Ebiquity Regulatory News (EBQ)

19 Oct 2006 07:44

Thomson Intermedia PLC19 October 2006 19 October 2006 Thomson Intermedia agrees partnership with GroupM Thomson Intermedia plc (AIM: THN), a leading provider of media intelligence, hastoday signed a partnership agreement with GroupM, owned by WPP Group. GroupM isthe world's leading media agency group which controls more than 25% of the UK'smedia spend, and whose agencies include Mindshare, Mediacom, Mediaedge: CIA. The partnership will see GroupM and all its agencies use the enhanced andtailored Thomson Intermedia services and promote the Thomson Intermedia clientsystem to its customer base of more than 650 of the UK's top advertisers. The endorsement of the partnership with GroupM supports the growing importanceof Thomson Intermedia's services in the world of media and has been madepossible due to the increasing depth and timeliness of the data and the uniquebenefits of Thomson's powerful technology. This follows recent announcementsdetailing Thomson Intermedia's exclusive access to electronic versions ofregional newspapers from the media owners and provides the opportunity forThomson Intermedia to expedite growth of its customer base. Nick Theakstone, COO of GroupM UK commented: "Thomson Intermedia's systems have now become an essential ingredient in addingvalue to our clients, its products aid us in providing clients with accuracy andtimeliness of data. This partnership will support our desire to provide thebest transparency and vouching products to all our clients." Sarah Jane Thomson, Joint CEO of Thomson Intermedia said: "This is an exciting and significant partnership for us, it represents a tippingpoint for Thomson Intermedia's products becoming the UK standard and could havea profound impact on the speed of increasing our subscriber base. "Our relationship with WPP's GroupM is further proof of the importance andopportunity of Thomson Intermedia's technology, data and systems in a dynamicmarket which is increasingly demanding of data." Enquiries: Thomson Intermedia Sarah Jane Thomson, Joint Chief Executive 020 8466 2906 David Trendle, Finance Director College Hill Adrian Duffield/Ben Way 020 7457 2020 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange