Posts Tagged ‘based’

UBM and Informa Cannot Agree To Terms

June 18th, 2008

United Based Media and Informa have ceased all discussions about a potential all-share merger. UBM’s press release stated that the board of directors were unable to agree to any terms with Informa that would benefit UBM shareholders. While the merger talks have ended, both companies still acknowledge that combining forces could significantly benefit both companies.  [...]

ABC Rethinks Scan-Based Trading

June 5th, 2008

ABC’s Magazine Director’s Advisory Committee will be reviewing the viability of scan-based trading at their next meeting later this month. SBT has been gaining more and more notoriety recently as a possible cost-saving sales and distribution solution. For the better part of the six years it has been since SBT was last seriously considered by [...]

Young Adults May Suffer From “News Fatigue”

June 3rd, 2008

Young adults are suffering from “news fatigue” from being constantly overwhelmed by facts, updates, and headlines according to The Context-Based Research Group. After analyzing the news consumption pattern of a group of 18-34 year olds, the group found that news consumption behavior differs among generations. Possibly the most important aspect of the experiment [...]