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TNS To WPP: What Part Of No Don’t You Understand? - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 13 May 2008 03:26 PM PST

Despite increasing its bid to $1.938 billion (£996 million) from $1.844 billion (£948 million), WPP Group has been rejected a second time by audience measurement firm Taylor Nelson Sofres, The…

YHOO-MSFT Breakdown ‘A Shame For Advertising’: WPP’s Sorrell - 2 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 09 May 2008 08:33 AM PST

The apparent end of acquisition talks between Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is “a shame” for the advertising industry, according to Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of the WPP…

Despite Being Rebuffed By TNS, WPP Continues To Hold On; Higher Offer Expected - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 06 May 2008 08:27 AM PST

Although WPP Group’s $1.9 billion offer to acquire audience researcher Taylor Nelson Sofres was rejected over the the weekend, the UK ad holding firm is still pressing the TNS’ board…

Audience Measurement Firm TNS Rejects WPP’s $1.9 Billion Offer - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 05 May 2008 06:07 AM PST

Audience measurement firm Taylor Nelson Sofres has rejected WPP Group’s $1.9 billion (£1 billion) offer as “opportunistic” and undervaluing the company, telegraph.co.uk reported. TNS has been trying to merge with…

WPP Takes Stake In HDT Ad Firm To Buy Further In To China - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 21 Apr 2008 03:51 AM PST

Adding yet another overseas string to its bow, advertising group WPP’s WPP Digital division is buying a minority stake in Chinese rich media ad delivery outfit HDT Holdings Technologies. HDT…

WPP Amongst $50 Million Investors In Game Maker Realtime Worlds - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 14 Apr 2008 05:54 AM PST

One way to start playing in in-game advertising - forget middlemen; buy a game maker. WPP has acquired a minority stake in Dundee, Scotland-based game developer Realtime Worlds for $8.1…

10-K Watch: Getty, Interpublic, IAC, Valueclick, Akamai, Navteq, Media General - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 03 Mar 2008 05:32 PM PST

The world’s going crazy with 10-K’s...and we’re making it easy for you. Our motto, just in case you didn’t know: We kill ourselves, so you don’t have to. Some of…

Earnings: WPP Group Yearly Profit Rises 6.9 Percent; Sir Martin Hopes For Microsoft-Yahoo Union - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 29 Feb 2008 07:49 AM PST

Ad holding company WPP Group posted higher 2007 earnings, as net income rose 6.9 percent to 465.9 million pounds ($925.8 million) from 435.8 million pounds the year before. Revenues came…

WPP Takes Stake In Engagement Metrics Firm NuConomy - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 11 Feb 2008 11:21 AM PST

WPP Group’s digital investment arm has bought an unspecified stake in web-analytics company NuConomy, according to Thomson Financial. The amount was not disclosed. NuConomy, an Israeli startup with offices in…

Mobile-Based Ad Tracking Firm IMMI Gets $25 Million Funding From WPP and Others - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 25 Jan 2008 09:00 AM PST

IMMI, a San Mateo, CA-based mobile-based ad tracking and research firm, has raised a big $25 million in its third round of funding. The round was led by Kantar Media…

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WPP’s Wunderman Buys Chinese Digital Ad Network Agenda - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 23 Jan 2008 07:14 AM PST

As speculation continues on whether WPP Group will buy another U.S. digital shop, the company’s Wunderman marketing services unit has acquired China-based online ad network Agenda. The company claims that…

WPP Makes Run At Canadian Digital Shop Nurun: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 21 Jan 2008 09:08 AM PST

WPP Group is upping the ante in its six-month-long pursuit of Montreal-based interactive marketing strategist Nurun, The Globe and Mail reports. After a number of twists and turns going back…

Ogilvy To Layoff 50-100 In New York As Clients Shift To Digital: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 07 Jan 2008 03:39 PM PST

WPP Group’s Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide is expected to cut between 50 and 100 jobs in its New York office, AdAge reports. The layoffs are being blamed on the “changing…

Set-Top Box Ad-Targeter Invidi Raises $25 Million; Round Led By WPP Group - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 13 Dec 2007 05:58 AM PST

Ad-delivery technology provider Invidi has raised $25 million in a third round financing, led by WPP Group, along with previous backers Menlo Ventures, InterWest Partners, and EnerTech Capital, AdAge reported.…

@ UBS Media Week: Sorrell: WPP Looks To Emerging Markets For Next Wave Of Digital Acquisitions - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 05 Dec 2007 12:23 PM PST

Laying out the challenges and opportunities facing advertising companies, Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP Group’s CEO, opened his presentation for the UBS Global Media & Communications conference with a comparison of…

WPP Buys 75 Percent Of Indian Online Ad Agency Quasar - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 19 Nov 2007 08:55 AM PST

WPP, the global ad agency holding company, is buying a 75 percent stake in Indian online media agency Quasar Media. This puts to rest the speculation that has been on…

WPP Acquires Interactive Ad Shop Blast Radius; Agency To Become Part Of Wunderman Network - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 24 Oct 2007 12:51 PM PST

WPP Group has acquired digital ad shop Blast Radius for an undisclosed sum. The Vancouver-based interactive agency will be folded into WPP’s Wunderman marketing services network. Over the past few…