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Spanish Netflix Deal for Kantar Media

Feb 27 2024

Kantar Media is to provide Netflix with a cross-platform view of its performance in Spain, according to reports. The data will allow the streaming service to compare its audience with those for linear and on-demand networks and platforms. More

Kantar and Realeyes in Anti-Fraud Partnership

Feb 15 2024

Kantar has announced a partnership with computer vision and attention measurement specialist Realeyes, integrating the latter's Verify identity recognition software into the former's anti-fraud software QubedAI. More

WPP 'Discussing Sale of Kantar Minority Stake'

Jan 10 2024

WPP is examining a possible sale of its remaining stake in Kantar, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg. More

Kantar Looking to Sell Media Division?

Jan 5 2024

Kantar Media may be up for sale in 2024 for 'as much as £1bn', according to reports on Sky News. More

Kantar Launches India Beauty Panel

Dec 4 2023

Kantar has launched a research panel focusing on the beauty industry in India, continuously tracking and reporting purchases made by shoppers across four categories: face, eyes, lips and nails. More

Senior Changes for Kantar Australia Consulting Unit

Nov 29 2023

Kantar Australia has promoted Mark Kennedy and Colin MacArthur to the joint role of Managing Partner, Consulting, replacing Dennis Wong who is leaving the company after fifteen years to pursue his own freelance consulting business. More

First European Launch for Kantar Validation Offer

Nov 28 2023

Kantar has announced the launch in Spain of its Campaign Audience Validation solution, which helps guide strategic decision-making for ad campaigns. More

Further Tie-Up for Verian and Faculty

Nov 20 2023

Public policy research, evidence, evaluation and comms agency Verian, until recently known as Kantar Public, has partnered with 'human-first AI solutions' provider Faculty, to support decision-making in government across the public sector. More

Kantar Debuts New Gaze Tools for Attention Measurement

Nov 14 2023

Kantar has launched a proprietary attention framework, which uses facial coding and new gaze monitoring components to give advertisers measures of both active and passive attention, and uncover how well ad content captures the attention of viewers on a second-by-second basis. More

Kantar Promotes for UK Analytics Practice MD Role

Nov 13 2023

Kantar has promoted Mark Standley to the role of Managing Director of its UK Analytics practice, overseeing its growth and development, including investment in AI. More

Kantar Sells Vivvix to MediaRadar

Nov 2 2023

Less than a year after setting up its ad intelligence unit Vivvix, Kantar has sold it to US-based MediaRadar, which now aims to become 'the definitive source of advertising data and insights'. More

Australia's OzTam Responds to Foxtel Ad Measure Launch

Oct 30 2023

In Australia, official television audience measurement body OzTAM has responded to Foxtel's launch last week of its own ad currency service, saying it 'poses the risk of confusion in the market' and that 'the industry has clearly stated that it wants one service to measure Total TV'. More

Kantar Adds New Generation of AI Features

Oct 24 2023

Kantar has announced a 'broad expansion' of AI capabilities within its brand strategy and creative development portfolio. They include Link subscriptions, to help stretch ad testing budgets; celebrity recognition in Link AI testing; predictive eye tracking; big data for threat detection; and help with 'sonic branding'. More

Kantar Public to Rebrand as Verian

Oct 23 2023

Divested government policy and comms advisory business Kantar Public will be rebranding globally as 'Verian' from November. More

Kantar Public Partners for Qual AI Tool

Oct 20 2023

Kantar Public has teamed up with AI-based performance consultancy Faculty AI to launch a tool to improve the data synthesis stage of qualitative research studies. More

UK's Origin to Trial Samba TV ACR Approach

Oct 12 2023

Origin, the cross-media measurement initiative of the UK's advertising trade group ISBA, is to work with US-based cross-screen analytics provider Samba TV, to test television data from the latter's proprietary automated content recognition (ACR) technology. More

Kantar Extends Romanian TV Measurement Contract

Oct 5 2023

Kantar Media has signed an agreement with Romanian industry TV measurement body ARMA, to continue providing broadcast TV ratings to the market until the end of 2027. More

Intuit and Kantar Launch 'Media DOTS' Survey in HK

Oct 3 2023

Boutique agency Intuit Research has partnered with Kantar's Profiles division to launch a syndicated survey called Media DOTS (Media Data on Target Segments), tracking the profile, mindset, media habits and product consumption of the general population (aged 12 to 64) in Hong Kong. More

Chile Launch for Kantar Media Deduped Audience Tool

Sep 28 2023

Audience measurement division Kantar Media has launched its Campaign Audience Validation product in Chile. More

Kantar's Rodrigues Takes Data Lead at This is Flow

Sep 27 2023

In Australia, full service media agency This is Flow has appointed long-time Kantar exec Straford Rodrigues as Chief Data Officer. More

Kantar Promotes Two in Sydney to Replace Rodrigues

Sep 20 2023

Kantar Australia has promoted Allan Breiland and Sharon Hilton to serve as Joint Heads of Media Effectiveness. They replace Straford Rodrigues, who is leaving the business at the end of September after more than fourteen years in Australia, the US, the UK and Singapore. More

Morning Consult Adds Three to Commercial Division

Sep 12 2023

In the US, decision intelligence company Morning Consult has appointed Joseph DeVeny as Head of Research Solutions; Ryan Bien as Head of Analytics & Data Operations; and Alex Menendez as Head of Customer Success. All are based in the firm's Commercial division. More

Kantar Launches Sensory Research Solution in India

Sep 7 2023

In India, Kantar has launched a solution called Sensory eValuate, which uses research to help evaluate consumer products using the five human senses. More

Kantar Analytics India Names Parayil Principal

Aug 29 2023

Kantar has promoted Mary George Parayil to the position of Principal of Kantar Analytics, India. She is based in Bengaluru. More

Kantar Worldpanel Expands to Dominican Republic

Aug 17 2023

Kantar has expanded its Worldpanel Central America (CAM) consumer panel to cover the Dominican Republic. The newly enlarged panel measures consumer behaviour across 63% more households in the CariCAM (Caribbean and Central American) region. More

Curtis Rejoins Kantar to Lead Analytics Practice

Aug 3 2023

In the UK, former Lifestream CEO Sam Curtis has returned to Kantar as Head of the Digital Analytics practice. More

Kantar Public Buys Lithuania's PPMI

Jul 6 2023

Public policy evidence and advisory business Kantar Public has acquired European policy research and consultancy company PPMI, which is based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More

Kantar Profiles Names First Global Panel Director

Jul 6 2023

In London, Kantar has hired former eBay / Amazon exec Bérengère Chaintreau-Fuchs for the newly created role of Global Panel Director in its Profiles division. More

Kantar Hires for Media Role in Singapore

Jun 22 2023

In Singapore, Kantar has hired long-time Nielsen exec Kartikeya (Kartik) Varma for the dual role of Head of Creative and Media, Singapore, and Head of Media, APAC. More

Kantar to Sell Healthcare Businesses to M3 Global

Jun 9 2023

Kantar has announced its intention to sell its remaining specialist healthcare businesses, Kantar Profiles' Health unit and Kantar Media Healthcare Research (KMHR), to fieldwork company M3 Global Research. More

Kantar Ramps Up Creative Testing with LINK+ Launch

Jun 6 2023

Kantar has launched an ad creative testing solution called LINK+, built on its LINK normative advertising database and integrating the firm's ad testing capabilities into one solution, with results available in as little as six hours. More

Kantar Public Names Two Population Studies Leaders

May 9 2023

Kantar Public UK has appointed Vicky Petrie and Donna Phillips as Senior Directors in Population Studies. More

Kantar Launches BrandNow Always-on Tracker

May 4 2023

Kantar has launched an 'always-on' brand performance tracker called BrandNow, delivering daily benchmarks and short-term forecasts for 25 product and service categories. The solution is initially available for tracking US and UK markets. More

Ex-Kantar Health Global CEO Cooke to Advise Apollo

May 4 2023

Former Kantar Health Global CEO Lynnette Cooke has joined the Strategic Advisory Board of Apollo Intelligence, which provides data and insights to the healthcare and life science industries. More

Sky Group Exec Named as Kantar Media Global CEO

May 2 2023

Sky Group's Chief Business Officer Patrick Béhar is joining Kantar Media in September as Global Chief Executive. He will take over from Chris Allen, who has led the exec team since 2022 and will now focus exclusively on his role as Global CFO. More

Former MP David Miliband Named Kantar Public NED

Apr 27 2023

Kantar Public, the division recently sold to investor Trilantic Europe, has added two Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to its Global Management Board, including former British Labour Party politician David Miliband. More

Kantar Hires Merkle's Hutchinson as CMO, Insights for NA

Apr 25 2023

Kantar has appointed long-time Merkle exec Erin Hutchinson as Chief Marketing Officer, Insights, North America. More

Philippine Broadcasters Expand Kantar Contract

Apr 13 2023

Kantar Media has been commissioned by the Association of Philippine Broadcasters (KBP) to conduct a series of radio surveys which will serve as the country's currency for radio audience measurement. More

RED C Hires Three Former Kantar Ireland Executives

Apr 13 2023

In Ireland, RED C has hired long-time Kantar exec Robin McGhee as a Director, to focus on qual research and further developing the group's strategic planning offer. Meanwhile two other former Kantar execs, Aya Sako and Patrick McHugh, are also joining the team. More

Kantar Makes Three Senior MEA Promotions

Apr 12 2023

Kantar has made three senior promotions in the Middle East and Africa Region (MEA), including Ndeye Diagne to the role of Managing Director, West, East & Central Africa, and a seat on the MEA Leadership team. More

Kantar Launches China Panel, Expands in India

Apr 6 2023

Kantar has announced a new growth strategy for the APAC region; launched a tailored platform in China; and plans to quadruple the size of its Indian panel. More

Kantar's Ad Intelligence Brand Vivvix Names CCO

Apr 5 2023

In New York, Kantar's recently formed ad intelligence business Vivvix has appointed Matt Young as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for all global revenue, customer success and commercial operations. More

Kantar Debuts Trends and Behaviour Tool Digital Mirror

Mar 13 2023

Kantar has launched an advanced analytics solution called Digital Mirror, using NLP and advanced graph and correspondence analysis to spot trends and map them to off-line consumer and product segmentations. More

Kantar Hires Senior Partner in Consulting Practice

Mar 2 2023

Kantar has appointed former Interbrand CEO Simon Bailey as Senior Partner in its Consulting practice, advising clients on commercial and creative strategy. More

Kantar Buys Shopper Data Firm Kauza

Feb 1 2023

Kantar has acquired Copenhagen, Denmark-based shopper data specialist Kauza, for an undisclosed sum. More

Kantar Opens Global Marketing Effectiveness Practice

Feb 1 2023

In the UK, Kantar has launched a Marketing Effectiveness practice, promising to help brands refine their marketing strategy and measure return on investment. More

Kantar Concept eValuate Adds Price Sensitivity Module

Jan 31 2023

Kantar has added a price sensitivity module to its Concept eValuate suite, to help brands identify the ideal price range for new products. More

Worldpanel Promotes for Mexico Lead Role

Jan 27 2023

Shopper behaviour specialist Kantar Worldpanel has promoted Francisco Luna to Country Manager, leading the division in Mexico. More

Kantar Insights Promotes in Singapore and Malaysia

Jan 26 2023

Kantar has promoted Jane Ng and Paromeeta (Paro) Mathur Banerjee to General Managers of its Insights division in Singapore and Malaysia, respectively. More

Finland to Launch New Total TV Advertising Measure

Jan 25 2023

Finnish commercial broadcasters MTV Oy and Sanoma Media Finland have signed a contract with data integration and research consultancy services provider dataBreeders to develop Total TV advertising measurement and currency, which will launch in 2023. More

Kantar Promotes Commercial and Sustainability Leaders

Jan 19 2023

In Australia, Kantar has expanded its Commercial and Sustainability leadership teams with four senior appointments. Ryan France is increasing his brand strategy role to lead the company's Sustainability practice, while Kim Ruyten will implement the company's ESG capability. More

Kantar Launches New Ad Intelligence Brand Vivvix

Jan 18 2023

Kantar has brought together syndicated media coverage from Kantar Media with the ad creative intelligence platform from its Numerator division to form an independent brand called Vivvix, led by former Nielsen CRO Andrew Feigenson as CEO. More

Former Nielsen Exec Takes Kantar Innovation Role

Jan 12 2023

In Belgium, Kantar has appointed long-time Nielsen exec Sabine Vermeulen as Innovation Director. More

Kantar Names Insights APAC CEO

Jan 10 2023

Kantar has appointed Cheong Tai Leung as Chief Executive Officer of its Insights Asia Pacific business. She is based in Singapore and takes over from Wayne Levings, who will now focus exclusively on his role as Kantar's Chief Client Officer. More

Kantar Launches Global Connected Data Solutions Team

Dec 15 2022

Kantar has launched a team called Global Connected Data Solutions, within its audience network Profiles division, to help advertisers maximise the value of their first-party data. More

Kantar Public Appoints New Global CFO

Dec 5 2022

Kantar Public, the division recently sold to investor Trilantic Europe, has announced the appointment of former VMLY&R exec Mark Hinton-Jones as its new Global CFO. More

Numerator Adds LGBTQ+ Attributes

Dec 1 2022

Chicago-based consumer insight specialist Numerator has added LGBTQ+ demographic attributes to its Numerator Insights platform, which provides access to a further 2,500 demographic, psychographic and media consumption attributes that consumers share directly with Numerator. More

Kantar Public Names Population Studies Leader

Nov 18 2022

In the UK, Kantar Public has appointed former ONS exec Ed Dunn as Senior Director in Population Studies. More

Kantar and Blockgraph in Convergent TV Measurement Deal

Nov 2 2022

In New York, Kantar has partnered with data-driven TV ad firm Blockgraph, to advance convergent TV measurement capabilities through privacy-first technology. More

Kantar Adds Five to Americas / NA Executive Teams

Nov 1 2022

Kantar has hired Barbara Yacuzzi as Chief Financial Officer, Americas, while for North America, Paul Evers has been named Chief Client Officer; Henry Tam, EVP Sales; David Boyd COO; and James Potter, Chief Brand Solutions Officer. More

Kantar Launches NZ Sustainable Transformation Practice

Oct 17 2022

Kantar has launched its Sustainable Transformation Practice in New Zealand, led by Executive Director Jason Cate. More

Kantar Enhances Link AI for Digital Tool

Oct 10 2022

Kantar has added three new brand metrics to its Link AI for Digital predictive tool - Aided Awareness, Consideration and Purchase Intent - which it says 'make it possible to forecast digital ad effectiveness and brand consideration in as little as 15 minutes'. More

Kantar Hires EVP for Combined Creative & Media Arm

Oct 6 2022

Kantar has appointed Steve Silvers to lead its newly combined Creative & Media Solutions business, with responsibility for growth strategy and product innovation for the division. He is based in the US. More

Kantar Public Names First Chief People Officer

Oct 5 2022

In the UK, specialist research, evidence and advisory business Kantar Public has appointed Zarina Ward as Chief People Officer, and as a member of the Global Management Board. More

Kantar TGI and Adsquare in Local Ad Effectiveness Deal

Oct 4 2022

Kantar's TGI consumer data team has partnered with location intelligence company Adsquare to help brands build targeted, cookieless and ID-free localised ad campaigns in Great Britain and France. More

Salama to Chair Kantar Public

Sep 27 2022

Long-time Kantar group CEO Eric Salama has been appointed as Global Chair of recently divested unit Kantar Public. More

Kantar Expands YouTube Ad Effectiveness Measure

Sep 22 2022

Kantar has expanded its YouTube measurement services, allowing marketers to assess ad effectiveness in both single channel and multi-channel campaigns. More

Kantar Adds Genpact CEO to its Board

Sep 15 2022

In London, Kantar has given Genpact CEO Tiger Tyagarajan a seat on its Board of Directors. More

Senior Singapore Hire for Kantar Public

Sep 6 2022

In Singapore, government and public sector research and advisory business Kantar Public has appointed Cheryl Chung to lead its policy advisory business in Singapore. More

Kantar Hires Consulting Leader

Sep 6 2022

Kantar has appointed Natalie Vander Vorst to lead its UK Consulting practice, which advises brands on commercial and marketing strategies. More

Kantar Completes Sale of Kantar Public to Trilantic

Sep 2 2022

Kantar has completed the sale of Kantar Public to pan-European private equity firm Trilantic Europe. Financial terms have not been disclosed. More

Ipsos Hires Kantar's Chhavi Bhargava in India

Sep 1 2022

In India, Ipsos has appointed long-time Kantar exec Chhavi Bhargava as a Senior Consultant. More

Kantar 'Resilient' in 'Challenging' Times

Aug 26 2022

Kantar has announced unaudited results for the first half of 2022, with 'gross revenue' up 5% (at constant currency rates) to $1.832bn and adjusted EBITDA up 6% to $310m. Unadjusted, revenue was down 1.8% to $1.566bn, while one-off events contributed to an operating loss of $88m. More

Kantar Hires Erinn Taylor as Media Product Strategy Lead

Aug 10 2022

Kantar has appointed Erinn Taylor as Senior Vice President, leading Media Product Management & Strategy for the firm's North America Insights business. More

Kantar Public Hires PwC's Lucy Birch as Marcoms Leader

Aug 1 2022

In London, government and public sector evidence and advisory business Kantar Public has appointed long-time PwC exec Lucy Birch as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and as a member of the global Board. More

Kantar and China-based Sinomonitor in TGI Partnership

Jul 28 2022

Kantar and China-based consumption and media research company Sinomonitor have announced a data sharing partnership, to improve access to the former firm's TGI consumer insight data and help their respective clients better understand their growth markets. More

Kantar Adds Brand Equity Evaluation to Marketplace

Jul 25 2022

Kantar has launched a fast-turnaround solution called Brand Equity Evaluation, to help users quickly answer questions about brand equity strength in a competitive environment, and how to improve it. More

Onclusive Buys Social Media Listening Specialist Digimind

Jul 20 2022

PR and comms monitoring group Onclusive has acquired AI-powered social media listening and intelligence platform Digimind. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More

Kantar and Equity Firm to Buy StepUp RGM

Jul 1 2022

Kantar is partnering with tech-focused private equity firm SilverTree Equity to acquire Belgium-based Revenue Growth Management (RGM) software and big data solutions vendor StepUp RGM. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More

Kantar India Launches OOH Consumer Panel

Jun 29 2022

Kantar has launched an FMCG panel that tracks and reports out-of-home (OOH) purchases in India, in thirteen categories. Within the 'QSR' categories (pizzas and burgers), in-home orders / consumption will also be captured. More

