for approximately £41.8m. Ovum provides research, market analysis and advisory services in the global information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
Business and professional sales staff invited to free sales rally
26 Oct 2006
All sales people working for PPA business and professional media companies are invited to a free rally on the morning of 29 November at the Vue cinema, Leicester Square. The rally will be moderated by vice president of online strategy at DMG World Media, John Whitaker (pictured), and will feature expert speakers from across the industry.
Business and professional marketers to be awarded
26 Oct 2006
Business and professional marketers from across the industry will come together for the B2B Marketing awards 2006, next Wednesday, 1 November.
FREE Sales Rally places booking up fast
20 Oct 2006
Delegate places for PPA Business and Professional's FREE Sales Rally are being booked up fast. 
The Rally, a free event to all PPA members will be held on the morning of 29 November and aims to be a learning, motivating and networking opportunity for all delegates. The Rally will be moderated by vice president of online strategy at DMG World Media, John Whitaker and will feature expert speakers from across the industry.
Informa in takeover bid from Springer
19 Oct 2006
Global specialist information provider Informa confirmed today (19 October) that it had been approached by Springer Science and Business Media (owned by private equity firms Candover and Cinven) but cautioned that the approach had been “highly preliminary” and said discussions were “an extremely early stage”.
NHS renegotiates recruitment ad rates
19 Oct 2006
Individual titles covering the health sector have been asked to tender a package of set rates for carrying recruitment ads.
Glass 'half full' for medical journals
19 Oct 2006
"The glass is half full, not half empty", according to Haymarket Publishing chairman Lord Heseltine, referring to the idea that digital media is threatening traditional print medical journals.
United Business Media acquires Austin Game Initiative
12 Oct 2006
Strengthening CMP Technology’s position in the games development market, United Business Media (UBM) announced this week (9 Oct) that its US-based subsidiary CMP Technology has acquired The Austin Game Initiative LLC, a producer of conferences and events targeting game industry professionals for a total cash consideration of $1.15m.
Conference to examine the power of healthcare journals
12 Oct 2006
Next Wednesday (18 October), pharmaceutical marketing communications and promotions professionals will come together for the Healthcare Publishing Forum’s (HPF) first conference – Getting Your Message Across: the Power of Healthcare Journals. The event, sponsored by PPA, will be held at the Novotel London West Convention Centre.
United Business Media acquires The Austin Game Initiative
09 Oct 2006
Strengthening CMP Technology’s position in the games development market, United Business Media (UBM) announced today (9 Oct) that its US-based subsidiary CMP Technology has acquired The Austin Game Initiative LLC, a producer of conferences and events targeting game industry professionals for a total cash consideration of $1.15m.
More speakers sign up to rally sales staff
06 Oct 2006
Helen Nayer-Nouri, head of sales, RBI Digital Media (pictured) and Liam Bateman, director at The Think Tank have signed up to address delegates at the PPA Business and Professional Sales Rally on 29 November. The Sales Rally, free to PPA members will be held at the Vue cinema, Leicester Square.
United Business Media acquires Care Show
06 Oct 2006
United Business Media plc (UBM) today (6 October) announced that its business and professional media communications division, CMP
Information has acquired a tradeshow and conference. CMPi has acquired The Care Show for a total cash consideration of £450,000 plus a further performance based deferred payment of up to £350,000 over the next twelve months.
Possible changes at VNU BME
05 Oct 2006
VNU has announced that it may sell off its magazines business in Europe. The Business and Professional Media publisher – based in the Netherlands – is said to be investigating “strategic alternatives” for its Business Media Europe (BME) group which runs across Europe.
Business magazine display advertising set for a boost
05 Oct 2006
Display advertising in business and professional magazines is set to rise by five per cent in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period this year. The figures, published by the World Advertising Research Center (WARC) for the Advertising Association, show the highest quarterly year-on-year growth rate since the final quarter of 2005.