BBC 'sells out' Lonely Planet travel guides

American NC2 Media will acquire the drivers for 51,5 million pounds from BBC Worldwide, whom he had bought the 2011 130,2 million pounds.

The British BBC has decided to sell the Lonely Planet travel guides to an American group, and at a much lower price—reduced by almost 80 million pounds— from the one he had bought the publishing company from.
American NC2 Media will acquire the drivers for 51,5 million pounds from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of British public television. The acquisition of Lonely Planet by the BBC was done in two phases, the 2007 and 2011 and had cost in total 130,2 million pounds.
The BBC Trust, the BBC's watchdog, said that this buying and selling should become a lesson for the "significant financial losses" it caused.
BBC Worldwide's purchase of Lonely Planet was criticized at the time as falling short of the core aims of public broadcasting. Until then BBC Worldwide was limited to exploiting domestic television producers.
The Lonely Planet Company, which is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, concerns 400 workers. It also has offices in London, California and New Delhi. The company's financial performance has deteriorated in recent years due to the appreciation of the Australian dollar, of the reorganizations in the publishing area and the global recession that affected tourism, notes the BBC in its announcement.
“The BBC will not make such acquisitions in the future.", BBC Trust vice-chairman Diane Coyle assured, stressing that Lonely Planet did not turn out to be a good investment.
Source : kathimerini.gr

Eugenia Manolidou: He filed a lawsuit against Kostas Vaxevanis

A lawsuit was filed by Eugenia Manolidou against Kostas Vaxevanis, accusing him of implicating her in the Lagarde list case because of the political dispute she has with her husband, Adonis Georgiadis.

The conductor and presenter also took legal action, after the warning she had made through her personal twitter account. He made the lawsuit public, on Wednesday afternoon, the show "Speak" by Tatiana Stefanidou.

In her lawsuit, Eugenia Manolidou reports: “The defendant, Well, in his attempt to clash politically with my husband, Adonis Georgiadis, chooses by lying to implicate me as a member of the Lagarde list […] The reality known to the defendant is that the customer was my then husband, the painter Manolidis, with whom I was estranged from 2003, has been issued a divorce since the year 2009, after fierce litigation, which had even culminated in 2005, known in the media, therefore with the defendant's knowledge, who does journalistic reporting and was therefore well aware that I never had or could have anything to do with this particular account. The defendant knows that I have already divorced and remarried to Adonis Georgiadis and chooses as the title of the article "golden client the Manolidou family" by putting a photo of me with my husband, Adonis, which we have nothing to do with this particular account, as the defendant is well aware".

In fact, elsewhere in the document, Eugenia Manolidou emphasizes: "This particular article shocks me, as on the one hand in its title it presents me as a gold client of the Lagarde list, while knowing, having the tabs, that I am a mere representative of the client, while also in the text of the article it states that possibly I, as a representative, visited the bank on 7 June 2005, while the bank's history explicitly mentions that the visit was made by the customer and not the agent. The defendant, Well, is trying to engage me with the content of that particular account, knowing with the document he holds, that I have no relation, I am not a customer, but agent, without the possibility of intervention or even simple knowledge of the account. Any "involvement" of mine is that my then-husband had declared me as his agent".

Remember how Adonis Georgiadis had reacted when he was informed for the first time about this accusation against his wife.

Source : yupiii.gr

Porsche's best year ever 2012

According to the relevant announcement of Porsche AG that was made public, the 2013 it was the best year in its history, from a commercial point of view.

With 143.096 sales, Porsche showed a rise by 22,3% compared to his data 2011.

In terms of models the biggest percentage increase (+48,8%) noted the 911, while Cayenne registrations increased by 30% and Boxster/Cayman v 4,1%.

The only model of the Germans that saw a retreat, it was the Panamera (-3,1%).

Porsche 2012

911: 26.203 (+48,8%)
Boxster/Cayman: 11.740 (+4,1%)
Cayenne: 77.822 (+30%)
Panamera: 27.331 (-3,1%)

Source : 4troxoi.gr

BBC 'sells out' Lonely Planet travel guides

American NC2 Media will acquire the drivers for 51,5 million pounds from BBC Worldwide, whom he had bought the 2011 130,2 million pounds.

The British BBC has decided to sell the Lonely Planet travel guides to an American group, and at a much lower price—reduced by almost 80 million pounds— from the one he had bought the publishing company from.
American NC2 Media will acquire the drivers for 51,5 million pounds from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of British public television. The acquisition of Lonely Planet by the BBC was done in two phases, the 2007 and 2011 and had cost in total 130,2 million pounds.
The BBC Trust, the BBC's watchdog, said that this buying and selling should become a lesson for the "significant financial losses" it caused.
BBC Worldwide's purchase of Lonely Planet was criticized at the time as falling short of the core aims of public broadcasting. Until then BBC Worldwide was limited to exploiting domestic television producers.
The Lonely Planet Company, which is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, concerns 400 workers. It also has offices in London, California and New Delhi. The company's financial performance has deteriorated in recent years due to the appreciation of the Australian dollar, of the reorganizations in the publishing area and the global recession that affected tourism, notes the BBC in its announcement.
“The BBC will not make such acquisitions in the future.", BBC Trust vice-chairman Diane Coyle assured, stressing that Lonely Planet did not turn out to be a good investment.
Source : kathimerini.gr

TEN REASONS WHY I WILL BECOME A CYPRUS CITIZEN FROM GREEK!!!

TEN REASONS WHY I WILL BECOME A CYPRUS CITIZEN FROM GREEK!!!

1.It's an island and I really like islands.

2.It is surrounded by the sea and countless beautiful beaches.

3.It is the island of Venus and Eros! (That says it all)!!!

4.It is further south than Greece and has a warmer and milder climate.

5.It has a very good health system, Work and Education.

6.They speak my language and I will have no problem!

7.Tourism development has raised the standard of living.

8.With the latest discoveries it is the richest "plot".

9.Their politicians are genuine Greeks and have "kakala".

10.I will live in a State that will allow me to be proud!

(No, I'm going to sit down and take a nap.. summer is coming too..:-)