Kantar Aus Promotes for Sustainability Lead Role

Jun 27 2022

Kantar Australia has appointed Bethan Hockey in the newly created role of Head of Sustainability in its Insights Division. More

Kantar Launches Trend Analysis and Creative Test Tools

Jun 22 2022

Kantar has launched a cross-category search prediction tool called Emerging Trends; added a suite of products and enhancements to its creative testing portfolio on Kantar Marketplace; and opened the iLab innovation centre. More

Former Kantar Chief Named Swarovski CEO

Jun 16 2022

Former Kantar CEO Alexis Nasard has been named as the first person from outside the Swarovski family to lead the crystal jewellery brand in its 127-year history. He will join the firm on 4th July. More

Kantar Hires Merkle's Bordelon for Americas CEO Role

Jun 16 2022

Kantar has hired long-time Merkle exec Will Bordelon as Chief Executive Officer of its Insights business in the Americas. He will join on July 11th. More

WPP Names Houston President of US Business

Jun 14 2022

Marcoms giant WPP has promoted Michael Houston to the role of President of its business in the US, the group's largest market. More

Kantar Launches Brazil Cross-Media Planning Initiative

Jun 10 2022

Kantar has announced an industry-wide cross-media planning initiative for Brazil, bringing together representatives from the country's media groups and platforms to help design an upgraded measurement solution. Kantar then plans to launch the solution before the end of the year. More

Kantar Hires for new Product Marketing Leadership Role

Jun 1 2022

In London, Kantar has hired former SAP exec Ashruti Singh for a newly created role, leading product marketing for its Insights division. More

Worldpanel Director is New Irish MR Association Chair

May 30 2022

Irish MR industry body AIMRO has appointed David Berry, Commercial Director of Kantar Worldpanel, as its New Chair. More

Momentum for Reshaped Kantar

May 27 2022

Kantar has announced unaudited results for the first quarter of calendar 2022, including pro forma, currency-adjusted gross revenue up 6% to $911m, and adjusted EBITDA of $144m, up 16% from a year earlier and almost twice the pre-Covid Q1 2019 figure. More

Onclusive Buys Media Tracker Critical Mention

May 26 2022

Recently-formed PR and comms monitoring group Onclusive has announced the acquisition of US-based media monitoring platform Critical Mention, for an undisclosed sum. More

Kantar Launches Link AI for Digital

May 17 2022

Kantar has launched Link AI for Digital, an artificial intelligence-powered ad testing solution designed specifically for digital ad formats. More

Kantar Buys Survey App Platform Qmee

May 13 2022

Kantar has agreed to acquire Reading, UK-based app survey platform and fraud prevention technology provider Qmee, majority owned by private equity firm capital D. Qmee will become a part of Kantar's primary research division Profiles. More

Kantar Aus Unites Insights and Consulting Divisions

May 12 2022

Kantar Australia has formally combined its Insights and Consulting divisions, a move it says will 'turbocharge' its innovation and brand strategy offerings. More

Kantar Public Sold to Private Equity Firm Trilantic

May 10 2022

Kantar has sold its Kantar Public business to private equity firm Trilantic Europe for an undisclosed sum. Following the sale Kantar Public will establish itself as an independent evidence and advisory company for government and public sector organisations. More

Kantar Public Names Head of Evaluation

May 9 2022

In London, Kantar Public has appointed Alex Hurrell as Head of Evaluation, leading the continuing growth of its evaluation offer with UK government and public sector clients. More

Kantar Names Moriarty SVP of NA Analytics Practice

May 5 2022

Kantar has appointed Patrick Moriarty as Senior Vice President of its Analytics Practice in North America. He is based in Dallas. More

Media Analyst Onclusive Names First CFO

May 5 2022

London-based data science-led communications management and measurement company Onclusive has hired Matthew Piercy for the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. More

Kantar Opens First Technology & Innovation Hub in Porto

Apr 27 2022

Kantar is opening its first Global Technology & Innovation (GTI) Hub, in Porto in the north of Portugal, where it plans to fill 150 data and software engineering roles this year, extending this to 400 during the next four years. More

Kantar Buys ROI Measurement Firm Blackwood Seven

Apr 25 2022

Kantar has agreed to acquire Copenhagen, Denmark-based marketing measurement and optimisation company Blackwood Seven, for an undisclosed sum. More

Kantar Public Hires for Data Science Lead Role

Apr 5 2022

In London, Kantar Public has hired former Alan Turing Institute exec Christine Foster for the newly created role of Global Chief Product Officer, Data Science. More

Kantar Public Taps WPP for New Global Lead Role

Mar 21 2022

Kantar Public, the global group's evidence and advisory business for governments and the public sector, has appointed current WPP exec Kathryn Cooper in the new role of Global Head of Behavioural and Communications Advisory. More

Kantar to Continue Paying Ukranian Staff

Mar 18 2022

Despite suspending its business in Ukraine, Kantar has decided to continue paying salaries to employees there until the end of the war. More

Kantar Names New Group CFO as Griffiths Moves to Bain

Mar 16 2022

In the UK, Kantar has appointed Michael Uzielli as Group Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Ian Griffiths, who is stepping down to take a new role as a Senior Advisor with private equity firm Bain Capital, Kantar's majority shareholder. Uzielli will take up his new post in June. More

McLeod Returns to Kantar as Head of Media

Mar 1 2022

Long-time Kantar exec Richard McLeod is re-joining the business as Head of Media, leading its work for brands and agencies looking at how consumers engage with media and advertising. More

Kantar Public Adds Three to Policy Evaluation Team

Feb 24 2022

Kantar Public has appointed three senior policy evaluation experts - Richard Lloyd as Senior Director in its Evaluation practice in London, Leong Chan-Hoong as Head of Policy Evaluation and Data Analytics in Singapore, and Laetitia Dansou as Director of Policy Evaluation in France. More

Kantar Strengthens Leadership Team in Singapore

Feb 23 2022

In Singapore, Kantar has promoted Katie McClintock to Managing Director, South-East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam), while Emma Eichbaum moves from Kantar Thailand to take up the position of Head of Client Growth. More

Kantar Adds Sytel CCaaS Platform to Global CATI Centres

Feb 23 2022

Kantar has integrated Sytel's Contact Centre as a Service (CCaas) cloud platform into its CATI centres, to deal with an expected load of more than 3,500 concurrent telephone interviews across over 25 countries. More

Kantar Boosts Australian Offer

Feb 21 2022

Kantar has announced senior appointments to strengthen its team in Australia. Straford Rodrigues returns from NA as Head of Media and Marketing Effectiveness; Lee Catlin joins as Senior Director, CX; and Head of Creative Irene Joshy has moved back to Melbourne from Singapore. More

Kantar Doubles Frequency of Ireland TGI Survey

Feb 15 2022

Kantar is doubling the frequency of its Republic of Ireland TGI survey data release, which will now be issued twice a year. More

Kantar Public Adds Four to UK Qual Practice

Feb 15 2022

Kantar Public has appointed four new members to its UK Qualitative Practice - Matthew Holt as Qualitative Research Director, Jo Bolton as Qualitative Director, Milo Warby as Associate Director, and Samantha Outhwaite as Research Manager. More

Kantar Debuts Video Streaming Report in Brazil

Feb 9 2022

In Brazil, Kantar has launched its new Video Streaming Report service, through which subscribers can access daily viewing data across all broadcast TV and video on demand (VOD) platforms including Globoplay, Netflix and YouTube. More

Kantar Public Adds Three to DC Development Practice

Feb 2 2022

Kantar Public has added three execs to its Development practice in Washington DC - Amy Kracker-Selzer as Vice President of Technical Leadership; Gael O'Sullivan as Social and Behavior Change Director; and Anshikka Singh Larsson as Director of New Program and Business Development. More

Former Statista Leader Takes CEO Role at Onclusive

Feb 1 2022

STG's newly formed media monitoring and measurement business Onclusive has appointed Manuel Moerbach as Chief Executive Officer. More

Cowper Returns to Kantar as Consulting Senior Partner

Jan 27 2022

Former Added Value UK Deputy MD Paul Cowper is returning to the Kantar Group, as Senior Partner in the Consulting practice. More

Kantar Adds Link AI Ad Tester to On-Demand Platform

Jan 25 2022

Kantar has made its Link AI ad testing solution available on the Kantar Marketplace on-demand research platform. More

Kantar Snaps Up Italian AI Specialist MindIT

Jan 17 2022

Kantar has announced the acquisition of Bologna, Italy-based AI specialist MindIT, for an undisclosed sum. More

Kantar Public Hires Global Panels Director

Jan 14 2022

Kantar Public has hired long-time YouGov exec Tom Burgess for the newly created role of Global Panels Director, supporting its probability-based citizen panel, PUBLIC Voice. More

Origin Completes Cross-Media Measurement Proof of Concept

Jan 12 2022

Origin, a joint industry initiative led by UK advertiser trade body ISBA, has completed the first stage of its cross-media measurement proof of concept (POC) evaluation. More

Kantar Reputation Merged with PRgloo and Onclusive

Jan 5 2022

Software investor Symphony Technology Group has completed its acquisition of Kantar's Reputation Intelligence business, while also buying media management software provider PRgloo and data science company Onclusive. The three businesses will be merged and known as 'Onclusive'. More

Oracle Acquires Kantar Health Buyer Cerner

Dec 21 2021

Software giant Oracle has paid $28.3 billion to acquire healthcare technology provider Cerner, which itself recently acquired Kantar Health. More

Funds for Cross-Screen Ad Data Firm Advocado

Dec 15 2021

Cross-screen advertising data platform Advocado, which recently acquired Kantar BVS, has announced $10m in new capital, including $7.5m from institutional investment firm Crescent Cove Advisors. It has also appointed Michael Beer as a Board Director. More

Kantar to Launch Azerbaijani TV Audience Measure

Dec 7 2021

Kantar has been awarded a contract by the Azerbaijani television industry, to supply technology for the launch of a new TV audience measurement currency in the country. More

Revenue Recovering at Slimmer, More Profitable Kantar

Dec 3 2021

Kantar has reported revenue of $2,681m for the first three quarters of 2021, up 11% at constant currency although still down 5% from 2019 figures; and EBITDA of $445m, up 52% on 2020 and 39% (organic growth 33%) versus the same period in 2019. More

Kantar's Jane Bloomfield Named Landor & Fitch CMO

Dec 2 2021

In the UK, former Kantar / Hall & Partners exec Jane Bloomfield has joined WPP-owned brand transformation specialist Landor & Fitch as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). More

Advocado Buys Kantar Ad Verification Arm BVS

Dec 1 2021

US cross-screen advertising data platform Advocado has acquired Kantar's ad verification solution BVS. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More

Kantar Hires ROI Analytics Leader

Nov 18 2021

Kantar has appointed Duncan Houldsworth to lead its Brand & Marketing ROI Analytics practice in North America. More

Turkey Gives Kantar New TV Audience Contract

Nov 12 2021

In Turkey, local industry committee TIAK has awarded Kantar a new contract to provide TV audience measurement in the country until at least 2027. More

Kantar Health Becomes Cerner Enviza

Oct 27 2021

Kantar Health has been renamed Cerner Enviza, combining real-world healthcare data and technology from parent company Cerner with Kantar Health's decades of life sciences expertise. More

MSQ Hires Kantar's Bart Michels to Shape Insight Arm

Oct 15 2021

In London, marketing group MSQ has appointed former Kantar exec Bart Michels as Executive Director, and Executive Chairman of its data-driven consultancy, Freemavens. In this role, he is responsible for driving MSQ's client growth agenda and shaping the group's insight offer. More

Kantar Health's Richard Goosey Joins Research Partnership

Oct 14 2021

In the UK, healthcare MR agency the Research Partnership has appointed former Kantar Health exec Richard Goosey as Head of Analytics. More

Kantar Launches AI-based Creative Testing Tool

Oct 5 2021

Kantar has launched a creative measurement tool called Digital Video AI, which can be used to predict the performance of online video ads in under fifteen minutes. More

Kantar Adds Testing Tools to Marketplace in India

Sep 27 2021

Kantar has added creative and digital testing, concept and innovation testing solutions for users of its Marketplace platform in India. More

OOH Ad Targeting Deal for Kantar and Route

Sep 22 2021

Kantar has announced a partnership combining its TGI consumer data with insights from out-of-home (OOH) audience measurement business Route, to launch a new ad buying platform promising highly targeted campaigns. More

Senior Hire for Kantar Public in Singapore

Sep 22 2021

Kantar Public, the global insights group's public policy evidence and advisory division, has appointed social scientist Issac Lim in the new role of Head of Policy Development, Evaluation & Data Analytics within its Singapore business. More

Cross-Media Measurement Win and Roll-Out for Kantar

Sep 21 2021

Kantar has been selected by Origin, a joint industry initiative led by UK advertiser trade body ISBA, to supply a single source panel for cross-media measurement; adding to the recent launch of a 'Cross Media Performance' solution in Latin America, with Unilever among the early adopters. More

dunnhumby CEO to Lead Kantar Worldpanel

Sep 6 2021

Former dunnhumby CEO Guillaume Bacuvier has been hired as Global Chief Executive Officer of Kantar's consumer panel division Worldpanel. He succeeds Josep Montserrat, who takes on the role of Non-Executive Chairman. More

Kantar Chairman Adam Crozier to Lead BT Board

Aug 17 2021

Kantar Chairman Adam Crozier is to add the Chairmanship of BT Group plc. He will join the Board in November and take up the role from 1st December, following the retirement of Jan du Plessis. More

WPP Reports Revenue Already Back to 2019 Levels

Aug 9 2021

In interim results, WPP has reported a 'strong' first half, with revenue returning to 2019 levels 'a year ahead of plan'. H1 2021 revenue of £6.13bn was up 9.8% on last year's Covid-hit figure, and the group returned to a profit before tax (£394m) after losses of £3.18bn a year earlier. More

Kantar Hires Brand Guidance Product and M&A Leaders

Aug 6 2021

In the US, Kantar has appointed former SurveyMonkey exec Chuck Brinker as Brand Guidance Product team Lead, starting next month; and Christoph Haschka as Group Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. More

Kantar to Sell Reputation Intelligence Business

Aug 4 2021

Kantar has announced plans to sell its Reputation Intelligence business to software investor Symphony Technology Group (STG). Terms of the proposed deal, which is expected to conclude by the end of 2021, have not been disclosed. More

Kantar Americas CEO Reed Cundiff Steps Down

Jul 20 2021

Kantar Americas CEO Reed Cundiff has made the decision to leave his role, after 're-evaluating his personal priorities'. More

Kantar Names New Asia Pacific Insights Division CFO

Jul 13 2021

Kantar has appointed Annie Ho as Chief Financial Officer, Insights Division, Asia Pacific, replacing Stephen Gardner who is retiring after almost 25 years with Kantar and the WPP Group. More

Kantar Public Reveals 3-Tier German Investment Plan

Jul 9 2021

Kantar Public, the group's government and public sector practice, has announced a three-part investment strategy for its business in Germany. This includes the launch of a new Public Data Innovation Hub to support German data science, digital start-ups and micro businesses. More

Kantar Promotes for New Marketplace APAC Lead Role

Jul 8 2021

Kantar has promoted Ilana Sanborn to the newly created role of Head of Kantar Marketplace, Asia Pacific. More

Kantar Public Hires for New Oz Government Comms Role

Jul 7 2021

Kantar Public, the group's government and public sector practice, has hired Craig Donovan for the newly created role of National Director, Government Communications within its Australian business. More

Comscore Rolls Out Plan Metrix Multi-Platform in India

Jul 6 2021

Comscore has rolled out its Plan Metrix Multi-Platform service in India through its partnership with Kantar. The deal combines data on consumers' desktop and mobile behavior with information about their lifestyles, interests, attitudes and demographics. More

Kantar Completes Numerator Acquisition

Jul 6 2021

Kantar has completed its acquisition of consumer and market intelligence company Numerator from investment firm Vista Equity Partners, in a deal which it says will provide insights into the shopping habits of almost five billion consumers globally. Reuters' sources claim the deal is worth about $1.5 billion. More

Former AA Boss is New Kantar Chief Executive

Jul 1 2021

Kantar has chosen a new Chief Executive - Chris Jansen, currently CEO of global schools group Cognita, starts in the role on 1st November. More

Colmar Brunton NZ Name To Go as Kantar Integrates

Jun 30 2021

Kantar has announced the formal integration of New Zealand's Colmar Brunton into its business, with the Colmar Brunton name to be phased out by the end of this year. All 121 staff in the country will join one of two new NZ divisions, Kantar or Kantar Public. More

MENA MD Promotions for Kantar

Jun 30 2021

In the MENA region, Kantar has promoted Amol Ghate to Managing Director, MENAP and Nermeen Bedeir to Managing Director, Insights Division, Egypt. More

Kantar Names Two New Profiles Research Directors

Jun 16 2021

In the UK, Kantar has named Anoushka Adams and Martha Espley as Research Directors in its Profiles data collection and connection division. More

Kantar Public Rolls Out Policy Evaluation Approach

Jun 15 2021

Kantar Public has rolled out its PUBLIC Hexis programme and policy evaluation approach to its hubs in Brussels and London. More

Kantar and InfoSum in First-Party Data Partnership

Jun 14 2021

Kantar has partnered with data collaboration platform InfoSum to help advertisers ad TGI consumer insights to their own first-party data, improving targeting. More

Kantar's Joshy Named Head of Creative in Australia

Jun 9 2021

Kantar has promoted long-time employee Irene Joshy to Head of Creative, leading its Creative Domain in Australia. She relocates from Singapore to Melbourne to take up the post. More

Kantar UK&I Media CEO Mark Inskip Leaves

Jun 8 2021

Mark Inskip, the CEO of Kantar's UK and Ireland Media Division, has left the business to join staffing procurement firm Matrix SCM as Chief Executive Officer. He will be replaced on a temporary basis by EMEA MD Louise Ainsworth. More

Kantar Public Adds Policy Research Role in Singapore

Jun 4 2021

Kantar Public, the global group's government and public sector practice, has hired Damien Huang for the newly created role of Director for Policy Research, Development and Evaluation, in Singapore. More

Q1 Growth for Six of Kantar's Seven Divisions

Jun 3 2021

Kantar's first quarter revenue was up 3% to $896m, with six of its seven divisions delivering growth. This includes double digit increases from the group's consumer and shopper behavior specialist Worldpanel, and public policy services provider Kantar Public. More

