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Talylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) has announced the appointment of Donald Brydon as chairman, taking up his position with immediate effect and succeeding Tony Cowling. Commenting on the appointment, Cowling said: “Donald Brydon has had a distinguished career and brings to TNS a wealth of experience from both the commercial and financial sectors. TNS has grown… Continue reading TNS Appoints Brydon As Chairman

Titan Outdoor Ireland has scooped the five year contract to sell transit and rail advertising across all of operator CIE’s locations in the Republic of Ireland.The win sees Titan take over the contract from Viacom Outdoor, which had previously expressed hope to retain the sales rights, following Maiden Outdoor’s withdrawal from negotiations last year (see… Continue reading Titan Scoops CIE Account From Hopeful Viacom Outdoor

Market information company, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) has revealed that it expects to deliver underlying revenue growth of around 4% and improvement in adjusted operating margin of 25-50 basis points for the full year. According to TNS’s trading statement, demand for syndicated services continues to grow steadily, while demand for custom research is more variable… Continue reading TNS Expects To Reveal Revenue Growth Of 4%

Out of home advertising agency, Viacom Outdoor, has renewed its prestigious contract with the New York City Transportation Authority to handle all display advertising on the New York subway. The ten year deal will give Viacom Outdoor access to 1,600 urban panels, significantly increasing the division’s street furniture inventory in New York City and giving… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor Renews New York Subway Contract

United Business Media (UBM) has announced the purchase of US events business Shorecliff Communications for $12.3 million, and the events assets of MediaLive International for $65 million. The acquisition of Shorecliffe will see the company’s four principal events focussing on the high growth technology markets of radio frequency identification, broadband services, wireless infrastructure and telecoms… Continue reading UBM Extends Reach In Events Arena

Global advertising body, WPP, has announced that its relationship marketing network, Wunderman, will merge its Danish operations with one of Denmark’s leading independent agencies, Emerge. The merged company will be renamed Emerge/Wunderman, with WPP retaining a minority share in the business, with options to acquire a majority interest. The consolidation of the two companies will… Continue reading WPP’s Wunderman To Merge With Emerge

Guardian Media Group (GMG) Radio has revealed a healthy performance for its stations, despite the tough conditions in the current commercial radio market, showing revenues for the October to December quarter of 2005 to be up by 22% year on year. The group’s strong trading results follow record annual figures for the year ended March… Continue reading GMG Radio Enjoys 22% Increase In Revenue

Market research firm, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) is expected to reveal a modest rise in full-year profit in a trading statement, with a recovery in the second half of 2005 offsetting weak trading in the UK and North American markets. The final quarter of 2005 showed some signs of improvement in the overall market research… Continue reading TNS Hopes To Reveal Rise In Full-Year Profits

Global advertising company, WPP, has announced the promotion of Dave Allen to chief executive officer of Team Vodafone, and Simon Bolton to chief executive officer of Enterprise IG. Bolton will start his new role in late January and will be responsible for maintaining Enterprise IG’s leading market position and growing the business in North America… Continue reading WPP Reshuffles Management

Visits to UK retail websites were up by 14% year on year in December 2005, outperforming earlier estimates that the sector would enjoy an increase of 12% during the Christmas month. According to online competitive intelligence monitor, Hitwise, visits to retail websites were up significantly in the week after Christmas, seeing a rise of 16%… Continue reading Visits To UK Retail Websites Up 14% In December