Microsoft sells Ciao to LeGuide.com
22 Dec 2011 | by Sarah Shearman
Microsoft has sold its online shopping portal Ciao to LeGuide.com, the pan-European publisher of digital shopping guides, for an undisclosed sum.
British Airways owner IAG has won out against Virgin Atlantic and has agreed to buy BMI from Lufthansa for £172.5m and could now sell off the airline's regional and low cost off-shoot brands.
Microsoft has sold its online shopping portal Ciao to LeGuide.com, the pan-European publisher of digital shopping guides, for an undisclosed sum.
The Department of Health (DoH) has awarded its £14m media planning account to MEC, unseating the incumbent Manning Gottlieb OMD
Organic baby food brand Plum Baby has concluded its search for a PR agency after Bondy Consulting resigned the account in July.
Lastminute.com has hired Adam & Eve to its £6m creative account, amid a strategic re-evaluation which will see it return to its brand heritage of "value" and "last-minute booking".
Matthew Freud's PR agency has won a multi-faceted £1m per year PR account with the Department of Health.
The UK operation of Paris-based ad tech and data specialist Weborama has entered in a joint venture with online network and payments company Hi-Media.
Starcom MediaVest Group has rounded off the year by picking up the $600 million (£384 million) media account for drug giant Novartis from MEC.
Male cancer charity Orchid has called in EdenCancan to promote its UK T-shirt campaign in 2012.
Primesight, the outdoor media owner, has retained the £8m outdoor ad contract for the Glasgow Subway, following a competitive pitch.