BARB Gives Kantar and RSMB Long-term Contracts

Jun 2 2021

UK television audience measurement body BARB has awarded long-term contracts to Kantar and RSMB, beginning in January 2024. These include a deal for Kantar to increase BARB's panel from 5,150 to 7,000 homes - the largest increase in sample since BARB's launch in 1981. More

Kantar Buys Cross-Media Measurement Specialist MeMo2

Jun 2 2021

Kantar has acquired Amsterdam-based cross-media effectiveness tracking specialist MeMo2 for an undisclosed sum. More

Kantar Public Hires Kenya Country Director

May 27 2021

Kantar Public, the global group's government and public sector practice, has hired research scientist Rhoune Ochako for a new role, Country Director of its Development Practice in Kenya. More

Kantar Public Launches Data Science Platform

May 17 2021

Kantar Public, the global group's government and public sector practice, has launched a data science platform and toolkit, 'PUBLIC Evidential', which promises advanced data blending and analytics to help 'build and enrich' the evidence base for public policy decisions. More

Kantar Public Hires UK Head of Population Studies

May 17 2021

Kantar Public has appointed Ben Humberstone, a former Deputy Director at the Office for National Statistics in a newly created role, Head of Population Studies for the UK More

Kantar Names First Chief Technology Officer

May 5 2021

Kantar has appointed former London Stock Exchange exec Alex Cesar as its first Chief Technology Officer, responsible for defining and delivering the firm's future technology strategy. She will be based in London when she joins on 1st July. More

Kantar Adds Leaders for NA Media and Content Teams

May 4 2021

In New York, Kantar's Insights Division has hired former Ebiquity North America MD Jed Meyer and long-time Nielsen exec Susan Lauinger as 'Domain Leaders' in North America, for the Media and Content teams respectively. More

Kantar Launches South Africa's 'Largest' Panel

Apr 29 2021

Kantar has launched what it says is South Africa's biggest ever consumer panel, measuring the FMCG purchasing behaviour of more than 6,500 local households at launch. More

Kantar CEO Alexis Nasard Steps Down

Apr 27 2021

Kantar Chief Executive Alexis Nasard has stepped down after just four months in the role. Deputy CEO Ian Griffiths will lead the company until a new appointment is made. More

Numerator Launches TruView Market Share Measure

Apr 27 2021

Chicago-based consumer and market intelligence company Numerator has launched an omnichannel market share measurement system called TruView, for use by CPG brands and retailers. More

Kantar Public Creates Head of Behavioural Insights Role

Apr 27 2021

In Singapore, Kantar Public has hired Chor Mui for the newly created role of Head of Behavioural Insights, Communications and Experience Design. More

Kantar Wins Philippines Radio Audience Currency Contract

Apr 22 2021

Kantar has been commissioned by the Association of Philippine Broadcasters (KBP - Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas) to conduct a series of radio surveys which will serve as currency for radio audience measurement in 2021. More

Kantar Buys Numerator for '$1.5 Billion'

Apr 19 2021

Kantar has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based consumer and market intelligence company Numerator from investment firm Vista Equity Partners. Sources suggest the deal is worth about $1.5 billion. More

Kantar and Streamhub in Streaming Analytics Deal

Apr 15 2021

Kantar has partnered with video audience targeting and analytics platform Streamhub in a deal which the firms say offers new capabilities for the analysis and activation of online streaming audiences. More

Kantar Public to Launch 'Public Voice' in Europe

Apr 14 2021

Kantar Public has announced plans to roll out its Public Voice probabilistic panel to eighteen European countries, including France and Germany, during the year. More

Cerner Finalizes Kantar Health Takeover

Apr 6 2021

US-based healthcare technology provider Cerner has completed its acquisition of Kantar Health for $375m in cash, subject to adjustment. More

Kantar and Ipsos Go Dutch for Total Audience Contract

Mar 30 2021

Kantar and Ipsos have been awarded contracts to deliver what they say is the 'world's first true cross-media total audience measurement solution', in the Netherlands. The contracts combine measurement of viewing, listening, browsing and reading in a single, integrated system. More

Kantar Launches New Big Data Practice

Mar 29 2021

Kantar has launched a new practice, Dx Analytics, focused on the analysis of unstructured data to provide clients with deeper insight, and help them measure and boost their digital marketing performance. More

New Leader for Kantar Public Australia

Mar 29 2021

In Sydney, Kantar Public has today announced the appointment of Kirsty Macmillan to head up its Australian business. More

Obituary: Former Kantar East Africa CEO Aggrey Maposa

Mar 15 2021

Former Kantar TNS East Africa CEO Aggrey Maposa died last Tuesday, after battling a long-term illness. More

Kantar Promotes Foged for New Combined ANZ Role

Mar 9 2021

In Melbourne, Kantar has promoted Jon Foged to the newly created role of Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Insights arm - he was previously CEO of the division in Australia. Jason Shoebridge, CEO of Kantar New Zealand, will leave the business in April. More

Kantar's Brown Joins TVSquared as Executive Advisor

Mar 9 2021

Kantar Media's former Global CEO Andy Brown has joined cross-platform TV ad measurement specialist TVSquared as an Executive Advisor. More

Kantar Hires Prince for Product Chief Role

Mar 4 2021

In London, Kantar has hired former Neustar exec Ted Prince for a newly created role, Chief Product Officer, responsible for defining and delivering new offerings and real-time platforms. More

Kantar Names Rana South Asia Insights GM

Mar 3 2021

Kantar has promoted Deepender Rana to the role of General Manager of its Insights division (formerly Kantar IMRB, TNS and Millward Brown) in the South Asia region. He takes over from Preeti Reddy, who has been named Chairwoman of Kantar South Asia. More

Kantar's Foster to Retire as Tejumola Takes Over

Mar 2 2021

Charles Foster, CEO of Kantar's Insights division in the Middle East and Africa region, is retiring in April after 35 years in the research industry. He is succeeded by Adeola Tejumola, who has most recently been responsible for Kantar Insights units in West, East and Central Africa. More

Kantar's Great Britain TGI Study Goes Monthly

Mar 2 2021

Data from Kantar's Great Britain TGI consumer survey will now be updated and released on a monthly basis, in response to what the firm says are evolving demands for consumer insight. More

Former Body Shop CEO Joins Kantar Sustainability Arm

Feb 23 2021

Former Body Shop CEO Jeremy Schwartz has joined Kantar as Practice Chairman for Sustainable Transformation, with a remit to increase marketplace visibility for the division, along with C-suite engagement. More

Kantar Public Hires Leader for Development Practice

Feb 22 2021

Caroline Connolly has joined Kantar Public, the insights group's public policy evidence and advisory division, to take up the role of CEO, Development Practice, based in the Washington D.C. office. More

Kantar Buys Nielsen Sri Lanka Media Monitoring Offer

Feb 18 2021

Kantar is to begin offering media monitoring services in Sri Lanka, following an agreement to acquire Nielsen's local media monitoring business in the country. The service will complement Kantar's existing TV audience measurement services. More

Kantar Public Names New India and South Asia CEO

Feb 18 2021

Kantar Public has appointed Gaurav Sabharwa as Chief Executive Officer of India and South Asia, based in New Delhi. He takes over from Surya AV, who left in October after nearly two decades with Kantar. More

Goossens Returns to Kantar Belgium

Feb 12 2021

In Belgium, Pieter Goossens has returned to Kantar as Senior Director, Technology and Digital Lead. More

Kantar Links with Google for YouTube Ad Measurement

Feb 4 2021

Kantar has joined Google's Ads Data Hub (ADH), enabling marketers to assess YouTube ad performance across all devices and platforms without the use of pixels. More

Kantar Retains Slovakian TV Audience Measurement Contract

Feb 3 2021

Slovakian TV audience measurement steering committee PMT has awarded Kantar an eight-year extension to its existing contract to provide official TV audience measurement data for the country. This new contract runs until 2029. More

Kantar Hires for New UK ROI Head Role

Jan 28 2021

Kantar has hired former Mindshare exec Paul Sturgeon for a newly created role, leading its Brand and Marketing ROI offer in the UK. More

Kantar to Double Size of Public Voice Panel

Jan 25 2021

Kantar has today announced it is investing to double the size of its 'Public Voice' panel, launched just under a year ago. The move will create 'the largest random sample panel in the UK', according to the firm. More

Kantar Sells Paid Search Intelligence Unit to Adthena

Jan 21 2021

In the US, Kantar has sold its paid search intelligence unit - formerly known as AdGooroo - to AI-powered search intelligence specialist Adthena. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. More

Kantar Expands Georgia TV Audience Measurement Panel

Jan 13 2021

Kantar has expanded its TV Audience Measurement (TAM) panel in Georgia to 800 households - an increase of 45%. The firm will now measure 70 different channels, with ad monitoring for half of them. More

Search Data Partnership for Kantar

Jan 5 2021

Kantar has announced an exclusive partnership AI-powered search intelligence company Adthena, whose worldwide search data will be integrated into the insights giant's Ad Intelligence platform. More

Kantar Agrees to Sell Health Division to Cerner

Dec 16 2020

Kantar has agreed to sell its Health division to global healthcare technology provider Cerner, in a $375m all-cash transaction. Kantar Group Deputy CEO and CFO Ian Griffiths says the sell-off will enable the group to increase its focus on its previously identified growth priorities. More

Kantar's Paul Pacheco Joins Research Strategy Group

Dec 10 2020

In Canada, full-service agency Research Strategy Group has appointed long-time Kantar exec Paul Pacheco as Executive Vice President, working in its Quant team. More

Kantar Partners to Launch Sustainability Trends Measure

Nov 25 2020

Kantar and Oxford University's Saïd Business School have partnered to launch an analytics tool called Issue Radar, through which to map online conversation and forecast UK consumer sustainability trends. More

Kantar Launches Media+BOSS Planning Simulator Software

Nov 18 2020

In Australia, Kantar has launched a cross-channel platform called Media+BOSS, to help brands and media agencies simulate media campaigns and forecast the expected impact on the brand. More

Kantar Promotes for Top Analytics Role

Nov 6 2020

Kantar has promoted Chris Petranto to Global Head of Analytics, after sixteen years at the company. He replaces Gonzalo Fuentes who has moved to the role of COO of the group's Insights division. More

New Kantar CEO is Former P&G and Heineken Exec

Oct 19 2020

In London, Kantar has appointed long-time Procter & Gamble exec Alexis Nasard as Chief Executive Officer, effective 30th December. He replaces Eric Salama, who left the business in February. More

Kantar Debuts Reputation Intelligence Platform in UK

Oct 15 2020

Kantar has launched its Kantar Reputation intelligence platform in the UK. The platform which helps communications and PR professionals manage and analyse brand reputation across all media channels, is already available in France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Ireland. More

Former Kantar Exec Named Streetbees Client Strategy Head

Oct 7 2020

In London, mobile-based customer insights platform Streetbees has hired former Kantar exec Rishi Raja as Head of Client Strategy. More

Reprieve for Kantar Philippines Media Unit

Oct 5 2020

Kantar has reversed the decision to close its Philippines Media Division, made just a month ago. Its key client, TV and new media network ABS-CBN, had been set to close down but has now signed a new TAM contract with the agency. More

Middle East Launch for Kantar's BrandZ

Sep 28 2020

Kantar is to launch its BrandZ index in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, ranking the top 30 most valuable brands across the two countries combined in terms of dollar value. More

Kantar 'To Cut 300 Jobs in US'

Sep 25 2020

Kantar is planning to cut around ten percent of its US staff due to the impact of the pandemic, according to online reports. More

Kantar's Rich Silva Joins Research for Good

Sep 16 2020

In the US, project management, survey fieldwork and tech provider Research for Good (RFG) has appointed long-time Kantar exec Rich Silva as Chief of Staff, charged with overseeing the firm's operational growth. More

Long-Time Kantar Health Exec Joins Syapse

Sep 4 2020

US firm Syapse, which uses real-world evidence to improve the outcomes of cancer patients, has appointed former Kantar Health exec David Pomerantz as Chief Commercial Officer. More

Kantar to Shut Down Philippines TV Ratings Service

Sep 3 2020

Kantar is shutting down its Philippines TV ratings service at the end of the year, following the closure of its biggest client, commercial television and new media network ABS-CBN. The move will result in Kantar having to lay off around 50 employees. More

Kantar Launches Six Hour Survey Turnaround Service

Aug 5 2020

Kantar has launched a survey solution called Accelerated Answers, which promises to deliver 'real insights from real consumers' in as little as six hours. More

Kantar NHWS Expands to South Korea and Taiwan

Aug 5 2020

Kantar Health has expanded its National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS), a self-reported patient database covering some 200 medical conditions, to South Korea and Taiwan. More

Kantar Seeks One Giant Leap for Ad Impact Measurement

Jul 22 2020

Kantar has announced the launch of 'Project Moonshot', described as 'a major milestone' on the road to an advanced independent platform for measuring ad effectiveness. The initiative includes deals with Google, Pandora, in-game ad platform Anzu, Dish, Pinterest, Roku, Snap, Spotify and Twitter. More

Kantar Sells Employee Insights Business

Jul 21 2020

Staff survey and people analytics platform Perceptyx has announced the acquisition of Kantar's Employee Insights business. Terms were not disclosed. More

4SiGHT Hires from Kantar for New Consulting Practice

Jul 9 2020

Middle East-based full service agency 4SiGHT Research & Analytics has hired long-time Kantar exec Sukhdev Singh to launch its 4SiGHT Consulting practice in Dubai. Former Kantar researcher Siva Sankar has also joined the new division. More

Kantar Gives CFO Griffiths Deputy CEO Role

Jun 30 2020

Kantar has added the newly created role of Deputy Chief Executive to the role of Chief Financial Officer Ian Griffiths. More

Kantar Rolls Out Suite of Innovation Solutions

Jun 26 2020

Kantar has rolled out a suite of innovation and product development solutions on its Marketplace automated research platform. More

Kantar Unveils Link AI Creative Effectiveness Measure

Jun 25 2020

Kantar has launched Link AI, a fully-automated, artificial intelligence-powered tool to measure and predict the impact of creative. More

Singapore Patent Puts Kantar in Super Position

Jun 22 2020

Kantar has been awarded a patent relating to Quantum Machine Learning, after work by its Brand Growth Lab in Singapore. Rather than bringing any immediate impact on its methods, the win helps Kantar stake a claim to be at the bleeding edge of AI in marketing. More

Hansa Research Hires CX Practice Head

Jun 12 2020

In India, Hansa Research has appointed former Kantar exec Piyali Chatterjee as Senior Vice President & National Head of its Customer Experience (CX) practice. More

Longer Run for Kantar and Comscore's Italian Job

May 28 2020

Kantar and Comscore have announced the renewal of their partnership with Italian TV audience measurement body Auditel. The contract, ongoing since August 2017, will now run until December 31st 2023. More

Kantar Media CEO Andy Brown Departs

May 27 2020

Kantar Media's Global CEO Andy Brown has left the business, less than a year after WPP agreed to sell 60% of Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital. Brown's next career move is not yet known, and his previous role has been filled on an interim basis by former Bain exec Serge Lupas. More

Salama to Chair Comic Relief

May 22 2020

British charity Comic Relief has appointed former Kantar CEO Eric Salama as Chair of the Board of Trustees, replacing Tim Davie, BBC Studios CEO, who has served on the Board since September 2013. More

Kantar Names CEO Insights in Vietnam

May 18 2020

In Vietnam, Kantar has transferred David Anjoubault from Worldpanel to take up the role of CEO of its Insights division. He replaces Nitin Nishandar, who has been named Chairman of the Insights division in Vietnam and Chief Client Officer. More

Kantar Launches Pandemic Cancer Treatment Tracker

May 7 2020

Kantar has launched an online platform using anonymized and aggregated patient data to track changes, delays and modifications to cancer treatment decisions during the Covid-19 crisis. More

Ex-Kantar Leader Terrance Kent Named SRDS Chief

Apr 30 2020

Long-time Nielsen / Kantar exec Terrance Kent has been appointed CEO of SRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service), which Kantar recently sold to French ad tech company Adwanted Group. More

Kantar Names Profiles Leader in Japan

Apr 29 2020

In Tokyo, Kantar has appointed former Dynata exec Justin He to lead its Profiles division, and manage the already established Japanese team. More

Kantar Audiences Rolls Out in Europe

Apr 7 2020

Kantar has launched its Audiences service in Europe, with an initial roll-out in the UK, France and Germany. More

Bain Sells Kantar's SRDS to Ad Tech Firm

Apr 1 2020

Private equity firm Bain Capital has sold Kantar's SRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service) to French ad tech company Adwanted Group. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More

Kantar Launches G7 Citizen COVID-19 Impact Study

Mar 26 2020

Kantar has launched a study to understand the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on citizens across the G7 nations. More

Kantar Makes First Acquisition since Bain Takeover

Mar 11 2020

Kantar has acquired data-led, digital marketing and analytics consultancy Mavens of London for an undisclosed sum. This is Kantar's first acquisition since its takeover by private equity firm Bain Capital last year. More

Kantar Launches Media Subscription Measure

Mar 5 2020

In the US, Kantar has launched a service called 'Entertainment On Demand', to help the music industry and investors understand the consumer journey for digital video and music subscription services. The service will be rolled out in the UK, Germany, Australia and Japan in H2 2020. More

WPP Disappoints in Q4

Feb 28 2020

WPP has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019. Improvements from Q3 were not maintained to the end of the year and shares tumbled around 14% on the news. Nevertheless CEO Mark Read said 'substantial progress' was made in the year the group sold a majority stake in Kantar. More

d'Hond Named Kantar NA Managing Partner

Feb 27 2020

Kantar has moved Robert Jan d'Hond to the position of Managing Partner in North America, leading the consulting speciality practice for the continent and based in the New York office. More

Kantar Debuts Customer Journey Analysis Tools in SE Asia

Feb 26 2020

Kantar has launched three sales and marketing tools, designed to offer South East Asia-based CPG companies a data-driven overview of the consumer journey. More

Kantar Gets Colombian TV Audience Measurement Contract

Feb 18 2020

The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Colombia (MINTIC) has commissioned Kantar subsidiary Kantar IBOPE to measure digital audiences of eight regional TV channels, with initial data to be reported during the first half of 2020. More

Eric Salama 'Ousted' as Kantar CEO?

