﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:52:47 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Sifo Group AB is changing its name to Observer AB</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-ab-is-changing-its-name-to-observer-ab,e24273</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision22396</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group AB is changing its name to Observer AB As from Tuesday June 6 Sifo Group will be traded under the name Observer on the OM Stockholm Exchange O-list. Earlier this spring Sifo Group divested the division Sifo Research & Consulting and the brand Sifo. The core business of the group is the media and market monitoring in Observer. Consequently the shareholders meeting decided to change the name of the group to Observer AB. For more information regarding this press release, please contact: Per Blixt, Chief Communications Officer, telephone +46 8 625 15 51, mobile +46 70 549 28 08, e-]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2000 11:17:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group changes its name to Observer AB</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-changes-its-name-to-observer-ab,e22937</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision21069</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group changes its name to Observer AB The Annual General Meeting of publicly listed Sifo Group has decided that the group will change its name to Observer AB. Following the sale of the Sifo Research & Consulting division and the Sifo brand, Sifo Group is changing its name. The group's core business is media and market monitoring carried out by the Observer Media Intelligence division. As a result, the Annual General Meeting decided on Tuesday that the publicly listed company will change its name to Observer AB. The following members of the Board of Directors were reelected: Örjan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2000 17:41:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group - Interim report January - March 2000</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group---interim-report-january---march-2000,e22921</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision21053</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group - Interim report January-March 2000 * Operating profit before goodwill amortization and items affecting comparability rose to SEK 72.8 million (27.1). The operating margin amounted to 26.1 percent (10.8). * Profit per share after tax and full dilution, excluding goodwill amortization and items affecting comparability, rose to SEK 0.72 (0.36). * The group's operating revenue rose to SEK 278.7 million (251.6). Organic growth was 20 percent. * Sifo Research & Consulting and Sifo Interactive Media were divested as of January 1, with a total capital gain of SEK 384 million. * The]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2000 15:10:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Sifo Group divestment of Sifo Research &amp; Consulting has been finalized</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/the-sifo-group-divestment-of-sifo-research---consulting-has-been-finalized,e22156</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision20300</guid><description><![CDATA[The Sifo Group divestment of Sifo Research & Consulting has been finalized Sifo Group has finalized the divestment of its division Sifo Research & Consulting together with the brand name "Sifo" to Research International (as earlier announced on March 27). After the divestment, the media and market monitoring business within the Observer Media Intelligence division will become the core business of Sifo Group. Thus the Board of Directors is recommending that the Annual General Meeting on May 9 approves a name change to Observer AB. For further information, please contact: Jan-Erik Jansson,]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2000 15:30:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group - preliminary year-end report for 1999</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group---preliminary-year-end-report-for-1999,e18107</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision16282</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group AB - Preliminary year-end report for 1999 Operating profit before goodwill amortization and items affecting comparability rose to SEK 134.5 million (102.2). Profit before tax amounted to SEK 95.8 million (73.7). Profit per share excluding goodwill amortization and items affecting comparability as well as after full dilution amounted to SEK 2.35 (1.84). The group's operating revenue rose by 23 percent to SEK 1,096.3 million (894.4). Organic growth was 11 percent. The acquisition of Romeike Group of the UK in late 1999 has made the Observer Media Intelligence division the largest]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:02:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group secures European position in Internet measurements</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-secures-european-position-in-internet-measurements,e17553</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision15733</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group secures European position in Internet measurements Sifo Group is expanding its commitment in the area of Internet measurements by becoming co-owner of MMXI Europe. At the same time, Sifo Group is transferring its Nordic platform for measuring Internet use to MMXI. Media Metrix, a U.S.