Norway

Aegis Acquires Swedish Marketing Firm Jämterud, Jiffer & Partners - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 03 Apr 2008 05:19 AM PST

UK media buying firm Aegis Group has bought Sweden’s Jämterud, Jiffer & Partners, an experiential marketing company. Aegis, the parent of media buyer Carat and search marketing network Isobar, will…

TV Graphics’ Vizrt Buys CMS Maker For £17 Million For News Video Publishing - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 03 Apr 2008 02:48 AM PST

Norwegian TV graphics company Vizrt has signed an agreement to buy Oslo-based content management system maker Escenic. Vizrt (FRA: VIZ), whose 1,500 clients include CNN International and the BBC, said…

Broadband Content Bits: Five News/MySpace; DT’s IPTV/Web; Telecom Italia Moves; Norway Gets Voom HD - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 10 Mar 2008 08:32 AM PST

- Five News: In a rare online move, the fifth channel’s news show is to be carried on MySpace TV. NMA said a daily bulletin will be “co-branded” so it…

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StepStone Acquires Public Sector Jobs Board Statsjobb - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 20 Feb 2008 09:40 AM PST

Oslo-based StepStone, a provider of online recruitment and talent management services, has acquired Webjobb, the parent of Statsjobb, a site for public sector jobs. The move puts the company into…

Microsoft To Buy Norwegian Search Firm Fast Search & Transfer For £623 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Tue 08 Jan 2008 03:56 AM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will buy Norwegian web search software firm Fast Search & Transfer in a deal that values the company at 6.6 billion kroner (£623 million), reports Bloomberg. The…

Aegis Buys Finnish Digital Agency White Sheep - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 07 Jan 2008 06:15 PM PST

UK media buying firm Aegis Group has acquired Finland’s White Sheep, a provider of web development and digital creative production services. Financial terms were not disclosed. White Sheep will be…

Europe’s VOD, Digital Cinema Grants Almost Doubling - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Wed 14 Nov 2007 02:41 AM PST

The European Commission is increasing its funding for video-on-demand and digital cinema distribution projects to meet higher-than-expected demand, Variety reports. The commission’s Media programme recently approved 4.9 million euros (£3.4…