Feb 17 2020

Further to news of Eric Salama's intention to resign as CEO of Kantar during 2020, the firm has now announced that he has stepped down with immediate effect. However, according to FT.com, Salama has been 'abruptly ousted' after Bain Capital decided to cut short his remaining time at the company. More

Kantar Confirms Crozier's Appointment as Chairman

Feb 11 2020

Adam Crozier, former CEO of broadcaster ITV, the Football Association and Royal Mail, has been named Non-Executive Chairman of Kantar. More

Former Maritz Exec is New Kantar Canada CX Leader

Feb 10 2020

Kantar has appointed Cam Baskey in the new role of Vice President, Client Leadership, responsible for growth in its CX and CX+ business in Canada. More

Kantar Rolls Out eCommerce On Shopper Understanding Study

Feb 5 2020

Kantar has rolled out a global study called eCommerce On, offering a shopper-centric understanding of eCommerce across various countries and categories. More

Colmar Brunton Brand to Go in Australia

Feb 4 2020

Following its acquisition of WPP AUNZ's Data Investment Management (DIM) division, Kantar has announced a number of steps which it says will help drive growth for its clients in Australia, including the retirement of the Colmar Brunton brand in the country. More

Valassis and Kantar Launch Shopper Report

Jan 24 2020

In the US, shopper targeting firm Valassis has partnered with Kantar to launch a new report called 'The Future of How People Shop', which promises an understanding of the behavior and attitudes of consumers and the catalysts driving their engagement. More

Kantar 'Talking to Crozier' About Chairman's Role

Jan 20 2020

Adam Crozier, former CEO of broadcaster ITV, the Football Association and Royal Mail, is said to be discussing the role of Chairman at Kantar. More

Pandora Debuts Test & Tune In-Campaign Measure

Jan 15 2020

US-based Internet radio service provider Pandora has beta launched a suite of in-campaign measurement capabilities called Test & Tune, to better understand the relationship between creative and its impact on ad effectiveness, and develop signals for advertisers to inform creative decisions. More

Nielsen and Publicis Execs Join Kantar Leadership

Jan 9 2020

Kantar has appointed long-time Nielsen exec Chris Morley as Managing Director, UK, Ireland and USA for its Worldpanel division; while former Publicis behavioural economist and CX practitioner Dom Boyd joins as Managing Director, Offer for the UK Insights division. More

Kantar Hires ITV's Griffiths as CFO

Jan 7 2020

Kantar has appointed former ITV plc COO and CFO Ian Griffiths as its new Chief Financial Officer. He will join the company on January 16th. More

Kantar Launches Youth Study #PlanetY in India

Dec 19 2019

In India, Kantar has launched a study called #PlanetY, with the aim of providing an understanding of the attitudes, values and behaviour of the country's youth. More

New CEO for Kantar's North America Media Division

Dec 12 2019

Kantar has hired Pete Rumpel as Chief Executive Officer of its Media Division in North America. He succeeds Manish Bhatia, who has moved into the position of Chief Product Officer for the division. More

Israel Awards Kantar Seven-Year TV Measurement Contract

Dec 11 2019

Non-profit organization the Israeli Audience Research Board (IARB) has awarded WPP's insight arm Kantar a seven-year contract to continue operating the country's TV trading currency, with the option of an extension until 2030. More

Salama to Step Down as Kantar CEO

Dec 10 2019

Kantar Chief Executive Eric Salama has decided to step down from his role at some point in 2020, after which he will serve as a non-executive Director and Consultant at the company. Kantar has already begun the process of recruiting a successor. More

Kantar and IRI Link for 'Why Behind the Buy' Insights

Dec 10 2019

Kantar and consumer data giant IRI have launched a solution to help CPG clients measure and optimize marketing programs against the drivers of long-term brand health and short-term sales. More

Kantar Sale Mostly Completed

Dec 6 2019

WPP says it has completed the sale of 60% of Kantar to Bain Capital Private Equity, 'with respect to approximately 90% of the Kantar business', with the proceeds received; and says it will complete the remainder in the first half of 2020. More

Harrison to Focus on Kantar Public Role

Dec 6 2019

WPP has announced that Michelle Harrison will move from CEO to non-executive Chair of its Government Practice - which she has led since its inception in 2012 - so as to focus on her role as Global CEO of Kantar's Public division. Global MD Sean Howard steps up to the vacant CEO role. More

Kantar Profiles Takes MRS Grand Prix

Dec 3 2019

Ipsos,60318, Population Services International and Matchboxology won the inaugural Liz Nelson Award for Social Impact, at last night's annual MRS Awards ceremony in London; while Kantar Profiles Division won the overall Grand Prix Award for Greatest Impact. More

'Express Surveys' Launched on Kantar Marketplace

Dec 2 2019

Kantar has expanded the portfolio of quick turnaround research available through its Marketplace, with the roll-out of a service called Express Surveys, initially in the US. More

WPP to Open Co-Location Campus in Detroit

Nov 26 2019

WPP is to open a campus in the listed Marquette Building in downtown Detroit, where it will bring together a number of its agencies and locate up to 1,000 staff. More

South African Cross-Media Study to Close

Nov 22 2019

South African cross-platform audience measure the Establishment Survey will produce its final data next month, after a review by operator Kantar TNS and industry bodies the PRC and BRC. More

Kantar and VTION Launch OTT Audience Measure in India

Nov 18 2019

Kantar has partnered with media consumption measurement specialist VTION, to roll out what the companies are calling 'India's first continuous OTT audience measurement solution'. More

Kantar Lanka Disowns 'Fake News' Polls

Nov 14 2019

Sri Lankan subsidiary Kantar Lanka has issued a statement countering stories on social media, which purported to share the results of polls for the country's forthcoming presidential election. The firm said it had conducted 'no election polls or analysis of any candidate and/or any political party'. More

WPP Opens Co-location Campus in Madrid

Nov 14 2019

In Madrid, WPP Chief Exec Mark Read has opened the marcoms group's latest co-location campus, La Matriz, which is its largest in Europe to date. More

WPP Returns to Growth in Q3

Oct 25 2019

In a trading update for the third quarter, WPP has reported its first like-for-like (LFL) revenue increase of the year - with insight division Kantar sharing in the improvement. Group reported revenue rose 1.9% LFL to £3.29bn. More

WPP Shareholders Agree Kantar Sale to Bain

Oct 24 2019

WPP shareholders have voted in favour of the company's proposal to sell 60% of its Kantar data, research, consulting and analytics business to private equity firm Bain Capital, in a deal which values the whole of Kantar at around £3.2bn ($4.0bn). More

Kantar Awarded Five-Year Turkish Radio Ratings Contract

Oct 16 2019

Turkish radio industry body RIAK has commissioned Kantar to deliver the Turkish radio audience ratings service for the next five years. More

Kantar Names Doreen Wang China Country Leader

Oct 16 2019

Kantar has named Doreen Wang Country Leader in China. She will return from New York to Beijing in January to take up her new appointment. More

Kantar Wins Four-Year Swedish Radio Ratings Contract

Oct 10 2019

Kantar has been awarded the contract to deliver national radio ratings currency in Sweden for the four years commencing on 1st August 2020. More

Kantar Audiences Extended to New Markets

Oct 10 2019

Kantar has expanded its audience activation offer to a broader range of verticals, helping marketers identify and engage the right consumers and deliver improved ROI for data-driven ad campaigns. More

Kantar Deal Adds Social Media Intell to TGI

Oct 9 2019

In India, Kantar and artificial intelligence platform Frrole have partnered to launch a service called 'TGI Social+', which combines consumer profiles from Kantar's consumer survey TGI with social media analytics to provide a 'holistic' understanding of online consumers. More

Kantar Promotes North American Leaders

Sep 30 2019

Kantar has appointed Dolly DeNyse and Amy Fenton to its North American leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Client Officer respectively. More

Woolger Leaves Chime for Kantar CX Role

Sep 19 2019

Kantar has appointed Chloe Woolger as Commercial Director in its Customer Experience (CX) team, based in its London headquarters and reporting to Tim Pritchard, MD of CX at Kantar UK. More

Kantar and Pulse Labs in Voice App Analysis Deal

Sep 6 2019

In the US, Kantar has partnered with voice app testing platform Pulse Labs, to understand the motivation behind consumers' usage of voice assistant technology. More

Kantar Man Graham Page Joins Emotion Analyst Affectiva

Sep 5 2019

Long-time Kantar exec Graham Page has joined US emotion measurement specialist Affectiva as Global MD of Media Analytics, leading a unit focused on the application of emotion analytics to content, media testing and the customer experience. More

WPP's Institute for Real Growth Launches in India

Aug 27 2019

In India, WPP and its insights and data arm Kantar have rolled out not-for-profit, cross-industry organisation, the Institute for Real Growth (IRG), to offer senior business leaders in local companies help with their growth strategies. More

Kantar to Launch GB Podcast Tracker

Aug 19 2019

Kantar is launching the 'Great British Podcast Tracker', billed as the country's 'first longitudinal service' measuring consumer behaviour and attitudes to podcasts and providing a continuous, representative, single source of insight, from September. More

WPP AUNZ to Sell ANZ Kantar Stake

Aug 16 2019

Marcoms group WPP AUNZ has agreed to sell its entire stake in insight and analytics arm Kantar in Australia and New Zealand, as part of the global sale of Kantar shares to Bain Capital. The deal values the ANZ business at $AUD 168m. More

RSMB Appoints Media Researcher Chris Mundy as CEO

Aug 15 2019

In London, media researcher RSMB has appointed Chris Mundy as Chief Executive, following Steve Wilcox's decision to step aside from a full-time role at the company. More

WPP Reports Flat First Half

Aug 9 2019

Marcoms giant WPP has reported a 1.6% increase in H1 revenue to £7.62bn in its interim results, but after allowing allowing for currency effects revenue was flat. More

Colmar Brunton NZ Hires Behavioural Insights Director

Aug 9 2019

In New Zealand, WPP-owned market and social research company Colmar Brunton has appointed Kathryn Robinson as Behavioural Insights Director, based in its Wellington office. More

Kantar Launches Analytics Practice in Australia

Aug 7 2019

Kantar has launched a dedicated analytics practice in Australia, to help local clients solve business problems using a range of data sources. More

ScanGroup Commits to Selling Kantar Businesses

Aug 1 2019

In Africa, marketing services network WPP ScanGroup is to meet an obligation to sell two of its subsidiaries, following parent company WPP's decision to sell 60% of Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital. More

Australian Roll-Out for Kantar Smart Speaker Panel

Jul 29 2019

Kantar has expanded its Worldpanel ComTech smart speaker consumer panel, to measure purchasing and usage trends in the Australian market. More

Kantar Public Completes Integration of InterMedia

Jul 24 2019

Kantar has completed the integration of societal impact consultancy InterMedia into its Public division, thus expanding its Washington D.C. office and strengthening the division's growing Development Practice. More

Kantar Eyes Bigger Acquisitions with Bain Cash

Jul 16 2019

Following Friday's announcement that WPP is to sell 60% of Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital, more details are emerging of the firm's plans, including possible eCommerce acquisitions and expansion of services like Kantar Marketplace. More

WPP to Sell 60% of Kantar to Bain Capital

Jul 12 2019

WPP has agreed to sell 60% of its data, research, consulting and analytics business Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital, in a deal which values the whole of Kantar at around £3.2bn ($4.0bn). More

Kantar Unveils TGI Data Integration Services

Jul 11 2019

WPP-owned Kantar has launched a number of services to help marketers directly integrate their own datasets with data from its TGI consumer survey, to give enhanced audience profiling for campaign planning and digital media activation. More

Kantar Sale: Bain Capital Now in Exclusive Talks

Jul 1 2019

WPP has confirmed this evening it is now in exclusive talks with private equity firm Bain Capital, over the sale of a majority stake in Kantar. More

Kantar Introduces AI-Based Marketing Lifecycle Solutions

Jun 19 2019

WPP-owned Kantar has launched four big data and artificial intelligence-based solutions, to help brands, ad agencies and media companies build and measure campaigns across the entire marketing lifecycle. More

Kantar 'Focal Meters' Added to BARB Panel Homes

Jun 11 2019

BARB, the UK television audience measurement currency, has commissioned Kantar to install its 'Focal Meters' technology into the BARB panel of homes. More

Kantar Names CMO and Senior Marketing Leaders

Jun 5 2019

In London, WPP-owned Kantar has promoted Nathalie Burdet to the role of Chief Marketing Officer, while Ignasi Fernández replaces her as Global Marketing Leader for the Insights division. Additionally, Dionne Aitken joins the company as Global Marketing Leader for the Profiles division. More

Kantar Exec Sues Company over Alleged 'Ill Treatment'

Jun 5 2019

In Johannesburg, South Africa, Kantar TNS exec Pulane Moloi is suing the company for R90m (£4.8m) for what she describes as 'ill treatment', which she claims led to her suffering two mental breakdowns and an attempt to take her own life. More

Kantar Launches Election Forecast and Analysis Service

Jun 4 2019

Kantar has set up an International Election Team, to provide forecasting, research and commentary for elections across the world. More

Kantar Australia Names National Leadership Team

May 31 2019

In Australia, Kantar has promoted Leigh Mander and Jacqui Brandt to MD roles, leading the Sydney and Melbourne offices respectively. Meanwhile James Brown moves into the newly created position of National Head of Shopper. More

American Billionaire Makes Play for Kantar

May 28 2019

Vista Equity Partners, a firm co-founded by Robert F. Smith, the richest African-American in the United States, has joined the list of bidders competing to buy a majority stake in WPP's insight and analytics arm Kantar. More

Kantar Names Leader for Indian Analytics Practice

May 28 2019

Kantar has promoted Irvinder Kaur to the position of India Analytics Practice Lead, overseeing the delivery of analytics offerings. More

TiVo Adds Kantar / Drawbridge Stats to TV Viewership Data

May 22 2019

In the US, DVR and TV tech and audience insights provider TiVo has expanded its TV Viewership Data product to include Kantar ad occurrences data and Drawbridge's Identity Graph and demographic attributes. More

Kantar Partners with Healthcare Data Firm Komodo

May 21 2019

In the US, Kantar has partnered with healthcare market intelligence specialist Komodo Health, to develop data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) tools linking clinical encounter and patient reported outcomes data, and improve patient outcomes. More

Kantar Hires Boost Reputation Intelligence Arm

May 20 2019

Kantar has appointed Gregory Aston as Global Head of Research, Digital Advertising Intelligence, based in New York; while Petra Mašínová joins as Global Director for Reputation Intelligence, based in Paris. More

WPP Shortlists Four Kantar Bidders

May 17 2019

Reports from several sources suggest that WPP has shortlisted private equity investors Bain Capital, Apollo, Platinum and a fourth undisclosed company to submit bids to buy a majority stake in its insight and analytics arm Kantar. More

Kantar Combines Panels for Profiles Network Launch

May 16 2019

WPP's data, insights and consulting company Kantar has launched the 'Profiles Network', offering permission-based, GDPR compliant access to around 88 million people in 70 countries. The launch combines panel information from Kantar Profiles Division (formerly known as Lightspeed) with that from 28 additional organizations. More

Ubimo and Kinetic Link for OOH Audience Data

May 15 2019

Location intelligence tech company Ubimo has partnered with WPP's digital OOH ad network Kinetic, to provide real-time audience data for out-of-home campaigns. More

Kantar NZ Shuffles Senior Management Team

May 3 2019

In New Zealand, Kantar has named Simon Munro Business Development Director, while Ian Wentworth moves to the post of Business Delivery Director and Stu Eagle is promoted to Technical Solutions Director. More

56 Degree / Kantar Deal Supports Scottish Omnibuses

May 2 2019

In Edinburgh, newly formed agency 56 Degree Insight has partnered with Kantar's omnibus team, to provide the local knowledge needed to ensure Kantar's Scottish Opinion Survey can continue. The new firm will also support Kantar's OnlineBus Scotland omnibus. More

Kantar Names South Asia HR Leader

May 2 2019

WPP's Kantar division has appointed Rajani Athreya as HR Director, Insights & Country HR Services Leader for South Asia. She is based in Mumbai. More

WPP Co-Founds 'Institute for Real Growth'

May 1 2019

Marcoms giant WPP has announced the formation of a not-for-profit, cross-industry organization called the Institute for Real Growth (IRG), to help Chief Marketing Officers and other senior business leaders drive more effective growth strategies. More

Kantar and Flipboard in Content Targeting Deal

Apr 30 2019

Kantar and content discovery platform Flipboard have partnered to offer brands a view into consumer engagement patterns across thousands of publishers and content creators. More

Kantar Bidding Enters Next Stage

Apr 29 2019

Bain Capital and Apollo Global Management LLC are among those moving into the next stage of bidding for Kantar, according to sources, quoted on Bloomberg; while private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Apax Partners have dropped out. More

Flat Kantar Beats Rest of WPP, as Sale Progresses

Apr 26 2019

First quarter revenue less pass-through costs in WPP's Kantar (DIM) division was flat (up 0.1% like-for-like), while the rest of the marcoms group saw declines. Kantar, whose sale process is said to be 'progressing well', saw particularly strong growth in Asia Pacific, LatAm and the Middle East. More

Kantar Hires Reed Cundiff as North America Leader

Apr 10 2019

WPP's data, insights and consulting company Kantar has appointed Microsoft exec Reed Cundiff as Chief Executive Officer, North America Region. He will join Kantar on May 1, replacing Wayne Levings, who is returning to the UK and continuing in his role as Head of Global Clients. More

Kantar, Profitero in eCommerce Analytics Partnership

Apr 4 2019

Kantar has partnered with eCommerce performance analytics firm Profitero to create a suite of services to help clients manage their eCommerce and omnichannel investments. More

MRS and Kantar Promote 'Intelligence Capital'

Mar 21 2019

In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has partnered with Kantar to launch a report which explains how 'Intelligence Capital' can drive business growth. More

TNS, Millward Brown and Other Kantar Brands to Go

Mar 18 2019

Kantar is dispensing with brands including TNS, Millward Brown, Lightspeed, Worldpanel and IMRB, and from 2nd April will deliver 'all services and offerings under the Kantar brand name'. More

Kantar Media Adds Three to BARB Client Service Team

Mar 13 2019

Kantar Media has expanded its BARB Client Service team with the appointment of Leo Weir, Claire Mitchell and Emma Holden. The firm says this expansion reflects the increasing breadth of the BARB (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board) audience measurement programme. More

WPP Gives Microsoft UK CEO a Seat on the Board

Mar 13 2019

In the UK, marcoms giant WPP has appointed Microsoft UK CEO Cindy Rose as a Non-Executive Director on its Board. Her appointment will be effective from 1 April 2019, when she will serve as a member of the Audit Committee. More