-based world leader in Internet measurement services, is listed on the Nasdaq exchange in New York. Its RelevantKnowledge measurement method provides a range of demographic data on a web site's visitors. This information is important to both the owner of the site and advertisers. Through its Sifo]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2000 07:41:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rights issue in Sifo Group fully subscribed</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/rights-issue-in-sifo-group-fully-subscribed,e17118</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision15307</guid><description><![CDATA[Rights issue in Sifo Group fully subscribed The rights issue in Sifo Group approved by an extraordinary general meeting on December 29, 1999 has been 100-percent subscribed, providing Sifo Group with proceeds of approximately SEK 822 million after issue expenses. The rights issue raises the number of shares in Sifo Group by 20,816,415 (of which 11,223,742 are Class A and 9,592,673 are Class B) to 55,510,442 (of which 29,929,980 are Class A and 25,580,462 are Class B). Following the issue, the share capital amounts to SEK 83,265,663. The newly issued shares are expected to be available for]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2000 09:30:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dates for reports to be published during year 2000, Sifo Group</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/dates-for-reports-to-be-published-during-year-2000--sifo-group,e16379</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision14571</guid><description><![CDATA[Dates for reports to be published during year 2000, Sifo Group *Report on 1999 operations, February 17 *Annual General Meeting and interim report January-March, May 9 *Interim report January-June, August 22 *Interim report January-September, November 1 For more information regarding this press release, please contact: Per Blixt, Chief Communications Officer, telephone +46 8 625 15 51, e-mail per.blixt@sifogroup.se This press release is also accessible online at www.sifogroup.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:41:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group's shares traded ex-rights from January 5, 2000</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-s-shares-traded-ex-rights-from-january-5--2000,e16129</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision14321</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group's shares traded ex-rights from January 5, 2000 On account of the current rights issue in Sifo Group, subscription rights will be detached so that shares in Sifo Group will be traded ex-rights from and including tomorrow, January 5, 2000. The subscription rights will be listed on the OM Stockholm Exchange. Trading in subscription rights will take place during the period January 13-21, 2000. The subscription period for the rights issue is January 13-26, 2000. It is expected that the prospectus will be received by shareholders in Sifo Group at the beginning of the subscription]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2000 13:16:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Extra General Meeting approves decision on rights issue</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/extra-general-meeting-approves-decision-on-rights-issue,e16005</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision14197</guid><description><![CDATA[Extra General Meeting approves decision on rights issue An Extra General Meeting of the shareholders in Sifo Group has today approved the Board of Directors' decision on a rights issue. Shareholders in Sifo Group will be entitled to subscribe for three new shares for every five shares held, at an issue price of SEK 40 per share. The record date of the rights issue is January 10, 2000. The Board of Directors of Sifo Group decided on December 12, 1999, subject to approval by the Extra General Meeting, on a new share issue with preferential rights for existing shareholders of not more than 11,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:08:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group enters cooperation with Business Wire</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-enters-cooperation-with-business-wire,e15816</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision14008</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group enters cooperation with Business Wire BIT, part of the Observer Media Intelligence division of Sifo Group, has signed an exclusive agreement with Business Wire of the U.S., giving BIT the sole right to post information from Nordic companies on Business Wire's U.S. and international networks. A custom-designed package has been developed for the Nordic market, whereby all English information currently distributed via BIT will also be posted to around 700,000 financial professionals, 850 online services, databases and web sites around the world, and all appropriate trade media in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 1999 09:07:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global cooperation agreement signed by Sifo Group and Ericsson</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/global-cooperation-agreement-signed-by-sifo-group-and-ericsson,e15766</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision13958</guid><description><![CDATA[Global cooperation agreement signed by Sifo Group and Ericsson Sifo Group's Sifo Research & Consulting division has signed a contract with Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer, to measure the human capital of all Ericsson Group employees around the world. Over 60,000 Ericsson employees will take part annually. The cooperation strengthens Sifo Research & Consulting's international focus and makes Ericsson one of the division's largest clients. During the past year nine Ericsson companies in Sweden, Italy, the UK, Russia, Mexico and Vietnam have participated in