-- TNS still resisting WPP takeover: Even though German audience measurement firm GfK has pulled the plug on its bid to merge with British research company Taylor Nelson Sofres, that…

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Former Digitas exec Neal Prescott has been named CEO of WPP Digital’s new production services unit, Deliver. The new unit will tie together production services in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin…

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While many other forecasters have been backtracking a bit on expectations for online ad spend growth this year, UK media shop Carat upped its forecast very slightly today. Back in…

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The outlook for UK news publishers is as gray and overcast as this summer’s weather has been, as the latest earnings testify. Johnston Press, the country’s second largest regional news…

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German audience measurement firm GfK appears to be withdrawing its bid for British research company Taylor Nelson Sofres, according to Reuters, which cited a story in Germany’s Manager magazine based…

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-- Digital now 25 percent of WPP’s revs: During the first half of ‘08, WPP Group’s revenue gained 14.3 percent to $6.1 billion (£3.3 billion), despite a worsening ad economy…

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Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) expects the sale of its Reed Business Information trade magazine unit to complete as early as October. In a memo seen by Dow Jones, Marianne van…

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Reed Business Information, the B2B magazine unit of Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK), is moving closer to sale, as the bidding enters the second round, after about 12 bidders in its…

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Czech Republic’s biggest online portal Seznam is in the process of being sold, at least the majority of it, and the price could reach as much as $900 million, according…

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Twitter says it’s stopped sending out tweets via SMS in the UK, claiming the popularity of the service has made the cost too prohibitive (but I’m still getting messages). Without…

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Teletrax, the UK-headquartered TV and online video monitoring and analytics firm, is being completely acquired by Philips, following a board approval by previous owner Medialink Worldwide, the media services firm.…

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Warner Music continues to push beyond recorded music… the struggling label has taken a majority stake in Get In, a Spanish artist management firm, according to Reuters. Terms of the…

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One of the UK’s top ISPs is preparing to launch an unlimited music service that would see it pay record labels for songs illegally downloaded by its customers, paidContent.org can…

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So perhaps internet video isn’t doing that much damage to traditional TV viewing after all. Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB), the UK’s official TV audience measurement body, said today that…

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Telefonica’s (NYSE: TEF) LE Holding Corporation, the subsidiary through which it owns 32 percent of Lycos Europe, has filed an application for an inquiry in to the “policy and conduct…

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UK VOD JV Kangaroo, which was already facing an antitrust inquiry of six months before even launching, is now being delayed by a further month - because the trio behind…

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We heard this rumor too around the time Facebook sued German clone StudiVZ, but wasn’t sure how much credence to put in it...now IHT is reporting this as well. It…

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UK commercial TV leader ITV (LSE: ITV) has pushed back its ambitious £150 million ($293 million) online revenue target from 2010 to 2012, after only creeping toward that goal since…

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As expected, Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE). and Bertelsmann AG have reached an agreement that has Sony buying Bertelsmann’s 50 percent stake in Sony BMG for $1.2 billion. The music company…

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Another Lycos Europe earnings update, another terrible showing. The once-mighty portal, a separate company from Lycos US, swung to a big €9.8 million ($15.2 million) loss in the half-year to…

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Some 2.3 million people skanked Radiohead’s latest album from BitTorrent sources - during the two months it was legally available for free. A research paper from P2P monitor Big Champagne…

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WPP Group continues its steady pace of digital purchases in growing markets today by taking a majority stake in Russian interactive agency Alite Ltd. The company trades as Actis and…

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More copyright headaches for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and YouTube… Italy’s MediaSet says it is suing the video site for at least $800 million, claiming the standard complaints about illegal distribution…

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Guardian Media Group (GMG) grew digital revenues 36 percent to £85.1 million ($168 million) in the 2007/08 financial year ending March 30. The fastest growth was in digital display ads…

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Cambridge, UK-based online search firm True Knowledge has closed its second round of funding...the funding was led by existing investors Octopus Ventures and angel investors. It brings the total raised…

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