LONDON - WPP Group has continued its expansion in Asia by taking a 25% stake in the Chinese advertising agency Shanghai Advertising, one of the top 10 agencies in the country.
LONDON - Shares in BSkyB soared by more than 9% today after analysts predicted a strong set of results, including a leap in subscriber number of 200,000 over the past quarter.
LONDON - The government's decision to support self-regulation in the media industry has been welcomed by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising.
LONDON - The International Olympic Committee will not review its contract with sponsorship agency Meridian Management, which is due to end after the 2004 games in Athens.
LONDON - The Department of Health is to target young people at Christmas office parties with a £2m campaign warning of the dangers of catching sexually transmitted infections.
NEW YORK - Richemont, owner of brands such as Cartier and Dunhill, is reported to have named Universal McCann to handle its $50m (£32m) media buying and planning work in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
LONDON - Rio Ferdinand, the Manchester United and England footballer, is reported to be 'furious' that his number 6 football shirt was used in an advertisement for the arms maker BAE Systems.
NEW YORK - US television network NBC is on the verge of buying the cable network Bravo from parent company Cablevision in a deal estimated to be worth $1.25bn (£800m).
LONDON - Proximity London's work for Volkswagen Polo has been shortlisted for five DMA Royal Mail Awards, more than any other client this year.
LONDON - Hays, the logistics and business mail company, has blamed the Royal Mail Group for a slump in profits that forced it to issue a profits warning the day before its new chief executive joined the company.
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