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TMG made £60m profit last year, a new record, after £58.4m in 2012 and £55.7m in 2011

WPP announces that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the business of Marketeers Vietnam

Online research specialist YouGov has extended its reach to China and South East Asia through the acquisition of Asian MR and tech firm Decision Fuel

John Battelle, founder/CEO of Federated Media, saw the rise of programmatic coming from a mile away

Dentsu announced today that its global business unit, the Dentsu Aegis Network, has reached an agreement with the principal shareholders of Australian advertising company group Oddfellows Holdings Pty Ltd to acquire a 51% stake in the company

The addition of Atlanta-based TTM will expand Indegene’s presence in the US where it provides marketing solutions to life science, pharmaceutical and healthcare organisations

In the US, pharma researcher Decision Resources Group (DRG) has acquired Cambridge, Mass-based life sciences data analytics and business intelligence company Relay Technology Management

Bolloré, who is 33 and the son of Havas’s primary shareholder Vincent Bolloré, was today announced as the new leader of the group, which includes Havas Media Group and the Havas Worldwide advertising network

US healthcare PR agency JPA Health Communications has opened a London office headed by Valerie Carter

Creative agency Nomads has announced the acquisition of search engine and social optimisation agency Shake Interactive for an undisclosed sum

Tarsus Group has further strengthened its portfolio through acquisitions in China and Turkey and has also agreed to dispose of up to 18% of the Group’s French business

MDC Partners Inc. announced today that it has acquired a majority partnership interest in Luntz Global, one of the world’s most renowned and respected language and messaging companies

The agency has been led by founders Jennie Talman and Emma Crozier since its inception, and they have created the MD role to take over the operational running of the business to allow them to focus on strategy

The agency has been led by founders Jennie Talman and Emma Crozier since its inception, and they have created the MD role to take over the operational running of the business to allow them to focus on strategy

S information provider IHS has announced quarterly revenue up 35 percent to $560m

The sale of Channel 5 could be the next flashpoint in the battle between BT and BSkyB, with the strategic importance of the terrestrial broadcaster expected to spark the interest of the pay-TV rivals

GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management arm, has acquired plista, a digital media specialist in Germany

GroupM, WPP’s global media investment management arm, has acquired plista, a digital media specialist in Germany

Reed Exhibitions has purchased Capsule, a global fashion and lifestyle trade show for men’s and women’s apparel and accessories

Critical Mass has today merged its London arm with Agency Republic, a digital shop with 20 executives, in addition to making a number of key global hires