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GfK tries to head off WPP move for TNS (09 July 04:25) |
| GfK was preparing a counter-offer for Taylor Nelson Sofreson Tuesday night to head off any move by WPP to disrupt a proposed "merger of equals" between GfK and TNS. |
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Private sector needs some public spirit (08 July 11:50) |
| I was delighted to see the unspeakable Ken Livingstone defeated in the London mayoral elections. He debased the office he occupied, and sent a toxic message to wealth creators. But his repla... |
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At the helm of the 'ghost ships' (08 July 11:50) |
| The view from the security man's cabin is like nowhere else in the world. To the left, across saltmarshes of clover and wild orchids, looms Hartlepool nuclear power station. In the distanc... |
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Bike power without pedals (08 July 11:50) |
| The first time two-year-old Niklas Mertens climbed on his father's handmade plywood version of a children's bicycle and took a ride he attracted a good deal of attention. |
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How Paccar bucks a family business trend (08 July 11:50) |
| On a recent visit to China, Mark Pigott asked managers of a prospective supplier to outline their vision for the next 25 years. He told them he wanted to know how that might fit into a relat... |
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Key US ad spending forecast cut by half (08 July 11:45) |
| US advertising spending will grow at roughly half the pace originally forecast this year, a leading media services group said on Tuesday, blaming the downward revision on a slowing economy. |
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BBC Worldwide exceeds profit expectations (08 July 03:55) |
| BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK's publicly-funded broadcaster, exceeded profit expectations by about 61 per cent last year, according to the corporation's annual report published... |
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Demand puts cable-laying at top of list (08 July 06:40) |
| The world's biggest telecoms companies are rushing to add capacity on inter-continental routes, to keep up with booming demand fuelled in part by consumers downloading bandwidth-hungry video... |
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Washington Post hires Brauchli (08 July 04:25) |
| Katharine Weymouth, publisher of the Washington Post, on Monday named Marcus Brauchli, to take over as the paper's top editor, turning to an outsider to usher the Post into a new era. |
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Kenya's new consumerism (08 July 12:15) |
| As Kenya threatened to tear itself apart at the start of this year, one institution found itself on both sides of the country's post-election crisis. A magnet both for those on the rampage a... |
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Home from home on a business trip (08 July 12:15) |
| Every week, Carole Booth, a business analyst at Shell, travels to London from Manchester on Tuesday morning and returns home on Thursday evening. Instead of staying in a hotel room, she stay... |
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Microsoft steps up battle to replace Yahoo board (07 July 11:45) |
| Microsoft set the stage for a full-blown battle to overthrow Yahoo's board of directors on Monday when it declared it was interested in reopening talks to buy all or part of the internet com... |
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Microsoft aims to oust Yahoo's directors (07 July 11:30) |
| Microsoftset the stage for a full-blown battle to overthrow Yahoo's board of directors on Monday when it declared it was interested in reopening talks to buy all or part of the internet comp... |
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EMI confirms Reckitt executive as music chief (07 July 12:35) |
| Terra Firma on Monday completed the executive shake-up of EMI, the record label, with the appointment of Elio Leoni-Sceti as chief executive of its recorded music division. |
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Yoghurt maker's recipe for funding social businesses (06 July 08:00) |
| When it launched a nutrient-rich yoghurt for poor consumers in Bangladesh, Groupe Danone DA, the French food company, hit an unexpected obstacle. It had trained a large sales and distributio... |
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Board battles won on playing fields of youth (06 July 08:00) |
| Last Monday, after three hours and 57 minutes on the centre court at Wimbledon, a victorious Andy Murray flexed his bulging biceps at the crowd and pulled his mouth into an oblong grimace of... |
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Taking a hard line on soft soap (06 July 08:00) |
| In 2003, Patrick Cescau sat down with fellow Unilever directors to hear a presentation from the Dove soap and cleansing products team. The Dove people had an idea for an advertising campaign... |
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Clock ticking on WPP bid for TNS (05 July 07:50) |
| WPP was on Friday night considering whether to take its bid for Taylor Nelson Sofres hostile as its target received mixed news on its preferred merger with GfK, the German market research gr... |
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Former WSJ editor heads race at Washington Post (05 July 02:50) |
| The next editor of the Washington Post will be mandated to accelerate the combination of its print and online divisions, according to people familiar with a search that is expected to end ea... |
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YouTube ruling puts privacy in focus (04 July 03:55) |
| What are the chances that your viewing habits on YouTube will cease to be a private matter known only to you and the managers of the online video service? |
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Google told to hand over YouTube users' data (04 July 02:55) |
| Google GOOG has run into a fresh storm over online privacy after a US judge ordered YouTube, its popular online video site, to hand over records detailing the viewing habits of its millions ... |
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War of words as WPP plans to block TNS deal (04 July 01:35) |
| The war of words took over Thursday, as WPP, the marketing group, stepped up its efforts to buy Taylor Nelson Sofres, the market researcher, and so thwart a rival deal between TNS and Germa... |
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VeriSign parts company with CEO (04 July 01:30) |
| VeriSign, the world's leading provider of the electronic certificates that help secure internet traffic, on Thursday announced the departure of its chief executive. |
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BSkyB considers bid for Spain's Digital+ (04 July 01:15) |
| British Sky Broadcasting, the UK satellite group, is considering making a bid of more than €2.5bn for Digital+, the Spanish pay-TV platform, which would mark its first foray outside the UK... |
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A hairy issue for today's executive (04 July 12:50) |
