Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) said today that its third-quarter 2008 earnings conference call with financial analysts will be held on Friday, October 24 at 10:00
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | yesterday
Pollapalooza A Monmouth University/Gannett poll in the 3rd Congressional district finds Chris Myers leading John Adler 44-41 among likely voters , even though Barack Obama leads John McCain among the same sample by 3 points. Barack Obama crushes John McCain in a new FDU poll , leading 50-37 among likely voters and carrying men, women, whites, non-whites, and every age group. The slush fund State treasurer...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | yesterday
A poll indicates Republican Chris Myers and Democrat John Adler running about even in a race for an open seat in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District. The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll, released today, is the first major independent poll...
FT.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Taylor Nelson Sofres, the marketing research group, has capitulated in its bid battle with WPP after it recommended that shareholders accept Sir Martin Sorrell's £1.2bn offer
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
After months of repeatedly rebuffing WPP Group's £1.14 billion takeover bid, media measurement firm TNS is now telling its shareholders to approve the deal, Reuters reports . WPP made the offer back in July, two months after TNS and its German rival, media audience monitor GfK, announced plans to merge, creating the world's second largest audience measurement firm after Nielsen. But when WPP muscled...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - British marketing research group Taylor Nelson Sofres admitted defeat in its bid battle with Martin Sorrell's WPP Group on Monday, recommending its shareholders accept the deal on offer.
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Media buying and planning firm Aegis Group's latest acquisition is a little off the beaten path. It has bought fellow London-based company Clownfish , which helps advise marketers on crafting more eco-friendly, "sustainable" initiatives. The acquisition's terms weren't detailed, though Aegis said Clownfish has £500,000 in gross assets. While the purchase would seem to have little to do with digital...
The Fighting 29th (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Gannett's Larry Wilson has filed a story on the out-of-state donors who give to the candidates in the 29th race. Both Kuhl and Massa have raised significant funds from out-of-state and out-of-district contributors. One factor that isn't mentioned in the story is Act Blue , a Democratic site that allows donors from across the nation to funnel money to competitive races. Massa has raised over half a...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Everything about Alison Gannett is green, from her straw-bale house to her solar-powered appliances. But when you're as serious about curbing carbon as she is, a mere hybrid won't do. That's why she spent $35,000 to install an extension cord on her Ford Escape Hybrid. She is among a small but vocal -- and growing -- number of people who aren't waiting for automakers to deliver plug-in hybrids. These...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
If you've been thinking that good polling news for Barack Obama and Frank Lautenberg means that Democrat Linda Stender is a lock in the NJ7 open seat congressional race, think again. Here are the latest results from the Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll : Registered Voters (503) Leonard Lance: 41% John McCain: 43% Linda Stender 37% Barack Obama: 45% Likely Voters (410) Leonard Lance: 43%...
The Scratching Post (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
... if I were the GOP, I would grant most access to Internet media organizations like Pajamas Media and less to the TV and newspapers. First off, the newspapers are becoming nearly irrelevant. Both Gannett and NYT stock prices are plunging and there's no end in site for either. Absent government intervention (can you say Pravda?) they might both be out of business in 2012. TV ratings are dropping all...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Gannett has drawn down $1.2bn of its borrowing facilities, the publisher of USA Today announced last night, demonstrating the growing rush by businesses to lock in...
FT.com (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The publisher, which is suffering from a decline in the US newspaper industry, demonstrates the rush by businesses to lock in funding as commercial paper markets shut down
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
The saga of WPP Group's bid to acquire audience reacher TNS Media Intelligence will continue on into next week. The ad holding company is extending its deadline offer to next Wednesday, Reuters reported . But WPP also said that its 264.2 pence-per-share offer—which values the media researcher at £1.158 billion—is final. While TNS execs have consistently rejected WPP's bid as "undervalued," a number...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
U.K. advertising giant WPP said holders of 61% of shares in Taylor Nelson Sofres had accepted its takoever offer, leaving it poised to take control of the British market researcher.