New Agency Formed as Kantar Closes Edinburgh Office

Mar 7 2019

Kantar is preparing to close its TNS office in Edinburgh by the end of the month, as part of its review of 'strategic priorities'; but two of its former directors, Jim Eccleston and Duncan Stewart, have announced they will launch their own agency, 56 Degree Insight. More

Kantar Marketplace Goes Live

Mar 6 2019

Kantar has officially launched its 'Marketplace' on-demand research store, which combines a sample reaching 80 million consumers worldwide with the ability to deliver quick turnaround self-serve custom surveys, insight solutions and expert consulting. Will Galgey will lead it as CEO. More

Kantar Deal Announcement Due in Second Quarter

Mar 4 2019

WPP expects to announce a deal selling a majority stake in Kantar to an investor by the middle of the year, according to Chief Executive Mark Read. More

Kantar Revenues Down 1.8% in 2018

Mar 1 2019

WPP has reported a 4.5% decline (1.8% in constant currency terms) in revenue for its Kantar data investment management (DIM) division, for the year 2018. Reported revenue was down from £2.7bn in 2017 to £2.56bn in 2018. More

Kantar Consulting CEO Takes Reins at Geometry

Mar 1 2019

Beth Ann Kaminkow, CEO of Kantar Consulting Americas, is moving across to WPP-owned sister agency Geometry as Global Chief Executive. She joins at the beginning of next month and replaces Steve Harding, who has decided to leave the business. More

WPP Hires Walmart Exec as Global Chief People Officer

Feb 28 2019

WPP has hired Walmart exec Jacqui Canney as EVP, Global Chief People Officer, responsible for all aspects of employee strategy, including recruitment, talent management, leadership development and learning. She joins on June 1st and succeeds Mark Linaugh. More

Kantar Firms to Extend Bangladesh Household Panel

Feb 26 2019

Shopper behaviour specialist Kantar Worldpanel has partnered with research-based marketing consultancy Kantar MRB, to enhance the household panel running in Bangladesh since 2012. More

Kantar Hires Former IHG Strategist as Qual President

Feb 25 2019

Kantar has named former InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) exec Kelley Baron as President of its North American qualitative practice. More

Kantar Media and PRgloo in Media Analysis Partnership

Feb 21 2019

Kantar Media has partnered with media management software provider PRgloo, to provide access to the latter's cloud-based CRM platform and enable in-house communication teams to manage, record and analyse all aspects of their relations with journalists and influencers. More

Private Equity Firms Consider Kantar Acquisition

Feb 18 2019

Several private equity firms - including TPG, Apax, Bain Capital and Cinven - are considering making a bid to buy marcoms giant WPP's market research division Kantar, according to an article in yesterday's Sunday Times. More

Alistair Leathwood Joins IRI as APAC CCO

Feb 18 2019

TNS Australia's Chief Commercial Officer Alistair Leathwood has left the company to join consumer data giant IRI as Chief Commercial Officer (APAC), based in Sydney. More

Kantar Consulting Opens Shopper Practice in Singapore

Feb 15 2019

WPP's specialist growth consultancy Kantar Consulting has opened a Retail, Sales & Shopper practice in Singapore, and has hired three new members for the team. More

Kantar Names UK / Ireland Co-CEOs

Feb 14 2019

WPP's Kantar has appointed Amy Cashman and Darren Bhattachary as Co-CEO's of its Kantar Insights Division, taking over from Will Galgey who has recently been named the division's Chief Operating Officer. More

Kantar Public Names Benelux CEO

Feb 1 2019

In Brussels, WPP's government and public sector advisory business Kantar Public has appointed long-time Ecorys leader Roelof-Jan Molemaker as Chief Executive Officer Benelux. He will take up his role in March 2019. More

Obituary: Erik du Plessis

Jan 30 2019

Erik du Plessis, former Chairman of Millward Brown South Africa and a pioneer in the field of neuroscience in advertising, died on Monday night after a long battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. More

Unilever Partners to Develop Cross-Media Measure

Jan 30 2019

Consumer goods giant Unilever has partnered with Kantar Media, Nielsen, Facebook, Google and Twitter to build a standardised cross-media brand measurement model. More

Kantar to Launch DIY Research Marketplace

Jan 23 2019

WPP's Kantar is launching an on-demand research and insights store called Kantar Marketplace, providing access to the company's portfolio of quick turnaround solutions. More

Kantar Adds Laptop and Tablet Tracking to UK Worldpanel

Jan 22 2019

Shopper behaviour specialist Kantar Worldpanel has expanded its laptop and tablet consumer panel, to measure purchase and usage trends in the UK. More

Salama 'Recovering Well' after Stabbing

Jan 21 2019

Kantar CEO Eric Salama is said to be recovering well in hospital, his injuries 'neither life-changing nor life-threatening', after being stabbed 'near the heart' with an 'enormous knife' by a man attempting to steal his car in Kew, London on Sunday. More

Inskip Moves to Head Kantar Media UK and Ireland

Jan 16 2019

In London, Kantar Media has appointed former Kantar Consulting exec Mark Inskip as UK and Ireland CEO, replacing Richard Poustie who stepped down from the role in November, to become MD Audience Intelligence UK. More

Expansion for Kantar Worldpanel in Sri Lanka

Jan 9 2019

Shopper behaviour specialist Kantar Worldpanel has enhanced its FMCG consumer panel in Sri Lanka, expanding it to 4,500 households across the country. More

Kantar Media Names EMEA Chief Commercial Officer

Jan 8 2019

In Spain, Kantar Media has appointed former Nielsen MD Gustavo Nuñez as Chief Commercial Officer for the EMEA region. More

Kantar Names COO and Chief HR Officer

Dec 21 2018

Kantar has moved James Brooks into a newly created role, Chief Operations Officer, while Scott Carter has been promoted to the position of Chief HR Officer. Both join the Kantar Board. More

WPP Hires First Chief Marketing and Growth Officer

Dec 14 2018

WPP has hired long-time Digitas exec Laurent Ezekiel for a newly created role, Chief Marketing and Growth Officer, as part of its recently announced three-year turnaround plan. More

Kantar TNS Promotes for Myanmar MD Role

Dec 14 2018

Kantar TNS has promoted Rowena Guerin to the position of Managing Director of its office in Myanmar. She will replace Jason Copeland, who is returning home to Australia at the end of the year. More

Pollsters Got 'Every Major Election Right' in 2017

Dec 21 2017

Pollsters predicted the correct outcome of every major national election held in 2017, according to research conducted by Kantar. More

McClintock Named CEO of Kantar Insights

Dec 21 2017

Kantar has appointed Katie McClintock as Chief Executive Officer of its Insights division in Singapore - comprising Kantar TNS and Kantar Millward Brown. She will take up the position in January, replacing Nichola Rastrick who is leaving the business. More

Larger Panel for New Pakistan TAM Service

Nov 27 2017

Pakistan's recently established Broadcasters and Advertisers Council (BAC) has extended its official TV ratings deal with Medialogic until at least December 2021. Working with Kantar Media, the firm will expand its panel to cover urban and semi-urban Pakistan with 1,800 households in more than 40 cities. More

Kantar Payment Delays Criticised

Nov 16 2017

WPP's data investment management (DIM) arm Kantar has been accused of holding back payments to suppliers, in a bid to artificially boost its balance sheet in the fourth quarter. More

Kantar TNS Names Client Dev and Innovation Leader

Nov 1 2017

In New York, Kantar TNS has hired former Nielsen exec Rob Wengel to lead its Client Development team and Innovation practice in North America. More

DIM Revenue Decline Continues in WPP's 'Tough' Q3

Oct 31 2017

WPP's Data Investment Management (DIM) arm has seen third quarter like-for-like revenue fall 2.9%. CEO Sir Martin Sorrell admitted to investors that it had been a 'tough quarter' as the group predicts a 'broadly flat' 2017. More

Colmar Brunton and Kantar TNS Co-Relocate in Auckland

Oct 26 2017

In New Zealand, sister agencies Colmar Brunton and Kantar TNS have moved into newly built premises on Sale Street in the Auckland central business district (CBD). The agencies will remain separate, but will come together to collaborate when required. More

Hitwise and Kantar Pool Data

Oct 25 2017

Online competitive intelligence provider Hitwise has partnered with Kantar Media to enable marketers to combine data on their audiences' opinions and attitudes with their search and web site visiting behaviour. More

Kantar Wins Uzbekistan TV Ratings Contract

Oct 20 2017

Kantar has been awarded the contract to provide television viewing ratings in Uzbekistan. More

Kantar Worldpanel Launches Mobile-Based UAE Panel

Oct 19 2017

Shopper insights firm Kantar Worldpanel has launched a household panel in the United Arab Emirates, driven by a mobile application. More

Kantar to Launch VOD Tool in LatAm

Oct 16 2017

Kantar IBOPE Media is to launch its measurement tool for time-shift viewing and video-on-demand (VOD) platforms in Argentina - a first for Latin America. More

Kantar Media Partners for Audience Data Innovation

Oct 6 2017

Kantar Media has teamed up with software firm TechEdge to create a dedicated audience analytics software unit, focused on bringing innovative products to market. Andreas Velter will lead the new business, reporting to Kantar Media CEO & Chairman Andy Brown. More

YouGov Profiles Replaces TGI at Dentsu Aegis

Oct 5 2017

Media group Dentsu Aegis Network has signed a two-year licence to use YouGov's segmentation and media planning tool Profiles for its audience understanding, strategy and activation needs. The group previously used Kantar TGI. More

Kantar Public Names UK CEO and Global COO

Sep 19 2017

In London, Kantar Public has appointed Grant Fitzner as UK Chief Executive Officer and Michael Davis as Global Chief Operating Officer. More

Worldpanel Upgrades UK Shopper Motivation Offer

Sep 18 2017

In the UK, Kantar has launched Worldpanel Plus, promising its 'biggest sample yet' of smartphone users providing insight into their shopping motives and behaviour. More

French Named Lightspeed CEO for EMEA

Sep 7 2017

WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has appointed Angie French as Chief Executive Officer, EMEA. She will join on 1st November, taking over from Caroline Frankum who was promoted to Global CEO in April. More

Kantar SA Makes Four Senior Appointments

Aug 29 2017

Kantar has named Karin Du Chenne as CEO of Insights in South Africa; Stephany Brewer as Chief Client Officer of Insights in Africa and the Middle East; Noeraan Hendricks as Transformation Director; and Gisela Seeley as Country Leader for Kantar Media South Africa. More

Kantar's Irish Buy Cleared, with Multiple Caveats

Aug 25 2017

Kantar Media's purchase of Irish company Newsaccess has been cleared by the country's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), following an extensive investigation and with Kantar required to make divestments and contract changes. More

WPP Slashes Full-Year Growth Forecast

Aug 23 2017

WPP has slashed its full-year growth forecast for revenues and net sales to between zero and 1%, as clients cut their marketing budgets. For the second quarter, like-for-like revenue in the Data Investment Management (DIM) division fell 4.6% to £669m. More

Ingleton to Replace Rhall as Kantar Insights CEO

Aug 21 2017

Kantar has announced that Richard Ingleton will take over the role of Chief Executive Officer of its Insights Division, from Travyn Rhall who will be leaving the business in November. A spokesperson for the company declined to comment about Rhall's next career move. More

Lightspeed Unveils Panel Network for Large Projects

Aug 18 2017

Lightspeed has launched the 'Gravity Network', a partnership arrangement between selected data companies to provide 'a vastly larger pool than traditionally sourced Double Opt-In (DOI) research panels alone'. Partners in the network include Cint, Lucid, Tap Research, P2Sample and Dalia. More

Facebook Joins Twitter on Kantar Media TV Ratings Tool

Aug 7 2017

Kantar Media is to integrate Facebook data into its Twitter TV Ratings tool, which will be renamed the Kantar Social TV Ratings tool. More

Lightspeed Hires SVP, Americas Sales

Aug 1 2017

WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has hired Christine Clark for a newly created position, Senior Vice President, Americas Sales. More

Voxpopme and Kantar in Video Partnership

Jul 20 2017

UK-based video insight specialist Voxpopme has partnered with Kantar to provide the latter's clients with access to its video feedback tools. More

US Patent for Lightspeed's 'Honesty Detector'

Jul 13 2017

WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has been granted a US patent for its 'Honesty Detector' online respondent validation product. More

Kantar Expands Capabilities with Programmatic Ad Data

Jul 13 2017

Kantar Media has expanded its cross-platform ad intelligence capabilities with the addition of programmatic advertising data, initially available in the US and with roll-out planned for other key markets. More

Ambitious Target for New Kantar Activate

Jul 10 2017

Kantar has launched a new service integrating consumer insights and behavioral data from across its portfolio with shopper and media data, allowing clients to 'fully leverage the studies they run with Kantar for targeting purposes'. More

Irish PR Association Wants Competition for Kantar

Jun 26 2017

In the Republic of Ireland, PR industry body the PRII has asked competition regulators to intervene in Kantar Media's acquisition of family-owned Newsaccess, and compel the WPP firm to divest part of its Irish business. More

comScore Upgrades Mobile Measures in China and Germany

Jun 16 2017

comScore has expanded its MMX Multi-Platform measurement and upgraded its Mobile Metrix offer, in both Germany and China - the latter in partnership with Kantar JV CTR Market Research. More

Lightspeed and VICE Media Seek Millennial Opinions

Jun 12 2017

WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has partnered with youth media and broadcast company VICE Media to launch a panel called VICE Voices, through which to capture the opinions of US millennials and understand what drives their attitudes and behavior. More

Lightspeed Promotes De Koning for New EMEA Role

Jun 7 2017

In London, WPP digital data collection arm Lightspeed has promoted Leon De Koning to the newly created role of VP, Client Sales EMEA, overseeing strategic account planning and client services, and expanding the business development team. He will also oversee three new EMEA vertical divisions. More

Millward Brown and Samba TV in Verified Passive Data Deal

May 31 2017

In the US, WPP's advertising, marcoms, media and brand equity research specialist Kantar Millward Brown, has partnered with TV insights firm Samba TV, to launch what the pair describe as the 'most precise single-source measurement solution for television advertising effectiveness'. More

MFour and Kantar Launch Social Media Ad Testing

May 26 2017

In the US, MFour Mobile Research and Kantar Added Value have partnered to launch a mobile ad testing solution for Facebook and other social media sites. More

Kantar and Hookit in Sports Data Partnership

May 26 2017

Kantar Media has partnered with sports sponsorship intelligence provider Hookit, to provide social and digital media measurement capabilities for the sports industry. More

Kantar Health and Nokia Launch Diabetes Lifestyle Study

May 23 2017

In the US, Kantar Health has partnered with tech giant Nokia to develop a longitudinal cohort study, to improve understanding of the impact of 'lifestyle therapy' on diabetes treatment and patient outcomes. More

Brown to Lead Kantar TNS in Melbourne

May 18 2017

Kantar TNS has promoted James Brown to the role of Executive Director, responsible for leading the business in Melbourne, Australia. More

Millward Brown and Cuebiq Link for Off-line ROI Measure

May 17 2017

Kantar Millward Brown has partnered with location data specialist Cuebiq, to create a new tool that helps marketers measure the off-line ROI of their advertising. More

Kantar Futures Focuses on the Future of Consumption

May 17 2017

WPP-owned growth and business strategy consulting firm Kantar Futures is launching a programme focusing all its analytical efforts on the topic of 'the future of consumption'. More

Zhang Re-joins Kantar TNS as MD for China

May 15 2017

In Shanghai, former Kantar TNS exec Lynn Zhang has returned to the firm as Managing Director for China. More

Flat Quarter for WPP as Kantar Brings Up Rear Again

Apr 28 2017

WPP has reported a flat quarter, with group like-for-like revenue up 0.2%. In the Data Investment Management division, Kantar, like-for-like revenue once again trailed the rest of the group, down 3.4%, despite strong growth in net sales in the UK, Latin America and Africa. More

Bautista Named MD at Kantar Media Philippines

Apr 24 2017

In the Philippines, Kantar Media has promoted Jay Bautista to the role of Managing Director, based in Manila. More

Kantar Names International Development Leader

Apr 11 2017

In the US, Kantar Public has appointed Susan Gigli as Global Director for International Development, based in its Washington DC office. She has also been appointed to the Kantar Public Global Board. More

Kantar TNS Rolls Out eValuateNow on ZappiStore

Apr 4 2017

Kantar TNS has launched a new concept test product called eValuateNow, on the ZappiStore research automation platform. More

European Roll-Out for TGI Segmentation

Mar 31 2017

Kantar Media and local audience data provider Eyeota have extended their TGI-based segmentation partnership to Germany and France. More

Kantar / CTR JV Gets Hong Kong Ratings Contract

Mar 30 2017

The Hong Kong TAM Founding Subscribers Committee (FSC) has awarded CSM Media Research the contract for the provision of TV ratings in Hong Kong, from January 2018 until 2023. The company is a joint venture between Kantar Media and CTR. More

Kantar Shopcom and Affinity Link to Predict Spend

Mar 28 2017

In the US, Kantar Worldpanel's ad analytics and insight division Shopcom has teamed up with consumer purchasing analyst Affinity Solutions, to help clients predict spend predictions, measure overall sales lift and gauge revenue impact in-store and through online channels. More

Former Affectiva CEO Langeveld Joins Kantar

Mar 16 2017

In New York, Kantar has appointed former Affectiva CEO Nick Langeveld as EVP, Strategic Alliances, responsible for identifying, structuring and managing partnerships across the US. More

Kantar Millward Brown Names AsiaPac Head of Media

Mar 15 2017

Kantar Millward Brown has appointed Pablo Gómez Martínez as Head of Media for Asia Pacific. He rejoins the firm to take up the Singapore-based role in May. More

New CEO and Chairman for Lightspeed as Day Departs

Mar 14 2017

WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has promoted Caroline Frankum to Chief Executive Officer, replacing David Day who is leaving for a role in the UK Foreign Office. Nick Nyhan becomes Chairman. More

WPP Grows but Kantar Flat Again

Mar 3 2017

Marcoms giant WPP has reported like-for-like falls in revenue for its Data Investment Management (DIM) arm Kantar, of 1.6% in the fourth quarter and 0.9% for the full year. However like-for-like net sales, which WPP has long said are a better indicator, rose 1.5% and 0.9% respectively. More

Affectiva Adds Emotion Analytics to Lightspeed Panel

Mar 3 2017

WPP-owned digital data collection firm Lightspeed has partnered with emotion measurement specialist Affectiva, to analyse its panellists' reactions to ads via their facial expressions. More