| Jim French, the bearded chief executive of UK budget airline Flybe, recently went to an awards dinner for entrepreneurs. In an audience of around a hundred, he says, there was only one other... |
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Communications is key in disaster relief (04 July 12:50) |
| After a disaster such as the recent Chinese earthquake, time is of the essence: aid agencies need to get to victims as quickly as possible. But that requires co-ordination on the ground, and... |
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Gadgets find new ways forward (04 July 12:50) |
| Portable navigation devices, or GPS-based satellite navigation systems, have become one of the hottest consumer electronic gadgets for drivers - as shown by the frequency with which they ar... |
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YouTube told to hand over viewer records (04 July 12:45) |
| Google GOOG has run into a fresh storm over online privacy after a US judge ordered YouTube, its popular online video site, to hand over records detailing the viewing habits of its millions ... |
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LA Confrontational (04 July 12:00) |
| Think of it as Kramer vs Kramer remade by Billy Wilder. An amicable break-up turns sour as two ex-partners battle to get what they want - at a moment of crucial change in the movie business.... |
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TNS spurns fresh WPP approach (03 July 12:50) |
| Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP on Thursday launched a third attempt to persuade shareholders of Taylor Nelson Sofres to turn away from a nil-premium merger with GfK, the German market research gro... |
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Chime and DMG buck the downward trend (03 July 07:55) |
| Two smaller marketing services groups bucked the gloom in the media sector on Wednesday with upbeat trading news. |
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Brickfish aiming to use viral adverts (03 July 07:45) |
| When Kodak, the US photo supplies company, decided to re-enter the inkjet printer business with a range of printers that claim to cut the cost of ink in half, the company chose an unconventi... |
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Actors' union tests brotherhood and studios (03 July 07:30) |
| As Hollywood braces itself for another disruptive strike - this time by actors - the union that represents some of the industry's biggest stars has been accused of a "ferocious attack" on a ... |
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Limbaugh signs radio contract worth $400m (03 July 05:00) |
| Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk radio host, has signed an eight-year contract extension said to be worth as much as $400m. |
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WPP gets July 9 deadline for TNS offer (03 July 04:05) |
| The Takeover Panel has told WPP it must make a firm offer for Taylor Nelson Sofres, the market research group for whom it is considering a bid, or walk away. |
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Bollywood actors plan to cash in on revenues (03 July 03:35) |
| The huge growth in revenues from Bollywood blockbusters is matched only by the wage demands of Indian film stars, according to the Aim-listed Indian Film Company. |
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A case for more sustainability (03 July 12:55) |
| The Necessary RevolutionHow Individuals and Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable WorldBy Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur and Sara Schley |
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Baby steps to giant growth (03 July 12:15) |
| In 1984 Mohamed Alshaya, the young scion of a wealthy Kuwaiti dynasty, educated at Wharton business school and working at Morgan Stanley MWD in New York, received a telephone call from his f... |
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The music labels can take a punch (02 July 11:10) |
| It was a sparky Glastonbury Festival this year. Not only did Jay-Z defy the indie-anthem-loving crowd but Amy Winehouse waded into the audience and punched a fan. |
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Informa shares surge after 3.4bn approach (02 July 12:55) |
| Shares in Informa surged at the open on Wednesday after confirming a private equity consortium had made a tentative 506p-per-share approach, valuing the the trade fairs and scientific journa... |
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Microsoft deal steps up rivalry with Google (02 July 05:20) |
| Microsoft turned up the heat on Tuesday in its technological rivalry with Google GOOG as it announced the purchase of a private Silicon Valley company that has developed one of the most prom... |
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Expedia targets corporate sector (02 July 04:10) |
| Expedia is beefing up its corporate travel service and rebranding it "Egencia" as it seeks to catch up with rival travel companies. |
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Informa eyes up 3.4bn deal (02 July 03:50) |
| Informa has received a tentative 506p-per-share approach from a private equity consortium which would value the trade fairs and scientific journals business at £3.4bn including debt, the co... |
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Moral maze for retailers (02 July 02:15) |
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Good relations the key to success (02 July 01:10) |
| Engineers at Caparo, the UK-based engineering company, are experimenting with using bamboo instead of metal in cars and aircraft. This surprising use of a plant usually associated with panda... |
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How The realisation of a giant ambitiona toppled giant rose again (02 July 01:05) |
| For an indication of Shi Yuzhu's ambition, one need look no further than the name of his company: Giant. |
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Actors give tepid response to last-ditch offer (02 July 01:00) |
| The largest US actors' union has given a tepid response to a last-minute contract offer from Hollywood's film and television studios, increasing the possibility of a strike and casting gloom... |
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Bank leaders are a disgrace to capitalism (02 July 12:45) |
| If you want to get a British entrepreneur worked up, one topic is bound to raise their temperature to boiling point: the behaviour of the clearing banks. |
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Warner signs up for Nokia's music service (01 July 04:40) |
| Nokia's "all you can eat" mobile music service gained momentum on Monday with the addition of Warner Music, the third-largest record company. |
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ITV hits out over web video ruling (01 July 04:00) |
| ITV on Monday accused the Office of Fair Trading of handing the UK's nascent online video market to Apple and Google GOOG as the body referred its proposed video-on-demand joint venture with... |
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