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French newspaper Le Monde has now weighed in on the current differences between Paris-based Publicis Groupe and its potential U.S. merger partner Omnicom in an incendiary piece

French newspaper Le Monde has now weighed in on the current differences between Paris-based Publicis Groupe and its potential U.S. merger partner Omnicom in an incendiary piece

Business information provider Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) has acquired cloud-based analytics and business intelligence specialist Indicee

Business information provider Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) has acquired cloud-based analytics and business intelligence specialist Indicee

Richard Desmond is set to sell UK broadcaster Channel 5 for £450m to US group Viacom, in a move that will see him receive more than four times his initial investment

M&C Saatchi Group has acquired the digital agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine

M&C Saatchi Group has acquired the digital agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine

Havas announced today that it has acquired Revenue Frontier, the Santa Monica, California-based direct response company that specializes in aggregating distribution and distributing content

Research firm Forrester analyzed and scored what they deemed to be the “six most significant providers” in the supply-side platform (SSP) category

Research firm Forrester analyzed and scored what they deemed to be the “six most significant providers” in the supply-side platform (SSP) category

Twitter’s first-quarter revenues have leapt 119% to $250m (£149m), but the network’s user growth came below analysts expectations, causing its share price to fall overnight

Twitter’s first-quarter revenues have leapt 119% to $250m (£149m), but the network’s user growth came below analysts expectations, causing its share price to fall overnight

Here is a story about a practice called “inversion” where large corporates move their tax domicile to lower or nil tax environments

In a trading statement UBM announced revenues down 5.2% for Q1 2014 on an underlying basis. Operating profits were 16.9% down for the same period also on an underlying basis

Grayling and Citigate parent company Huntsworth has promised an acquisition drive in growth markets as it announced a 10.6 per cent drop in pre-tax profits for the year ended 31 December 2013

Axel Springer is the picture of an ambitious traditional newspaper publisher torn between the persistent (but declining) profits of print and the soaring potential of digital

Adyoulike, the French native technology platform and network, has acquired Content Amp, one of the UK’s leading native distribution and content services

The figures predict adspend will rise by 5.5 per cent this year and a further 6.5 per cent in 2015. The forecast is the latest from the Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report. It states that UK adspend reached £17.9 million in 2013, up 3.9 per cent on the previous year, with mobile advertising climbing by 95 […]

Cello Group plc is further reinforcing the digital capability of its Cello Signal business via the acquisition of Line Digital Limited. Total consideration has not been disclosed

Cello Group plc is further reinforcing the digital capability of its Cello Signal business via the acquisition of Line Digital Limited. Total consideration has not been disclosed