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ITE Group plc has entered into a binding contract to acquire 50% of the shares in DUBM, the owner of Indobuildtech in Indonesia

WPP’s research arm Kantar has acquired a majority stake in Precise Media, one of the UK’s largest media monitoring agencies, in a deal that values the company at about £70m. For the full story read The FT For the full press release click WPP

WPP’s research arm Kantar has acquired a majority stake in Precise Media, one of the UK’s largest media monitoring agencies, in a deal that values the company at about £70m. For the full story read The FT For the full press release click WPP

Roy Greenslade writes in his Guardian Blog: Am I alone in having noticed the plunging Johnston Press share price?

StickyAds.tv, a video supply-side platform (SSP) for publishers in Europe, has announced the opening of an office in London

Time Warner is finalising an investment in Vice Media that would value the maverick digital media and publishing group at more than $2bn

The halcyon days of print-based media are not returning in the near future, a new report said, as flat or declining revenues are expected at magazines and newspapers over the next five years

Programmatic ad technologies have been put to use around the globe, and some recent reports pin Europe as one of the fastest growing regions of adoption

Programmatic ad technologies have been put to use around the globe, and some recent reports pin Europe as one of the fastest growing regions of adoption

The latest forecast for the UK entertainment and media industry has painted a picture of sustained optimism in the sector

The latest forecast for the UK entertainment and media industry has painted a picture of sustained optimism in the sector

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Teachers’ network TES Global has bought Vision for Education, a supply teaching recruitment agency, for an undisclosed sum

Broadcasters aim to secure future of free-to-air service on smart-TVs in move that could challenge YouView platform

Today’s large premium publishers spend a lot of time closing small deals that only provide a minimal amount of revenue. How much time? We recently did a study that showed 50% of a typical publisher’s deals accounting for only 10% of its revenue

Specialist digital publishing group Green Star Media has secured a significant venture capital investment to support its growth strategy to acquire special interest magazines and websites.

Aimed at pre-teen children, every issue of 100% Magazine will be devoted to a single entertainment brand, TV show, or the latest craze sweeping school playgrounds

Arab Publishing Partners (APP), part of the ITP Group, the Gulf’s largest consumer and business magazine publisher, yesterday announced a new licensing agreement with London-based Shortlist Media Ltd