a]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 1999 11:13:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Sifo Group AB (publ)</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/extraordinary-general-meeting-of-the-shareholders-of-sifo-group-ab--publ-,e15482</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision13674</guid><description><![CDATA[Extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Sifo Group AB (publ) on December 29, 1999 As a result of the Board of Directors' proposed rights issue, the Board of Directors of Sifo Group has decided to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders on December 29, 1999 (not, as previously announced, on December 28). Time: Wednesday, December 29, 1999, 10:00 a.m. Location: The Company's offices on Sollentunavägen 84, Sollentuna A notice of the extraordinary general meeting will be published in the Official Swedish Gazette and Svenska Dagbladet today Wednesday, December]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:50:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group raises operating margin objective</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-raises-operating-margin-objective,e15340</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision13532</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group raises operating margin objective * The operating margin objective for Observer is raised to 23 percent * Decision on rights issue 3:5 at a subscription price of SEK 40 * Extra General Meeting on December 28, 1999 Acquisition of Romeike Group On December 6, 1999 Sifo Group announced its acquisition of Romeike Group, the UK's leader in media monitoring and media databases. The merger of Sifo Group's Observer Media Intelligence division and Romeike Group creates by far Europe's leading and the world's largest media and market monitoring company. Higher margin objective for Observer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 1999 08:40:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Acquisition makes Sifo Group the world's largest media &amp; market monit. company</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/acquisition-makes-sifo-group-the-world-s-largest-media---market-monit--company,e15105</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision13297</guid><description><![CDATA[Acquisition makes Sifo Group the world's largest media and market monitoring company Sifo Group acquires family-owned Romeike Group in the UK The acquisition of Romeike Group makes Sifo Group, through its Observer Media Intelligence division ("Observer"), the world's largest media and market monitoring company. Romeike Group is at least three times larger than its nearest competitor in the UK market. It has revenue of approximately SEK 350 million and around 500 employees. In recent years Romeike Group has generated organic growth of around 10 percent annually and an operating margin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 1999 12:04:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Per Blixt appointed communications officer of Sifo Group</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/per-blixt-appointed-communications-officer-of-sifo-group,e14663</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision12858</guid><description><![CDATA[Per Blixt appointed communications officer of Sifo Group In a further effort to upgrade its corporate communications, Sifo Group has appointed Per Blixt as Chief Communications Officer with responsibility for the new Group unit, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. Per Blixt was employed most recently as head of corporate communications at the Scandinavian installation group BPA. He was also previously employed in a similar position in the shipping industry and as information and press officer for the Minister of Industry, Employment and Communications. "Sifo Group helps its]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 1999 12:12:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Interim report January - September 1999</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/interim-report-january---september-1999,e13613</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision11810</guid><description><![CDATA[Interim report January - September 1999 * Profit after financial items amounted to SEK 56.5 million (41.8), an increase of 35 percent. * Operating revenue rose by 17 percent to SEK 720 million. * Very good development continued at Observer Media Intelligence. * Weak profit for Sifo Research & Consulting but improved orders booked during third quarter. * BIT launched a WAP service in October for distribution of financial information. The previous forecast of higher full-year profit remains unchanged. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:50:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group and CellTribe launch WAP service</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-and-celltribe-launch-wap-service,e13182</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision11382</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group and CellTribe launch WAP service BIT, part of Sifo Group's Observer Media Intelligence division, is launching a fully functioning WAP service developed in conjunction with CellTribe AB, which specializes in mobile Internet applications. This makes BIT one of the first companies in the world to make information vital to the stock market, such as financial press releases, available using WAP technology. The WAP service means that press releases and reports from BIT's clients - i.e. the vast majority of Swedish companies listed on the stock exchange - will now also be accessible in]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:18:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group