4th Apr 2006 07:00
4 April 2006United Business Media Acquires National Venue ShowUnited Business Media plc announced today that it has acquired the NationalVenue Show for ‚£1.5m.Held annually in September at the NEC in Birmingham, the National Venue Show isa `must attend' event that brings together UK venues with approximately 6,000UK professionals from across the event support and management industry.The National Venue Show complements International Confex, the leading annualexhibition for European event organisers owned by CMPi, UBM's UK and Europeanprofessional media business. International Confex will be next held at Earl'sCourt in February 2007. - Ends - ContactsMedia Peter Bancroft Director of Communications E-mail communications@ubmgroup.biz Direct telephone +44 20 7921 5961 Chris Barrie Citigate Dewe Rogerson E-mail chris.barrie@citigatedr.co.uk Direct telephone +44 20 7282 2943 Mobile +44 796 872 72 89 Analysts Catherine Southgate Head of Investor Relations Email Catherine.southgate@ubmgroup.biz Direct telephone +44 20 7921 5031 Notes to Editors1. About United Business Media plcUnited Business Media is one of the world's leading global business informationcompanies. UBM brings together the world's buyers and sellers, helping theirmarkets work effectively and efficiently through PR Newswire's newsdistribution network and CMP's portfolio of events, print and on-linepublications. For more information, go to www.unitedbusinessmedia.comAbout PR Newswire - PR Newswire is the world's leading corporate newsdistribution service. Headquartered in New York, PR Newswire distributes newsglobally on behalf of over 40,000 customers, including many of the world's topcompanies and agencies, helping them take the latest news to the media, theinvestment community, and the general public. For more information, go to www.prnewswire.comAbout CMP - CMP's portfolio of more than 200 newspapers, magazines anddirectories, 200 websites and 300 events brings together buyers and sellersfrom a range of global sectors including technology, healthcare, the builtenvironment, lifestyle, fashion and ingredients. Our customers come to us fordirect access to their key audiences: business decision-makers.CMP operates globally through four divisions:CMP Media - the USA's leading high tech B2B media company and provider ofhealthcare education and information. For more information, go to www.cmpmedia.comCMP Information: the European magazine and events business, based in the UK.For more information, go to www.cmpinformation.comCMP Asia: a leader in exhibitions and publications in key markets in Asia. Formore information, go to www.cmpasia.comCMPMedica: leading drug information provider, pharmaceutical marketingsolutions including medical information and trade press in Europe and Asia. Formore information, go to www.cmpmedica.com ENDUNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLCRelated Shares:
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