** The data analytics provider's shares up 22 pct at $52.87; touched record high of $53.27 ** Advertising group WPP PLC to take 15-20 pct stake in ComScore ** ComScore to partner with WPP's data management division Kantar to accelerate cross-media audience and campaign measurement out
Read more* Publicis sees stronger second half to year * CEO Levy aims to regain support after Omnicom deal failure * Shares rise 5 percent (Adds shares, analyst) By Leila Abboud and Gwénaëlle Barzic PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - France's Publicis promised business would pick up in
Read moreBy Leila Abboud and Gwénaëlle Barzic PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - France's Publicis promised business would pick up in the second half of this year as the advertising agency recovered from a tough 2014 marred by a failed mega-merger with U.S. peer Omnicom. It also posted fourth-quarte
Read more** Citi cuts ProSiebenSat.1, Schibsted and Wolters Kluwer to "sell" from "neutral", lowers WPP, SES and Reed Elsevier to "neutral" from "buy". ** Says its top media picks are TF1, JCDecaux, UBM, Pearson and Sky. Key "sells" are ProSiebenSat.1, Rightmove , Schibsted, Informa and Wolters Kluwer. *
Read moreBEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - China's tech giants Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd beat state firms for the first time to become the country's most valuable brands in 2015, a report published on Tuesday shows. China's three biggest Internet companies, which also includes Ba
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