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WPP has acquired the assets of AKQA Holdings, subject to regulatory approval.

Reports suggest that 95.8 Capital Radio owner Global Radio has submitted a £50 million bid for the Guardian Media Group’s radio business, which includes Real Radio and Smooth Radio.

The completion of DMGT’s merger with online property site Zoopla following OFT clearance is a sign of strategically repositioning the group towards growth, according to Investec.

Raymond Snoddy says anything that increases confidence and the propensity to spend in the depths of a recession has to be a good thing, even if the intellectual pillars on which it stands are decidedly shaky…

Marcus Rich, managing director of the Mail on Sunday, has joined the National Readership Survey (NRS) board as the representative for the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA).

David Hellier, deputy editor at City AM, says it is too soon to know where this will all end up but the Facebook experience has re-opened the debate about dot com bubbles and has cast a shadow on New York’s unchallenged right to host technology flotations…

Mindshare’s head of press Vanessa Clifford is joining Newsworks, stepping into the newly-created role of director of client services and strategy.

BSkyB has released its unaudited results for the nine months ending 31 March 2012, showing that revenue is up 5% to £5.1 billion.

David Hellier, deputy editor at City AM, anticipates a tougher future for BSkyB.

Facebook has reported its first quarter on quarter revenue dip in two years, with net income falling slightly to $205 million as costs nearly doubled to $677 million.