Kantar Millward Brown's Link Completes MASB Audit

Feb 28 2017

Link, the long-established ad copy testing solution developed by Kantar Millward Brown, has completed an audit by the Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB), recognised in the industry for assessing connections between marketing activities, metrics and financial performance. More

Kantar Appoints SABMiller's Kollman as CRO

Feb 21 2017

In London, WPP insight arm Kantar has appointed former SABMiller Global Insights Director Julie Kollman as Chief Research Officer. She takes up her new post on 27th February. More

BARB Dovetail Contract Goes to Kantar Media

Feb 17 2017

UK audience research body BARB has awarded its Dovetail Fusion cross-screen measurement contract to Kantar Media. The body began testing options from Kantar and Nielsen in late 2015. More

Intelligent Upgrade for QuestionArts Platform

Feb 16 2017

Lightspeed's QuestionArts team has announced a range of product enhancements under the banner of Intelligent Components. More

Caterpillar's Sanchez Joins Kantar TNS AsiaPac

Feb 14 2017

Kantar TNS has hired Caterpillar's former consumer insights exec Stephane Sanchez as Regional Head of Customer Strategies, Asia Pacific. He will take up his new role, based in Singapore, next month. More

Lightspeed Health Promotes for Global Ops Role

Feb 9 2017

In the UK, WPP-owned Lightspeed Health has promoted Mary Andrews to the role of Senior Vice President, Global Operations. More

Kantar Public Expands to Singapore

Feb 7 2017

WPP's government and public sector advisory business Kantar Public has opened an office in Singapore, where it has appointed Sandra Lim as Executive Director. More

European Launch for Lightspeed's 'AmplifyR Appends'

Feb 3 2017

WPP digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has extended its AmplifyR Appends data service to the UK, France, Germany and The Netherlands. More

Tru Optik and Millward Brown Link TV Ads and Sales

Feb 2 2017

In the US, cookie-less audience measurement specialist Tru Optik has partnered with Kantar Millward Brown, to help advertisers attribute brand sales to OTT ad campaigns. More

Kantar Buys Media Monitoring Firm Newsaccess

Feb 1 2017

Kantar Media has acquired Dublin-based media monitoring specialist Newsaccess, for an undisclosed sum. More

Latin American Rollout for Kantar Twitter TV Ratings

Jan 30 2017

Kantar is to roll out its Twitter TV Ratings service in Argentina and Colombia, from this week, giving clients there a variety of metrics on social media activity related to TV shows, events coverage and free-to-air networks. Launch in Peru should follow 'before the summer'. More

Judge Throws Out TiVo's Damages Claim against Kantar

Jan 20 2017

In the US, a judge has ruled that TiVo Research and Analytics cannot seek damages over claims that Kantar Media Audiences stole trade secrets relating to TiVo's audience/shopping data matching solution. More

Kantar Worldpanel Extends Out-of-Home Panel Reach

Jan 10 2017

Shopper behavior specialist Kantar Worldpanel has extended its out-of-home food and drink purchase and consumption panels to France, Brazil, Mexico and Thailand. More

Manish Bhatia Joins Kantar Media as North America CEO

Dec 20 2016

Former comScore exec Manish Bhatia has joined Kantar Media as Chief Executive Officer of its North American business. More

Kantar Media Awarded Turkish TV Measurement Extension

Dec 15 2016

Turkish TV audience measurement organisation TIAK Aª has awarded incumbent Kantar Media the contract to deliver official TV trading currency until at least 2020, with the option to extend until 2022. More

Sharethrough and Millward Brown Build Native Ad Tools

Dec 15 2016

In the US, native advertising platform Sharethrough has partnered with Millward Brown to develop tools which will help analyse the impact of native ad campaigns, especially on mobile devices. More

Kantar TNS Bags Four MRS Awards

Dec 6 2016

Kantar TNS was one of the big winners at last night's MRS Awards, taking home the Grand Prix for Greatest Impact; the MRS/BIG Award for B2B Research, alongside digital data collection arm Lightspeed; and the awards for New Consumer Insights and Social Media Research (the latter with Unilever). More

Training Impact Partnership for Kantar Retail

Nov 25 2016

Kantar Retail is partnering with Peopleway, a firm specialising in helping clients to measure and continuously improve the business impact of their people development activities. More

Kantar Media to Deliver Dutch Internet Currency

Nov 4 2016

Netherlands online publisher group VINEX has awarded Kantar Media a contract to deliver a new 5,000-strong panel for Internet audience measurement, replacing a previous service operated by GfK. More

comScore Retires (Compete) PRO Service

Nov 1 2016

In the US, comScore is retiring its PRO online measurement service (previously known as Compete PRO), and partnering with digital intelligence specialist SimilarWeb to offer the latter's competitive intelligence platform to existing PRO clients. More

Kantar Worldpanel Launches Ivory Coast Consumer Panel

Oct 25 2016

Shopper behaviour division Kantar Worldpanel has launched a consumer panel in the Ivory Coast - its fifth African panel after launches in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Egypt. More

Lightspeed Promotes for EMEA Leadership Roles

Oct 18 2016

WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has promoted Andrew Van Wezel to Vice President of Operations and Simon Buckley to Vice President of Sales, both within EMEA. More

Kantar Health Combines Big Data, Oncology Expertise

Oct 14 2016

Kantar Health has launched a new big data platform to help clients spot oncology drug opportunities and understand the competitive landscape. Web-based CancerLandscape lets users review more than 2,000 cancer drugs covering more than 175 tumor types. More

Kantar Media Enhances Cross-Platform Ad Tracking

Oct 12 2016

Kantar Media has unveiled a new cross-platform ad intelligence offering, including significantly enhanced digital monitoring to help advertising buyers and sellers analyze opportunities across channels in a more 'integrated and holistic manner'. More

Asian Roll-Out for Lightspeed's Tech Research Tools

Oct 12 2016

Kantar-owned agency Lightspeed has launched eight research products in Asia, combining its proprietary fieldwork and panel management expertise with emerging technology offers from partner companies. More

Pirner Becomes Kantar TNS Head of Digital

Oct 7 2016

In Germany, Kantar TNS veteran Peter Pirner has added the role of Head of Digital to his existing role as Practice Head, Customer Strategies. He replaces Dirk Steffen, who has taken up the role of Global Account Director for Google, at Kantar in Silicon Valley. More

New Kantar Public Centre to Study Future of Europe

Oct 4 2016

Recently unveiled Kantar Public has launched a new research centre, bringing together a pan-European team of researchers with expertise in political and opinion polling, social and economic trends, and migration. More

Kantar Firms Launch Canadian ShopperSpective

Sep 29 2016

Kantar Retail and Kantar TNS have partnered to launch an insights solution called the Canadian ShopperSpective, tracking shopper behavior and preferences in the Canadian retail market. More

Kantar Public to Launch Behaviour Change Academy

Sep 28 2016

Newly announced Kantar Public is to open a Behaviour Change Academy in Sydney early next year, and in Amsterdam in the spring. The new venture will be led by long-time TNS exec Kathy O'Donoghue. More

Kantar Unveils Public Policy, Services and Comms Brand

Sep 26 2016

WPP's Kantar has unveiled a new global operating brand, pooling expertise to offer advice on the delivery of public policy, services and communications. More

Jennifer Carrea Named Lightspeed All Global CEO

Sep 22 2016

WPP's healthcare panel and patient community solutions provider Lightspeed All Global has appointed industry veteran Jennifer Carrea as Chief Executive Officer. She also joins the Lightspeed Board of Directors. More

Kantar and SMI Link for Virtual Shopping Launch

Sep 21 2016

Shopper insight specialist Kantar Retail has partnered with eye tracking firm SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), to create a virtual shopping experience that provides shopper data via a controlled environment. More

Lightspeed Rolls Out Ten Tools in Australia

Sep 14 2016

WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has rolled out ten new capabilities in the Australian market, combining emerging MR technologies such as facial coding and social media intelligence with its proprietary fieldwork and panel management expertise. More

Kantar Adds Prefix to Create Unified Brand

Sep 9 2016

WPP's data investment management division Kantar has re-branded its twelve operating businesses with a unifying prefix, for example 'Kantar TNS' and 'Kantar Millward Brown'. The exception is digital data collection specialist Lightspeed GMI, which now reverts to its original name Lightspeed. More

Passwaiter to Head Kantar Media Political Arm

Aug 30 2016

Kantar Media has promoted Steve Passwaiter to the role of Vice President and General Manager of its political ad monitoring unit Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG), based in Washington DC. He succeeds Elizabeth Wilner, who has left to join Airbnb as Managing Editor for Policy. More

Kantar to Deliver Advanced TV Ratings System for Norway

Aug 25 2016

Kantar's TNS Gallup team will continue to provide TV ratings for Norway for at least another seven years, after the firm won a competitive pitch against Ipsos. The new contract, running initially from 2018 to 2023, is billed by the partners as 'the most advanced hybrid model for TV and video measurement yet seen in the world'. More

Familiar Pattern to Q2 Results for WPP, DIM

Aug 24 2016

WPP has reported Q2 revenue of £3.46bn, up 3.5% in like-for-like (LFL) terms. Net sales, the group's preferred measure, rose 4.3% on the same basis. As in previous quarters data investment management (DIM) lagged other divisions, with LFL revenue down -0.4% and net sales up 2.0%. More

WPP Resumes Buying of comScore Stock

Aug 16 2016

Marcomms giant WPP has resumed its buying of comScore stock, with the purchase of a further 120,000 at c.$26 apiece last week. The measurement firm's share price has dropped by a third since January this year. More

WPP's Sorrell Highest Paid FTSE 100 CEO (Again)

Aug 10 2016

WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell has once again topped the High Pay Centre index of FTSE 100 chief executives, after his remuneration package soared from £43m in 2014 to £70.4m. More

Job Cuts Expected at Compete

Jul 25 2016

Around seventy staff are expected to lose their jobs at Boston-based web analyst Compete Inc., according to a statement from the company. More

Kantar Media Enhances Real-Time Ratings

Jul 20 2016

In London, Kantar Media has updated its real-time ratings capabilities with new features to make it easier for broadcasters to interpret and analyse audience data on their smartphones, tablets and PCs, and to assess how programmes are being received by the audience. More

Kantar Health Adds to Israeli Presence

Jul 18 2016

Kantar Health is expanding its presence in Israel, where it has named Kobi Sharon as Vice President, Client Consulting. The move reflects rapid growth in the country's hi-tech life sciences industry. More

TNS BMRB Hires Education Specialist James MacGregor

Jul 15 2016

In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has appointed YouthSight's former Director of Higher Education Research James MacGregor as a Director in its Qualitative team. More

WPP Buys French Consumer Data Firm Conexance

Jul 7 2016

WPP has acquired French consumer data specialist Conexance for an undisclosed sum, as it seeks to expand in continental Europe in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. More

Kantar Gains Foothold in Iran via Rahbar Bazaar Deal

Jul 4 2016

Kantar has expanded to Iran through a partnership with Tehran-based full service agency Rahbar Bazaar. More

Kantar Worldpanel in Facebook Ad Assessment Deal

Jun 23 2016

Shopper behaviour division Kantar Worldpanel has formed a global partnership with Facebook, integrating the latter's data on mobile ad exposure data with the former's Consumer Mix Model (CMM) service. More

Dutch TV Body SKO and Kantar Deliver Multi-Screen TV 'First'

Jun 14 2016

Netherlands TV industry body Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) and Kantar Media have rolled out what they describe as the 'first TV currency in the world' to deliver reach and GRPs (gross ratings points) for ad campaigns and commercials across all screens. More

Funds and Kantar Deal for Image Analyst Netra

Jun 10 2016

Boston, MA-based Netra, Inc. has closed $1.85m in Series Seed financing, and has announced an agreement to license its IRIS image analysis software to Kantar. More

Slight Upturn for Kantar in April

Jun 10 2016

In a trading update, WPP says its Data Investment Management division Kantar returned to like-for-like growth in April, after a flat first quarter. Net sales were up 5.8 percent at constant currency, or 0.3 percent like-for-like. For the Group as a whole, the comparable figure was 3.1 percent. More

GeoPoll, Kantar and Cuende to Measure Pan-African OOH

Jun 3 2016

Audience research agencies GeoPoll, Kantar Media and Cuende have launched a product called 'Pan-African OOH', providing a regular measure of out-of-home (OOH) media consumption across the continent. More

Kantar Health Launches App for Health Outcome Measure

May 25 2016

In New York, Kantar Health has launched a mobile survey app that collects qual and quant insights from patients, to enable researchers to understand the associations between daily disease-related experiences and health-related outcomes. More

New DIM Role for Kantar Australia / NZ CEO

May 25 2016

In Sydney, WPP AUNZ has appointed former Kantar Australia/New Zealand CEO Ben Dixon for the newly created role of CEO Data Investment Management. The business has also moved former Ogilvy PR Australia CEO Kieran Moore to CEO Public Relations and Public Affairs. More

WIRe Adds MRS and Kantar CEOs to Advisory Board

May 18 2016

Not-for-profit networking organization Women in Research (WIRe) has appointed Market Research Society CEO Jane Frost and Kantar Group CEO Eric Salama as new members of its Advisory Board. More

Lightspeed Hires Hall & Partners' Caroline Frankum

May 18 2016

WPP digital data collection firm Lightspeed Group has hired former Hall & Partners EMEA CEO Caroline Frankum with the same title, plus a seat on the Board. She will replace Martin Filtz, who moved into the post of CEO, Asia Pacific in January. More

Two CEO Appointments for Kantar Retail

May 5 2016

Kantar Retail has transferred Cédric Guyot to the CEO role in its Virtual Reality unit, replacing Jeremy Cohen who moves into the role of CEO Kantar Retail Europe. More

Kantar Health Hires General Manager in China

May 5 2016

Kantar Health has appointed former Double Helix exec Diana Tan as General Manager, China, with a remit to introduce new approaches to physician and patient insights, based on the firm's proprietary digital and mobile methods. More

Kantar to Validate Google Consumer Surveys

May 4 2016

Kantar has entered into a partnership with Google Consumer Surveys, whose panels it will 'validate' by monitoring their accuracy, responsiveness and representativeness. More

Latin American Launches for comScore and Kantar

May 4 2016

comScore and media measurement specialist Kantar Media IBOPE have partnered to launch a series of cross-platform solutions in Latin America. More

North American Collaboration for comScore and Kantar

May 3 2016

Kantar and comScore have extended their behavioral data partnership to North America, in a deal which includes the transfer of a number of Millward Brown staff to comScore. More

Flat Kantar, Strong WPP Again

Apr 28 2016

WPP has reported first quarter revenue of £3.076bn, up 5.1% in like-for-like terms. Net sales - its preferred measure - rose 3.2%. As in recent quarters however, insight division Kantar performed less well than other units, with like-for-like revenue and net sales figures flat (up 0.5% and down 0.1% respectively). More

Lightspeed GMI to Build US Household Panel for comScore

Apr 28 2016

WPP digital data collection firm Lightspeed GMI has signed a multi-year panel building and maintenance contract with comScore, and hired Chris Fabber to lead it. The resulting 'Total Home Panel' will provide comScore with a window on cross-device Internet traffic in US households. More

WPP Firms Link Digital Ad Sales and Brand Benefits

Apr 21 2016

In the UK, WPP firms Millward Brown and Kantar Worldpanel have partnered to develop a new solution called Sales Insights, which allows clients to evaluate digital marketing campaigns simultaneously on two measures: brand uplift and actual sales. More

Eyeota Deal Taps 'Industry Standard' of TGI

Apr 18 2016

Kantar Media has today announced a partnership with local audience data provider Eyeota. Beginning in the UK, the deal will give advertisers and media buyers access to pre-defined segments built from the research firm's TGI consumer and media study, for use in online ad targeting. More

GroupM Taps Kantar Tools for LIVE Panel Launch

Mar 21 2016

WPP is linking the panels and other data sources of its Kantar / DIM division with the expertise and planning tools of its GroupM media investment management division, to launch LIVE Panel. The new consumer and media insight solution will help advertisers develop and measure 'precise and targeted' media plans. More

Mobile Data Added to TGI Clickstream

Mar 18 2016

Kantar Media has enhanced its TGI Clickstream study with the addition of metered consumer mobile behaviour, including phones and tablets. More

Healthy Numbers for WPP but DIM Sums Disappoint

Mar 7 2016

WPP has reported total 2015 revenue up 5.3% on a like-for-like basis, with headline EBITDA of £2.002bn, up 7.7% at constant currency. Revenue in pounds was up 6.1% to £12.235 bn. The insight-focused 'data investment management' division (DIM) remained flat for the year, although slightly improved in Q4. More

Kantar Picks Cross-Tab Group as Outsourcing Partner

Mar 4 2016

Kantar has chosen Cross-Tab Group to be its outsourcing partner in India, in a four-year deal worth up to $25m. Ashwin Mittal, Cross-Tab Group President, described the contract as a 'significant milestone' in the firm's fifteen-year history. More

Millward Brown Buys Analytics Quotient

Feb 29 2016

Millward Brown has agreed to acquire the business operations of marketing analytics company Analytics Quotient (AQ), which employs around 400 people and offers both data visualization tools and custom analytics solutions. More

Kantar Health Launches Patient Insights App

Feb 16 2016

Kantar Health has partnered with mobile survey tech firm Lumi to launch an app through which to conduct short surveys, collect picture and video content, and passively collect biometric and activity data from a wide range of mHealth (mobile health) and wearable devices. More

BARC and TAM Prepare 'Meterology' JV Launch

Feb 12 2016

In India, TV rating body BARC and Nielsen/Kantar joint venture TAM India have formally launched their meter management company, Meterology Data Pvt Ltd. (MDL). BARC will have full control with a 51 percent stake in MDL, while TAM India will own 49 percent. More

New Kantar Role Straddles TNS and Millward Brown

Feb 5 2016

Kantar has moved Adrian Gonzalez into a broader group role in charge of its Consumer Insights businesses - he was previously CEO of Millward Brown's Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific (AMAP) region. TNS APAC CEO Chris Riquier is among those leaving the business in the restructure. More

4C and Kantar Link for Political Ad Targeting

Feb 2 2016

Data science and media tech firm 4C has hooked up with Kantar Media to launch a cross-screen solution which enables political advertisers to target messages to their key voters. More

ESOMAR and Partners Launch Public Information Service

Jan 29 2016

Research industry body ESOMAR has teamed up with Kantar, comScore, GfK and Nielsen to launch an initiative called 'Research Choices', which aims to help the general public understand how their data is used for audience measurement research. More

