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Should the Yahoogle deal be allowed by anti-trust authorities?

300m

Number of internet users in Asia Pacific, according to Comscore

Yahoo! Europe appoints new chief finance officer

Yahoo! Europe has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Frantz as vice president and chief financial officer.

NEW: AGENCY NETWORK PROFILES

Click here for the online version of the Guide to Agency Networks, a searchable tool for finding contact details, client lists, major wins and appointments at the key media agencies.

June 2008

M&M Unzipped is the online section to mine deeper into the print articles that interested you - you'll find more comment, more facts, related articles, links and profiles, as well as downloadable tables and charts.

De-mystifying Digital Developments

Following the news

Financial brand Investec looked to boost brand scores among its specialist financial target group by demonstrating just how well it could keep them head of the market.

The brand’s online ads showed the Investec Zebra being followed by the latest news supplied via live RSS feeds. The execution ran across multiple online formats with 100% share of voice on Reuters UK business home page.

Strong brandz show their worth

Internet giant Google is again out on top in BrandZ Top 100 Most Powerful Brands, while BlackBerry records thebiggest growth. Olivia Solon examines Millward Brown Opitmar's latest annual global brand equity ranking

Australia appoints DDB Worldwide to global creative duties

(04 July 2008)

Tourism Australia has announced the selection of DDB Worldwide as its global creative services agency for the next three years.

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New CEO for Starcom UK

(03 July 2008)

Linda Smith is stepping down from her role as UK CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group and will be replaced by chief operating officer Stewart Easterbrook.

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CNN International in 3 year partnership with South African Tourism

(03 July 2008)

CNN International has entered a three year partnership with South African Tourism to produce its first user generated content driven advertising solution which aims to raise the profile of South Africa to CNN's audience.

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TNS rejects fourth WPP bid

(03 July 2008)

TNS has rejected a fourth acquisition bid by WPP which valued the market research company at €1.35 billion.

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MTS and MySpace team up

(03 July 2008)

Mobile TeleSystems, the largest mobile phone operator in Russia, has partnered with MySpace Russia, the local version of the leading international social network.

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