Amazon is blocking pre-orders on Warner Bros. DVDs

Book publisher Hachette apparently isn’t the only media company facing delayed shipping and unavailable pre-orders as it negotiates with Amazon over a new contract. Warner Bros. is facing similar actions on upcoming DVDs like The Lego Movie and 300: Rise of an Empire, the New York Times noted Tuesday. The DVD edition of The Lego […]

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JWT acquires majority stake in creative agency The Hardy Boys in South Africa

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating company JWT, the global marketing communications agency, has acquired a majority stake in The Hardy Boys, a leading creative agency in South Africa. Founded in 1994 in Durban, The Hardy Boys is a multi-disciplinary, brand building agency, with fully integrated activation capabilities. Clients include Unilever, Diageo, SA Home Loans, […]

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Magazine publisher ShortList Media reports losses of almost £1m

Magazine publisher ShortList Media has reported a loss of almost £1m in its most recent annual accounts after being hit by the “tough” launch of Stylist in France and investing in fashion site Never Underdressed. The publisher, which has investors including Beano and Friends Reunited owner DC Thomson, made a loss of £994,355 in the […]

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Omnicom’s Rapp Acquires UK’s Haygarth

Omnicom’s Rapp has acquired Haygarth, a United Kingdom-based brand and retail agency. Haygarth employs 110 people and will remain a separate company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition expands RAPP’s capabilities to provide marketing and communications services across the customer experience spectrum. Now, Rapp will combine Haygarth’s expertise in digital retail shopper […]

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Omnicom's Rapp Acquires UK's Haygarth

Omnicom’s Rapp has acquired Haygarth, a United Kingdom-based brand and retail agency. Haygarth employs 110 people and will remain a separate company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition expands RAPP’s capabilities to provide marketing and communications services across the customer experience spectrum. Now, Rapp will combine Haygarth’s expertise in digital retail shopper […]

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