
In light of NZME and Fairfax’s merger appeal rejected by High Court, following the Commerce Commission refusing to approve the deal, we take a look at a piece from TRA’s Collen Ryan about how love doesn’t always last in mergers.
In light of NZME and Fairfax’s merger appeal rejected by High Court, following the Commerce Commission refusing to approve the deal, we take a look at a piece from TRA’s Collen Ryan about how love doesn’t always last in mergers.
To cap of a year of media mergers, oOh! Media and APN Outdoor are getting in on the action by announcing a merger to the ASX this morning. Update: the proposal has been terminated.
Understanding how customers would react to ANZ’s decision to close the National Bank meant it was able to come up with a strategy and tailor its comms accordingly to limit the damage.
The global ad industry has moved closer to a duopoly with the proposed merger of Publicis Group and Omnicom set to create the world’s biggest ad network, beating out WPP. But, according to DDB Group’s executive chairman for Australia/NZ Marty O’Halloran, the creation of a company valued at US$35 billion with revenues of US$23 billion is unlikely to have much of an impact on the local agency landscape.