Kantar Health Ups Murino for New European CEO Role

Jan 20 2016

Kantar Health has promoted Michel Murino to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer for Europe. More

Dutch Get Daily Online TV Ratings

Jan 19 2016

Netherlands TV industry body Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) has announced that it is now working with data scientists from Kantar Media to deliver daily online TV ratings to the market. More

Senior Changes for TNS Infratest

Jan 12 2016

In Germany, Kantar-owned media research specialist TNS Infratest has moved former MD Dirk Steffen to the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer, and promoted company veteran Oliver Ecke to replace him. More

Kantar Buy Strengthens Nordic Offer

Jan 11 2016

Kantar has acquired a majority stake in its partner in Denmark and Sweden, Millward Brown Denmark ApS, which has been a Millward Brown licensee since 1997. More

WPP Continues Buying of comScore Shares

Jan 4 2016

WPP has continued its large-scale purchase of comScore stock, adding around $7.2m worth in three purchases since the morning of 24th December. More

Burfitt Relocates to Run Kantar Media Thai TV Contract

Dec 17 2015

Long-time Kantar Media employee Nick Burfitt has re-located from London to Singapore, to serve as Managing Director for Asia Pacific. He takes charge of the firm's recently awarded contract to supply multi-platform TV ratings in Thailand. More

Kantar Media Wins Thai TV Ratings Contract

Dec 16 2015

In Thailand, the Media Research Development Association has awarded Kantar Media a five-year contract to deliver the official multi-platform TV ratings for the country. The tender process also included GfK and Video Research. More

Kantar Health Buys Czech Analytics Firm

Dec 15 2015

Kantar Health has acquired CEEOR, a specialist research and consulting company in the Czech Republic specialising in analytical services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. More

Ghana Broadcasters Hire GeoPoll for Country Media Ratings

Nov 27 2015

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has commissioned mobile survey specialist GeoPoll to provide media data to its members, who include TV, radio and web broadcasters across the country. More

4INFO and Kantar Link for SKU-Level Retail Targeting

Nov 25 2015

New York-based mobile ad targeting specialist 4INFO has partnered with WPP's Kantar Shopcom to enable SKU-level targeting for retailers across more than fifteen categories. More

CentraForce Adds Nielsen and Kantar Patient Data

Nov 24 2015

In the US, healthcare data provider CentraForce Health has partnered with Nielsen Scarborough and Kantar Media to add further patient-centric insights to its health intelligence platform. More

BARB Tests Kantar and Nielsen Approaches for Dovetail

Nov 12 2015

UK TV audience research body BARB has agreed 'fusion projects' with Kantar Media and Nielsen for its Project Dovetail initiative, which will combine panel data with census data for TV viewing through all computer devices. More

comScore and Kantar Media Win Czech Audience Tender

Nov 9 2015

Czech Republic ratings body the Association of TV Organisations (ATO) has chosen Kantar Media and comScore to deliver a cross-platform measurement pilot of TV and video content. More

Kantar Media and TNS Gallup Extend Danish TV Deal

Nov 4 2015

Kantar Media and TNS Gallup have won a continuation of their contract to provide the currency for measurement of TV audiences in Denmark. The new deal will run for five years from 2017, with the option to extend until 2024. More

Good Quarter for WPP Despite DIM Decline

Oct 26 2015

WPP has reported like-for-like revenue up 4.6% for Q3 2015. The insight division, known as 'Data Investment Management', was among those 'improving versus the second quarter' but once again was the only one to report a slight decline in revenue. More

Ops Veteran May Joins Ipsos-MORI from Kantar

Oct 26 2015

Ipsos MORI has appointed nineteen-year Kantar veteran Jeremy May as Senior Director in its face-to-face fieldwork operation. More

Delhi High Court Adjourns Kantar Case Again

Oct 19 2015

The hearing of Kantar Market Research Services' appeal against Indian government guidelines effectively banning its TAM joint venture with Nielsen has been postponed yet again, this time to February 9th 2016. More

Unmetric Alliance Boosts Kantar Media Ad Intell

Oct 19 2015

Kantar Media has added brand social media engagement metrics to its advertising intelligence solutions in the US, to give clients 'a holistic view of brand messages and activity' across all types of media. More

Indonesian Mobile Launch and Partnership for comScore

Oct 15 2015

Digital measurement specialist comScore has rolled out its syndicated Mobile Metrix solution in Indonesia, where it is also jointly developing mobile panels with Kantar. More

Kantar Adds Sentiment Analysis to Twitter TV Ratings

Oct 9 2015

Kantar has added sentiment analysis to its Twitter TV ratings dashboard service 'Instar Social', to uncover further insights into the conversations taking place about TV programmes on Twitter. More

Kantar Names Efrain Ribeiro Chief Research Officer

Oct 6 2015

Kantar has moved Efrain Ribeiro into the role of company-wide Chief Research Officer, replacing Renee Smith who is leaving to join Colorado-based research company GutCheck (see today's DRNO). Ribeiro will take up the new role on November 1st. More

Online Community Specialist GutCheck Hires Renee Smith

Oct 6 2015

Former Kantar CRO Renee Smith has joined on-demand online community specialist GutCheck as Chief Research Officer. She will take up the role on October 19th. More

ZappiStore Hires in Singapore and US

Oct 6 2015

Online research 'app store' platform ZappiStore has appointed former Lightspeed GMI exec Roxan Toll as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in Singapore; while Eileen Rozic joins in the US as Vice President of Sales, West Coast. More

Neustar and Kantar Shopcom Form Measurement Alliance

Sep 22 2015

US-based business information and analysis specialist Neustar has partnered with Kantar Shopcom, to help marketers measure the impact of their off-line and online marketing initiatives. More

LatAm's IBOPE to Become Kantar IBOPE Media

Sep 18 2015

Latin American media measurement specialist IBOPE Media is to be rebranded in the region as Kantar IBOPE Media, following the WPP division's recent investment. More

UK Launch for Kantar Retail's PowerRanking

Sep 10 2015

Nearly two decades on from its US launch, Kantar Retail has rolled out its PoweRanking study in the UK. The study probes manufacturers' views of the major retail chains, and flags up key areas for performance improvement. More

IMRB International Hires Leader for Worldpanel Business

Sep 4 2015

In India, IMRB International has appointed marketer K Ramkrishnan as General Manager of its IMRB | Kantar Worldpanel business. More

WPP's DIM Revenue Declines, but Profits Rise

Aug 26 2015

WPP has reported that revenue in its Data Investment Management (DIM) arm fell slightly (0.3%) to £1.173bn during the first half of the year, from £1.176bn in last year's first six months; while DIM headline profit before tax rose 11.7% to £100.6m from £88.1m a year earlier. More

Lightspeed Opens in Gurgaon, India

Aug 24 2015

WPP-owned digital research specialist Lightspeed GMI has opened an office in Gurgaon, India, with a team led by Ashish Pandey, Client Development Manager and Siddhartha Dutta, General Manager. More

Kantar and GeoPoll Roll Out African Audience Measure

Aug 19 2015

Partners Kantar Media and mobile survey platform GeoPoll have announced the launch of a joint service bringing 'reliable, real-time audience measurement' to a swathe of African states. The service is currently available across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. More

Kantar Health in Drug Safety Data Partnership

Aug 18 2015

Kantar Health has partnered with Tel Aviv-based technology company Data2Life, to mine big data sources and deliver better information on drug safety. More

Indian Ratings Rivals Thinking the Unthinkable?

Aug 17 2015

'Tis only a rumour at this stage, but an Indian online publication suggests that long-time rating agency and Nielsen / Kantar joint venture TAM Media Research is talking to new audience body BARC about a 'merger' - which considering their previous relations would be some turnaround. More

Lightspeed GMI Bolsters London Key Account Team

Jul 30 2015

WPP's digital data collection arm Lightspeed GMI has appointed Susanne Goller and Johannes Van Lochem as Key Account Directors in its London office. More

Kantar Invests in Digital Media Intelligence Firm

Jul 28 2015

WPP's Kantar Media has acquired a stake in digital media intelligence specialist BIScience, which specialises in cross-channel and global digital media monitoring, planning and optimization. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

BARB to Deliver Beta TV Player Report

Jul 24 2015

UK audience research body BARB has announced that the beta version of its TV Player Report will be released in September, to provide official figures on the level of viewing of on-demand and live-streamed content through online TV Player apps. More

Indian Launch for Kantar Mobile and Tech Panel

Jul 15 2015

Mobile and technology panel division Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has launched a new consumer panel in India, consisting of more than 20,000 individual members and said to represent more than five hundred million people. More

Kantar to Transfer Millward Brown's Israel License to TNS

Jul 10 2015

WPP-owned Kantar is consolidating its activities in Israel by transferring Millward Brown's country license to TNS. The group says this will help it expand its presence in the market and provide better service both for local and global clients. More

Kantar Launches TGI Target Snapshot App

Jul 7 2015

Kantar Media has launched an app called 'TGI Target Snapshot', to enable agency execs to access and understand insights into a range of consumer behaviour, including brand usage, consumption levels, shopper type, demographics and media consumption. More

Kantar Hires MD for Global Sports Business

Jun 10 2015

In London, Kantar Media has hired Nathalie Zimmerman-Nénon for the newly created position of Managing Director of its global sports business. More

Kantar's Dutch Online Measurement Contract Expanded

Jun 9 2015

In the Netherlands, online publishing industry group VINEX and its partner Stichting KijkOnderzoek, (SKO) the body responsible for the reporting and monitoring of viewing behaviour, have expanded their contract with Kantar Media to include measurement of all online viewing behaviour. More

Kantar Debuts TGI Digital Planner

Jun 2 2015

Kantar Media has launched a tool called TGI Digital Planner, which taps into off- and online behavioural data from its TGI consumer insight study, to help identify the most appropriate target for advertisers. More

MB's Belloni Becomes Kantar Italy Chairman

Jun 1 2015

Luca Belloni, a twenty-year veteran of Millward Brown Italy and currently the firm's Managing Director, is to move to the position of Chairman of Kantar Italy from 1st July. More

'Insights 2020' to Study Future of MR and Analytics

May 14 2015

A number of research organisations have come together to lead a new industry initiative called 'Insights 2020 - Driving Customer-Centric Growth', with the aim of studying the future of market research, insights and analytics strategy, structure and capability. More

TNS and Kantar Partner with GeoPoll in Africa

May 12 2015

WPP sister agencies TNS and Kantar Media have partnered with emerging markets mobile survey platform GeoPoll, to deploy a new range of research products and services across Africa. More

'Momentous Day' as Indian Audience Measure Launches

May 5 2015

Indian TV audience measurement body BARC has launched its measurement service, and rolled out the first set of results. More

WPP's Sorrell Now Highest Paid FTSE 100 CEO

May 1 2015

Sir Martin Sorrell, the CEO of marcoms giant WPP, received a 44% increase in 2014 pay, bringing his salary package to almost £43m. This makes Sorrell the highest-paid FTSE 100 CEO, with a pay package more than twice the size of the second highest earner*. More

New Kantar App Helps Media Inventory Sales

Apr 30 2015

Kantar Media has launched a solution to help clients promote media inventory, using insights from its TGI consumer study. More

comScore and Kantar Media Partnership Kicks Off

Apr 28 2015

comScore and Kantar Media are rolling out their first joint offering for cross-media audience measurement, to key clients. More

WPP Reports First Quarter DIM Revenue Dip

Apr 23 2015

WPP has reported like-for-like first quarter revenue growth across all its business sectors except for the Data Investment Management (DIM) division, where revenue fell 1.4% to £558m from £566m in the prior year period. More

WPP and Facebook Form Data Personalization Partnership

Apr 8 2015

WPP's Data Alliance practice and Facebook have linked up, to provide the former's clients with access to new data-driven personalization solutions across the latter's networking platform. More

BARC Names Tech Advisor as it Prepares for Launch

Mar 31 2015

In India, broadcast audience measurement body BARC has appointed Dr Sumit Chowdhury as Technical Advisor, as it prepares for the launch its new audience measurement system next month. More

Kantar Expands Worldpanel in Saudi Arabia

Mar 12 2015

Kantar Worldpanel has increased the size of its panel in Saudi Arabia from 2,000 to 3,000 households. More

TNS BMRB Names Head of Research

Mar 10 2015

In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has promoted Bruce Hayward to the position of Head of Research. More

WPP Reports Good Year for Group, Slow Growth for DIM

Mar 9 2015

WPP has announced preliminary results for 2014 including like-for-like revenue up 8.2%, like-for-like net sales up 3.3%, and good profits - EBITDA grew 7.5% at constant currency. However like-for-like revenue in the firm's insight or 'Data Investment Management' division (DIM) was up just 0.6%. More

Kantar and IRI to Develop Retail Measurement Tools

Mar 6 2015

In the US, Kantar Shopcom has teamed up with retail data giant IRI to create a portfolio of solutions for all-outlet, multi-channel media planning, targeting and measurement, based on a traceable view of more than 95% of total US consumer packaged goods spending. More

TNS BMRB Names Qual and Comms Research Leaders

Mar 5 2015

In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has promoted Ben Toombs to the role of Head of Qualitative and Communications Research, while making Caitlin Connors his deputy. More

Senior Promotions for TNS BMRB

Mar 4 2015

In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has promoted Mark Peters to the position of Managing Director, and Sarah Cheesbrough to Head of Policy. More

Kantar Extends Israeli TV Measurement Contract

Feb 24 2015

The Israeli Audience Research Board (IARB) has extended Kantar Media's contract for television measurement until 2019. More

Live from IIeX Europe: Salama's Magnetic Appeal

Feb 18 2015

The BBC's weather forecasts have come on quite a bit since they stopped putting magnets on their maps 30 years ago this week, Eric Salama told IIeX Europe this afternoon. Our own industry needs to change as well, but the Kantar CEO only gives it five years. DRNO's Nick Thomas reports. More

Kantar Indian Hearing Adjourned Again

Feb 13 2015

Five months on from its last adjournment and more than a year after the announcement which triggered it, Kantar Media Research's appeal against Indian government guidelines affecting its TAM TV audience measurement service has been postponed once more, this time until May 12th. More

Kantar and comScore Strike Share / Partnership Deal

Feb 12 2015

In a deal with some similarities to the recent US tie-in with Rentrak, WPP is to take a 15% to 20% stake in comScore through its Kantar data and insight arm, while comScore acquires a number of Kantar assets in Europe. More

Kantar Worldpanel Launches OoH Panel in China

Feb 4 2015

Kantar Worldpanel has launched an out-of-home (OoH) panel in China, to gather data about consumer purchasing and consumption of snacks and beverages across the country. More

Sainsbury's Veteran Kirstin Knight Joins Worldpanel

Feb 3 2015

In the UK, Sainsbury's veteran Kirstin Knight has joined Kantar Worldpanel, to manage the Grocery Retail division. More

Kantar Extends Romanian TV Audience Contract

Jan 22 2015

Kantar Media has extended its contract providing TV audience measurement in Romania, until the end of 2019. The win follows a competitive tender process by ARMA, the country's television joint industry committee, and comes three years to the month after the current contract began. More

Rentrak and Kantar Link Retail and TV Viewing Data

Jan 20 2015

Film and television measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with Kantar's data integration, analytics and insights division Kantar Shopcom, to integrate retail purchase data with TV viewing information. More

Kantar Hires BBC Exec as MD, UK TV & Video Measurement

Jan 20 2015

In London, Kantar Media has hired former BBC director Margo Swadley for the new role of Managing Director, UK TV & Video Measurement. More

Brazilian Buys for Kantar

Dec 17 2014

WPP's Kantar has acquired the majority interest in IBOPE Media, which comprises IBOPE Pesquisa de Midia e Participações, IBOPE Latinoamericana, and IMI.com. It has also bought the remainder of Millward Brown do Brasil and a minority share in IBOPE's political and social subsidiary. More

Futures Company Names New CEO

Dec 15 2014

Kantar has announced that Mark Inskip, will take the role of Global CEO of its consulting business The Futures Company, from February. He replaces Will Galgey who is moving to the role of CEO of TNS UK. More

CSM and Kantar Link for HK Return Path Data First

Dec 8 2014

Kantar Media and CSM Media Research - a joint venture firm between CTR Market Research and Kantar Media - have partnered with Hong Kong's largest TV broadcaster Now TV, to roll out the region's first cross-platform television audience measurement system using return path data (RPD) technology. More

Spanish Launch for Kantar's Twitter TV Ratings

Dec 5 2014

Kantar Media has launched its Twitter TV Ratings service in Spain. The move follows the UK launch of the tool in October and the acquisition of Barcelona-based TV and social media analytics agency The Data Republic in April. More

Rentrak Completes Kantar Deal for $128m

Dec 2 2014

Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has completed its acquisition of the US-based TV measurement assets of Kantar Media, in an all-stock deal worth about $128m - c.$30m more than was initially anticipated. More

Kantar Spots BARB Data Error

Nov 20 2014

In the UK, Kantar Media has admitted to a problem with its published BARB viewing data for July-September, requiring it to reissue certain audience data files. More

Channel 4 and Kantar Swap ABC1 for 'Proactives'

Nov 14 2014

UK TV broadcaster Channel 4 has identified a new demographic it calls the 'Proactives', an audience segment said to have more money, more influence and a higher propensity to trial. More

Mizzouri Hires Kim Dedeker

Nov 11 2014

US start-up agency Mizzouri has hired Procter & Gamble veteran Kim Dedeker as Principal and Chief Research Officer. More

BARB Extends and Combines Contracts

Nov 5 2014

UK audience research body BARB has extended Kantar Media's TV measurement panel contract and RSMB's contract for survey design and methodology until the end of 2018. The organisation will also combine two of its main research contracts from January 2016. More

WPP DIM Revenues Flat in Third Quarter

Oct 31 2014

Marketing services network WPP has reported a slower than expected 3.1% rise in third quarter revenue to £2.76bn. Reported revenue in its Data Investment Management division fell 4.7% to £588m, but allowing for currency effects and acquisitions, like-for-like revenue growth was 0.5%. More

Kantar Retail Invests in Image Recognition Firm

Oct 30 2014

Kantar Retail has invested an undisclosed sum in Paris-based image recognition tech company Planorama Group. More

Kantar Media Names Chief Operating Officer for TGI

Oct 30 2014

In London, Kantar Media has appointed Alex Kuhnel as Chief Operating Officer of its TGI global online / off-line consumer behaviour and media consumption study. More

