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- WPP and Nielsen swap assets
- WPP is selling its 50% stake in TV measurement firm, AGBNielsen Media Research, to venture partner Nielsen. The deal will give Nielsen full ownership of AGBNielsen. In exchange WPP will acquire Nielsen's advertising analytics firm, SRDS, and campaign organiser, PERQ/HCI. The UK ad giant will also acquire Nielsen's 11%...
- Articles 2008-11-13
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- Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) shareholders have rejected a 1bn [pounds sterling] bid from UK advertising giant WPP Group following its hostile bid for the company earlier this month.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
- Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS shareholders have rejected a 1bn [pounds sterling] bid from UK advertising giant WPP Group following its hostile bid for the company earlier this month. TNS shareholders are demanding a ... Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS shareholders have rejected a 1bn [pounds sterling]...
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- Global E-Commerce Study Reveals Number of On-Line Shoppers in the US Continues to Rise, According to TNS Interactive. Interactive - Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- The proportion of on-line shoppers in the US rose by three percent during the past 12 months, according to the findings of a new global study on the Internet and e-commerce, published by Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS Interactive. Although the US has been experiencing a sluggish economy, the study revealed...
- Research articles 2001-07-01
- TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES (TNN).
- The big news at Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS last year was its $425m acquisition of market research company NFO. But TNS also experienced a pick-up in demand at the end of 2003, which has carried on into 2004. TNS is looking for growth of between 3 and...
- Research articles 2004-03-12
- TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES (TNN).
- Taylor Nelson Sofres' TNS US custom research business, which performs bespoke research for clients, continues to be a thorn in its side after another poor performance last year. The business, while in a market-leading position, has been bit by comp Taylor Nelson Sofres' TNS US custom...
- Research articles 2006-03-10
- TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES (TNN).
- Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS was defiantly confident at the interims stage this year, expressing confidence in full-year forecasts despite evidence of softening markets. That confidence proved misplaced. In January, management admitted that slower-than Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS was defiantly confident at the interims stage this...
- Research articles 2003-03-14
- TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES (TNN).
- Last year was all about integrating NFO WorldGroup, the rival business that Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS bought in July 2003. This has now been completed, and the group expects to be making annualised savings of GBP20m this year. Last year was all about integrating...
- Research articles 2005-03-11
- TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES (TNN).
- Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS is a global market information provider, providing services including custom research, polling, and TV audience measurement. The group posted a strong rise in first-half earnings, helped by the impact of integration costs o Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS is a global market information...
- Research articles 2005-09-09
- Taylor Nelson Sofres to Include Portable People Meter Results at Conference of Cable and Satellite Operators in Asia
- Business Editors SYDNEY, Australia--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 2, 2002 When the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia CASBAA discusses measurement improvements of cable and satellite audiences at its annual convention in Singapore, Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS will highlight the Arbitron encoding technology now being used successfully in TNS's Singapore...
- Research articles 2002-12-02
- Taylor Nelson Sofres and GfK agree on Pounds 2bn merger of equals
- Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS, the market research group, and Germany's GfK have agreed the details of a merger of equals to create a 2bn behemoth that would be the second largest company in the sector. But WPP, the global advertising giant, still has the option of tabling another...
- Research articles 2008-06-04
- UK and French sandwich trends - according to Taylor Nelson Sofres survey - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- A survey published by Taylor Nelson Sofres' TNS has revealed that cheese is the most popular sandwich filling in the UK, with more than one in six sandwiches sold last year containing cheese. The survey also found that ham was the second most popular filling, representing around 13% of all...
- Research articles 2001-04-26
- Taylor Nelson Sofres Selects Fortinet for Worldwide Security Deployment
- Fortinet® -- the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management UTM solutions -- today announced that Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS, the leading global market information provider, has chosen Fortinet's FortiGate™ multi-threat security systems as the cornerstone of its worldwide IT security strategy. Set to help protect 14,000 employees in...
- Research articles 2008-04-21
- Taylor Nelson Sofres plc Now Ranked as World's Third Largest Marketing Information Group
- Business Editors HORSHAM, Pa.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 7, 2003 Taylor Nelson Sofres plc TNS, a world leader in market information, now ranks as the world's third largest marketing information group based on its 2002 financial results. With reported 2002 revenues of GBP618.9 million ($929 million USD(1)), TNS has surpassed...
- Research articles 2003-04-07
- Taylor Nelson Sofres rejects WPP's revised Pounds 996m proposal
- Business News IN BRIEF *The market research giant Taylor Nelson Sofres yesterday snubbed a revised 996m takeover proposal from Sir Martin Sorrell's global advertising group WPP. TNS, which is in rival merger talks with the German information services group GfK, said its board had "unanimously" rejected a revised...
- Research articles 2008-05-14
- Competitive Media Reporting Sold To Taylor Nelson Sofres
- Taylor Nelson Sofres plc. (TNS; London), a marketing information company, has acquired Competitive Media Reporting (CMR; New York), a part of VNU Marketing Information, from VNU (Haarlem, The Neth.) for $88 million in cash. The deal, expected to be completed by the end of April, is subject to Federal Trade...
- Research articles 2000-03-17
- TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES PLC - Statement under LR 9.6.13R.
- Following the announcement made on 5 March 2007 confirming that Dawn Airey and Drummond Hall are to be appointed as non-executive Directors with effect from 12 April 2007, Taylor Nelson Sofres ("TNS") is pleased to confirm the following information under Listing Rule 9.6.13R. Dawn...
- Research articles 2007-03-07
- Taylor Nelson Sofres reaps rewards for recent acquisition
- Market information group Taylor Nelson Sofres reported a 54% jump in half-year profits as savings from recent acquisition NFO began to flow through. TNS, which provides data and conducts social and political polls in 70 countries, yesterday said its outlook was brightened by signs that markets around...
- Research articles 2004-09-07
- Taylor Nelson Sofres eyes NOP
- TAYLOR Nelson Sofres has entered the fray for rival market research group NOP which is expected to fetch anything from Pounds 275 million to Pounds 350 million when it is sold by United Business Media. Mike Kirkham, chief executive of TNS, said: "We have...
- Research articles 2005-03-07
- Taylor Nelson Sofres hands Brydon new chairmanship
- MARKET researcher Taylor Nelson Sofres has hired Donald Brydon, 60, as chairman, the same role he holds at engineer Smiths Group, the London Metal Exchange and Axa Investment Managers. Chief operating officer David Lowden steps up today from TNS chief operating officer to chief executive, taking over...
- Research articles 2006-01-12
- Taylor Nelson bounces back.
- A good performance was helped by a client base hungry for information services. Amanda Vermeulen After a difficult time in 2006, market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS bounced back in 2007, with revenue growth, margin improvement and solid cash generation - operating cash...
- Research articles 2008-03-04
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