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Acquisition solidifies Hobsons’ position in electronic transcript exchange

WPP Plc announced today that Kantar, its wholly-owned consumer insight and data investment management network, has acquired Sirius Marketing & Social Research Limited, full service market research agency in Bangladesh

WPP Plc announced today that Kantar, its wholly-owned consumer insight and data investment management network, has acquired Sirius Marketing & Social Research Limited, full service market research agency in Bangladesh

Digital sports media group PERFORM today announces the acquisition of sports data company Opta for c. £40m

Incisive Media co-founders Nick Rapley and James Hanbury are leaving the company as part of a management shakeup expected to lead to a breakup or sale of the business

Media Mergers are pleased to announce the acquisition of Data Centre World by Closer Still Media. The deal was brokered by Martin Wright of Media Mergers on behalf of the owners of Turret Group.

Onex Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from its parent, an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings N.V., for $950 million in cash consideration

Top Right Group, the global business-to-business multiplatform media group, today announced its financial results for 2012, reporting overall revenue of £251.7 million, with an organic, constant currency growth rate of 7.4%

The chief executive of business-to-business publisher Top Right has said there will be no breakup of the company until at least 2017. Duncan Painter said Top Right, formerly Emap, which owns assets including the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, fashion data firm WGSN and magazines including Retail Week and Drapers, would not be looking […]

WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company, Hill + Knowlton Strategies has acquired SJR Group LLC

WPP announces that its wholly owned operating company, Hill + Knowlton Strategies has acquired SJR Group LLC

WPP announces that its wholly-owned global digital agency VML, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in NATIVE, a leading South African digital marketing agency,

WPP announces that its wholly-owned global digital agency VML, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in NATIVE, a leading South African digital marketing agency,

UBM is considering selling at least three of its remaining UK trade titles as it continues to reduce its portfolio of print-centric brands

Kelsey Media has purchased ‘Retro Cars’ from Unity Media

Af­ter decades of serv­ing as Man­ag­ing Di­rec­tor and part­ner of DVV Me­dia Group and on the oc­ca­sion of his 80th birth­day, Dr. Hel­mut Schachen­may­er has de­cid­ed to re­tire from the firm’s group of part­ners. On Ju­ly 31, 2013, the Rheinis­che Post Me­di­en­gruppe ac­quired his shares and the shares of the for­mer man­ag­ing part­ner, Dr. Di­eter Flech­sen­berg­er (62), who ac­cord­ing to plan has now left the man­age­ment of the pub­lish­ing house, but will con­tin­ue to pro­vide con­sult­ing ser­vices

WPP announces that it has taken a stake in Muzy, Inc., an early-stage microblogging service focused on mobile content creation

David Levin, CEO of UBM plc visited China from May 26 to June 5, 2013 and had successful meetings and exchanges with Chinese government bodies and exhibition industry during his visits to Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai.

WPP announces that it has participated in the Series A funding of Fullscreen, Inc., a digital media company

Onex Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions from its parent, an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings N.V. for $950 million in cash consideration. Nielsen Expositions is a leading operator of large, business-to-business tradeshows in the United States. The business will be renamed Emerald Expositions