sells telephone center in Borlänge</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-sells-telephone-center-in-borlange,e11144</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision9348</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group sells telephone center in Borlänge Sifo Group's Sifo Research & Consulting Division and Hermelin Research have reached an agreement whereby Hermelin Research will take over Sifo Research & Consulting's telephone interview center in Borlänge (in accordance with the press release dated July 1, 1999). Sifo Research & Consulting has decided to concentrate its telephone interview operations in Ronneby, which is expected to lower its costs by approximately SEK 2 million a year. According to the agreement, Hermelin Research is taking over the telephone interview center in Borlänge with]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:37:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group acquires Navigare Medical Marketing Research</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-acquires-navigare-medical-marketing-research,e11117</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision9321</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group acquires Navigare Medical Marketing Research Sifo Group AB has acquired Navigare Medical Marketing Research AB. Navigare will be incorporated into Sifo Group's Sifo Research & Consulting Division. Navigare specializes in market research in the medical sector and offers consulting services in the marketing of pharmaceuticals. It conducts market research and surveys in the Nordic region as well as international research through the Healthcare Research Partners (HRP) network. "The pharmaceutical industry is growing and so is the market for research in this area," says Robert]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 1999 08:20:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group interim report Jan-June 1999</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-interim-report-jan-june-1999,e10942</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision9148</guid><description><![CDATA[Interim report January - June 1999 * Operating revenue rose by 18 percent to SEK 502 million (426). * Profit before tax amounted to SEK 33.8 million (28.4), an increase of 19 percent. * Profit per share amounted to SEK 0.48 (0.42). * Pressfax Oy, with a turnover of SEK 2.5 million, was acquired in February. In April, an agreement was signed to acquire an additional 30 percent of the shares of Argus Media. Lastly, an agreement to acquire Navigare Medical Marketing Research AB - with a turnover of SEK 25 million - is expected to be completed in August. * Full-year profit is expected to be]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 1999 16:37:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group implements efficiency improvements in interview operations</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-implements-efficiency-improvements-in-interview-operations,e9849</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision8066</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group implements efficiency improvements in interview operations In order to improve the efficiency of its telephone interview operations, the Sifo Research & Consulting Division has begun negotiations with the parties concerned, in accordance with Sweden's Codetermination in the Workplace Act, with the aim of consolidating its telephone interview centers (currently in Ronneby and Borlänge) in Ronneby. According to Sifo Research & Consulting's calculations, concentrating the operations to Ronneby would lower its costs by approximately SEK 2 million a year. "Competition in the market]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:53:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sifo Group acquires Navigare Medical Marketing Research</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/sifo-group-acquires-navigare-medical-marketing-research,e8907</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision7135</guid><description><![CDATA[Sifo Group acquires Navigare Medical Marketing Research Sifo Group AB has reached an agreement in principle for the acquisition of Navigare Medical Marketing Research AB. The acquisition will be executed as of July 1, 1999. Navigare will become part of the Sifo Research & Consulting Division of Sifo Group. Sales staff are key persons in the business. Navigare specializes in market studies within the medical field, and provides consultant services for marketing of pharmaceuticals. Navigare carries out studies in the Nordic countries as well as international studies through the HRP (]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 1999 11:16:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Annual General Meeting of Sifo Group</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sifo-group/r/annual-general-meeting-of-sifo-group,e8505</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision6738</guid><description><![CDATA[Annual General Meeting of Sifo Group Today´s Annual General Meeting of Sifo Group resolved on a cash dividend of SEK 0,50 per share. Board members Håkan Bryngelson, Rolf Ekedahl, Örjan Håkanson, Ulf Ivarsson, Robert Lundberg and Hans Tson Söderström were re-elected. At the subsequent statutory Board meeting, Örjan Håkanson was re-elected as Chairman of the Board. Ernst & Young AB were re-elected as the company´s auditors. The meeting decided that five-year convertible bonds with a total value of up to SEK 42 million should be issued as part of a staff equity plan. Around a hundred employees]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:02:07 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>