Kantar Health Hires Five

Oct 22 2014

In the UK, Kantar Health has recruited five new members of staff for its Epsom, Surrey-based team, including former TNS exec Hazel Haskayne as Group Director. More

Kantar Media Buys Watermarking Expertise

Oct 16 2014

Kantar Media has agreed to acquire the audio watermarking unit of digital tech firm Civolution, whose products are used by broadcast channels across the world to track their media content and audiences. Financial details were not disclosed. More

Mega-Deal for Rentrak and WPP

Oct 9 2014

Film and television measurement specialist Rentrak is to acquire the US TV measurement business of WPP's Kantar Media for $98m in Rentrak common stock. WPP will then spend a further $56m to bring its overall share of the US-based firm to 16.7%. The deal gives WPP's GroupM agencies full access to Rentrak audience data. More

Malaysian TV Audience Deal for Kantar Media

Oct 8 2014

Kantar Media is to provide a proprietary audience measurement service for Malaysian Pay TV and radio group Astro. Launched next year, the new service will make use of Kantar Worldpanel's Malaysian household FMCG panel. More

Worldpanel ComTech Debuts in Russia, Expands in China

Oct 6 2014

Kantar's telecoms purchasing and usage trend analysis division, Worldpanel ComTech has launched a new consumer panel in Russia; and has announced it is increasing its panel in China by 50% to 22,000 individuals. More

Kantar Readies for Twitter TV Ratings Roll-Out

Oct 2 2014

Kantar Media says it will launch the UK's first official metric for measuring Twitter TV audience engagement in mid-October. More

Kantar Health Buys in Brazil

Sep 15 2014

WPP division Kantar Health has acquired Brazilian healthcare research company Evidências, for an undisclosed sum. More

Specific Media Adds STB Data to Audience Segments

Sep 12 2014

Multi-screen measurement company Specific Media has added Kantar Media and Rentrak set top box (STB) data to its TV Audience Segments (TVAS) solution, to help advertisers with their audience targeting. More

Millward Brown Promotes for Top BrandZ Role

Sep 10 2014

Millward Brown has promoted Doreen Wang to the role of Global Head of BrandZ, its high profile brand equity measure. More

BARB to Measure Tablet TV Viewing

Sep 9 2014

UK television audience body BARB has announced the launch of a new measurement technique, developed with Kantar Media, for panellists' viewing on iPad and Android tablets. More

New US Panel Focuses on Consumers with Disabilities

Aug 28 2014

Kantar has partnered with US non-profit agency disABILITYincites to create what is described as the country's largest panel of consumers with disabilities. More

DIM Growth Lags Other WPP Divisions

Aug 26 2014

WPP's data investment management division (DIM) has reported Q2 net sales of £436m and revenue of £611m, the latter up 2.6% in like-for-like terms but well below the overall group growth of 10.2%. More

Kantar Media Names Sanchez Director of Social TV

Aug 26 2014

Audience research specialist Kantar Media has appointed Carlos Sanchez for a newly created role, Director of Social TV. More

Chinese Office for The Futures Company

Aug 6 2014

UK based consultancy The Futures Company is opening an office in Shanghai, its second Asia-Pacific location after Singapore - and appointed former Ogilvy & Mather exec Kunal Sinha to lead it. More

Extension for Kantar's Slovakian TV Contract

Jul 29 2014

Slovakian TV audience measurement steering committee PMT has renewed its contract with Kantar Media for the provision of audience measurement services. Kantar-owned TNS will manage the service until 2021. More

Kantar Invests in ZappiStore

Jul 24 2014

In London, Kantar has invested an undisclosed amount in self-service online research 'app store' platform ZappiStore. More

WPP, Kantar and TRA Ditch Last Damages Claim

Jul 22 2014

WPP, Kantar and TRA have jointly agreed not to go to court over the last outstanding claim in their three-year legal wrangle. A case which began with allegations of stealing trade secrets and deterring potential investors was concluded with the payment of one dollar in nominal damages over breach of contract. More

Egypt Becomes Worldpanel's Fourth African Country

Jul 21 2014

Kantar Worldpanel has added to its new presence in Africa with the launch of a consumer panel in Egypt, covering both urban and rural areas and with the first data available in January 2015. More

Delhi High Court Adjourns Kantar Media Appeal

Jul 14 2014

The High Court in Delhi has once again adjourned Kantar Media Research's appeal against new government guidelines imposed on its TAM TV audience measurement service. The case will now be heard on 26th August. More

Kantar Introduces 'TGI Standard Audiences' Segments

Jul 14 2014

In the UK, WPP-owned Kantar Media has segmented data from its TGI consumer insight tool to make available a new range of pre-defined groups of consumers called TGI Standard Audiences, which can be used by advertisers to inform the programmatic trading and delivery of online advertising. More

Kantar Launches FishEye Social Media Metrics in Ireland

Jul 8 2014

Kantar Media has rolled out its FishEye social media monitoring and analytics solutions to the Irish market. More

'China's Twitter' Unveils TV Impact Partnership

Jul 7 2014

Chinese microblogging service Weibo has announced a partnership with Kantar-backed TV and radio audience measurement firm CSM Media Research, to develop a system for evaluating the impact of social media on TV audiences. More

Kantar Buys Guardian's Data Visualization Agency

Jul 2 2014

Kantar has acquired data visualization and interactive specialist Guardian Digital Agency from its parent company Guardian News & Media. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar Media Wins Dutch Video Audience Work

Jun 24 2014

Netherlands audience measurement association SKO has announced a new contract with Kantar Media Audiences, allowing the measurement of commercials on a wide range of digital platforms and establishing 'a marketwide, transparent, manageable standard'. More

Kantar Health Targets Brands' Unrealized Potential

Jun 24 2014

Kantar Health has launched PINNAKLE, billed as an integrated, holistic brand marketing solution helping pharma companies maximise the success of their brands and tap into 'unrealized brand opportunity'. More

WPP Links to Factual for Location Analytics

Jun 19 2014

WPP-owned firm The Data Alliance has partnered with location analytics specialist Factual, giving WPP group companies access to data that maps the known location of mobile phones to physical places, including more than 65 million businesses in 50 countries. More

Kantar Rolls Out TGI in the US

Jun 17 2014

WPP-owned Kantar Media has rolled out its TGI (Target Group Index) consumer insights business in the US. More

Kantar Media Buys Most of Precise

Jun 10 2014

Kantar Media has acquired a majority stake in Precise Media Group Holdings Limited, which provides monitoring and evaluation services to the PR and communications industries. The price and details of the percentage of shares bought have not been disclosed. More

Futures Company Adds to Asia Pacific Team

May 20 2014

Strategic insight and innovation specialist The Futures Company has strengthened its Asia Pacific team, based in Singapore, moving Radha Patel from the London office to the role of Director of Consulting, and hiring Tara Hirebet as Senior Consultant. More

TNS Promotes for Mekong Leadership Role

May 14 2014

TNS has promoted Chaitanya Reddy to the newly created role of Political & Social Director, Mekong Region, adding Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar to his existing responsibility leading Political & Social research in Vietnam. More

Kantar Partners to Study Household Energy Use

May 13 2014

Kantar is reportedly working with London-based software firm Onzo Ltd to investigate ways of gathering and analysing smart meter data on household energy use. More

India's MarketPulse Rebrands as Kantar Worldpanel

May 13 2014

Kantar has completed its upgrade of the Indian MarketPulse consumer panel, first announced last year, and have rebranded it as Kantar Worldpanel. The panel is operated jointly by the Kantar Worldpanel division and sister agency IMRB International. More

WPP Sells Off 'Center Partners' Call Center Business

May 7 2014

WPP's data investment management (DIM) arm has sold off its US call center business, Center Partners, to Mexico-based business process outsourcing (BPO) and call centre service provider Qualfon. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar Hires Former Ipsos MORI Marketing Head

May 6 2014

In London, Kantar Media has hired former Ipsos MORI Marketing Director Anna Reeves for the newly created Board-level role of Global Commercial Director, in charge of its marketing and business development teams, and the shaping of new offerings. More

WPP's DIM Q1 Revenue Drops 3.8%

Apr 25 2014

WPP's Data Investment Management (DIM) division saw revenues fall 3.8% to £566m in the first quarter of 2014, while net sales dropped 4.5% to £406m. More

Kantar Retail Buys Italian Sales Software Firm XTEL

Apr 22 2014

WPP's shopper data and analytics consultancy Kantar Retail has acquired sales automation software company XTEL, in Italy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar Media Moves Into Programmatic Media Buying

Apr 17 2014

In the US, WPP's Kantar Media has launched an initiative which uses its subscription-only media planning platform, SRDS.com, to help advertisers find and buy suitable digital media slots for their campaigns. More

Kantar Media Buys 'Social TV' Firm The Data Republic

Apr 2 2014

Audience measurement specialist Kantar Media has acquired Barcelona-based TV and social media analytics agency The Data Republic. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar and Twitter to Extend Global Alliance

Apr 1 2014

Kantar and Twitter have strengthened their global partnership with a five-year agreement under the program name 'Data of Now', and will collaborate on new research products. In addition, the firms' 'social TV' ratings and analytics will be extended to new regions in Asia, Africa and Europe. More

Twitter Buys British and French 'Social TV' Analysts

Apr 1 2014

Twitter has announced two further acquisitions in the field of 'social TV', French startup Mesagraph and UK firm SecondSync, both of which provide analysis of social media chat concerning TV programmes. Terms were not disclosed. More

India's TAM In The Clear Until July

Mar 10 2014

The High Court in Delhi has given further breathing space to TAM and to the Indian ad industry, previously threatened with a ratings blackout for much of the year, by adjourning until July the hearing of the appeal brought by Kantar Media against new government guidelines. More

Sorrell Gets £22.7m Share Award

Mar 10 2014

WPP Chief Exec Sir Martin Sorrell has received 1.78m shares, worth around £22.7m, under the company's now-discontinued long-term incentive plan, LEAP. More

TNS to Upgrade TV Measurement in the Baltics

Mar 3 2014

TNS Baltic has announced plans to enhance its existing Television Audience Measurement services in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over the next four years. They include new measurement technology to replace the current Eurometers; larger panels; and enhanced processing systems. More

Regional Role for MB's Henning

Mar 3 2014

Millward Brown has promoted Mark Henning to Head of Media and Digital, Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific (AMAP), responsible for driving the practice across the region. More

WPP's DIM Reports 3.6% Revenue Growth

Feb 27 2014

WPP's Data Investment Management Division (DIM) has reported a 3.6% increase in annual revenue for 2013. More

New CEO for Kantar Japan

Feb 26 2014

Kantar has promoted Hidehiko Otake to the role of Chief Executive of its wholly-owned subsidiary Kantar Japan, replacing Masanori Miyajima who is leaving the business. More

Poustie Named CEO of Kantar Media TGI & Custom

Feb 20 2014

In the UK, WPP-owned Kantar Media has promoted Richard Poustie to the position of Chief Executive Officer of its TGI & Custom division, which has recently been expanded to include the Kantar Sport business. More

Indian High Court Gives TAM Time

Feb 14 2014

An Indian court has given ratings agency TAM a lifeline, postponing some provisions of the government's recent policy guidelines which would have left the company in breach and the country without audience currency for most of the year. More

Kantar Launches Panels in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana

Feb 12 2014

Kantar Worldpanel has expanded into Africa with the launch of new consumer panels in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. More

New US Leader for Worldpanel Phone Tracker Arm

Jan 20 2014

Consumer mobile phone tracking specialist Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has hired former gartner VP Carolina Milanesi as Director of its US business. More

Indian State to Regulate TV Ratings Firms

Jan 10 2014

The Indian government has announced it will regulate television ratings agencies in the country, requiring them to register with the I&B Ministry within 30 days, and raise sample size to a minimum of 20,000 panel homes - potentially a blow to Nielsen/Kantar joint venture TAM. More

Added Value Drops Oracle Name in China

Jan 2 2014

China-based brand development and marketing insight consultancy Oracle Added Value is to adopt the global brand name and logo of Added Value. More

Kantar Merges Retail and Shopper Arms

Dec 17 2013

WPP-owned Kantar is to combine the resources of Kantar Retail with its TNS Retailer & Shopper practice, to form a new organisation offering a single source of retail and shopper expertise. More

Kantar Media Buys Social Media Specialist FishEye

Dec 16 2013

Kantar Media has announced the acquisition of Singapore-based social media listening firm FishEye Analytics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar Media Deal Helps Pakistan TV Ratings Expansion

Dec 16 2013

Ratings provider Medialogic Pakistan has announced a partnership with global group Kantar Media which it says will enhance the TV audience measurement service available in the country. More

Judge Throws Out TRA's Infringement Claims (Again)

Dec 4 2013

US District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin has thrown out TRA's patent infringement claims against Kantar for the second time in less than two months. More

The Futures Company Opens in Singapore

Nov 13 2013

UK-based insight and innovation consultancy The Futures Company has opened an office in Singapore, which will act as a hub for clients across Asia Pacific. More

Kantar/Twitter TV Analytics Alliance Extends to Spain

Oct 31 2013

WPP-owned Kantar Media is extending its partnership with Twitter to Spain, where it will develop a suite of TV analytics tools bringing together social media TV data from Twitter with its own audience research expertise. More

WPP Reports Brighter Outlook for DIM

Oct 24 2013

WPP has reported third quarter revenue growth of 3.2% in its 'Data Investment Management' (DIM) businesses, to £617m, and growth of 2.6% to £1.8 billion for the first nine months of the year. More

Judge Scraps TRA/Kantar Patent Claim Decision

Oct 18 2013

In the US, the judge who threw out TRA's patent infringement lawsuit against Kantar has now ordered that decision to be withdrawn from the record. More

TRA Asks Judge in WPP Patent Case to Reconsider

Oct 14 2013

In the US, TRA has asked the judge who threw out the patent infringement part of its claim against Kantar to reconsider, claiming that she had granted its earlier request for an oral argument but then issued last week's summary judgment ruling before it had taken place. More

Kantar and IMRB Link for Indian Consumer Panel

Oct 9 2013

WPP firms Kantar Worldpanel and IMRB have formed a partnership to run a joint consumer panel service across India, providing insight on purchasing habits across a broad range of products. More

TRA Patent Claims Dismissed

Oct 7 2013

A US judge has thrown out the patent infringement part of TRA's claim against WPP firms including Kantar, over the companies' abortive merger talks and the subsequent launch of competing product RapidView. However, TRA's claims over breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty continue. More

Kantar Rolls Out Audience Data Service

Oct 7 2013

Kantar Media is launching Audience Advisor, which will use Return Path Data (RPD) from more than 1 million multichannel television subscribers to give second-by-second data on audiences, projectable to a national footprint of nearly 100 million households. More

Kantar Media Promotes for MENA / South Asia Push

Sep 30 2013

Mansoor Khan has been promoted to the new role of Director of MENA and South Asia, Kantar Media Audiences, as the company looks to build on existing operations in the UAE, Egypt and Turkey. More

TNS Ups Stake in Automotive Data Firm Enprecis

Sep 26 2013

TNS has made a further substantial investment in automotive customer experience specialist Enprecis Inc., which will now become the key technology provider underpinning its own automotive data management. More

Kantar Media Rolls Out TV Audience Data App

Sep 25 2013

Kantar Media is rolling out an app version of its InfoSys+ TV audience analysis service, allowing broadcast audience data to be viewed on mobile devices. More

Growth and Senior Hires for TNS BMRB

Sep 24 2013

TNS BMRB, the division of Kantar providing specialist social research and insight on public policy for government and not-for-profit clients, has expanded its qualitative practice with a number of recent senior level appointments, following a year of growth. More

Kantar and I-Behavior Launch Targeting Service

Sep 18 2013

Kantar Media has teamed up with audience targeting specialist I-Behavior to develop a service called Ad-Vantage, allowing advertisers to reach specifically defined consumer groups online. More

Brown Takes Kantar Media Reins as Portier Retires

Sep 16 2013

Kantar Media has given Andy Brown the role of Chief Executive Officer, replacing Jean-Michel Portier who retired earlier this year. More

Sanderson Becomes MD Kantar Media Custom

Sep 10 2013

In the UK, WPP-owned Kantar Media has promoted Sarah Sanderson to the position of Managing Director of its Custom research unit. She replaces Liz McMahon, who is transferring to sister agency TNS UK as Managing Director, Consumer. More

WPP Firms Team Up for African Panel Launch

Sep 4 2013

In Africa, Kantar has teamed up with fellow WPP agency TNS RMS to form a joint consumer panel, for use in shopper and product research studies. More

WPP's 'DIM' Division Reports 2.1% Revenue Rise

Aug 29 2013

Marcoms giant WPP has reported a 2.1% increase in second quarter revenue in its 'Data Investment Management' (DIM) arm, previously known as the Consumer Insight division. The total figure of £651m reflects growth in all regions except the UK and Western Europe. More

Kantar Snaps Up Obama Pollster BSG

Aug 23 2013

WPP's research and insight arm Kantar has acquired US research and consulting firm the Benenson Strategy Group (BSG). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar's Center Partners Names New Top Team

Aug 20 2013

Kantar's US call center business Center Partners has appointed Jim Dunn as Chief Executive Officer, and Tom Maddux as President, while Chris Kneeland remains in post as Chief Operating Officer. The team takes over from Bob Meyers, who has been interim CEO since April. More

BARC 'Selects Five' for TV Ratings Technology

Aug 16 2013

According to reports, India's Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has shortlisted five bidders for the technology section of its soon-to-be-launched television ratings system. TAM Media Research is not said to be amongst them, although both its backers, Nielsen and Kantar, are. More

Kantar Buys Into Social Media TV Analytics Firm

Aug 8 2013

In the UK, audience measurement and analysis specialist Kantar Media has acquired a minority stake in social media TV analytics company SecondSync. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar and Twitter Link for UK TV Analytics

Aug 1 2013

Audience measurement giant Kantar Media is to work with Twitter to develop a suite of planning and analytics tools for UK broadcasters, media agencies and the wider television industry. More

Kantar Buys MR Agency Sirius in Bangladesh

Jul 10 2013

WPP's consumer insight and data arm Kantar has acquired Bangladesh-based full service agency Sirius Marketing & Social Research, which specialises in customised social, media and consumer research. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar Combines Digital Insights Firms

Jul 9 2013

WPP's insights, information and consultancy group Kantar has combined its digital insights firms Dynamic Logic and Compete, in a bid to help advertisers, agencies and publishers increase marketing effectiveness and drive brand growth. More

Indian Government Seeks Ad Industry Views of TAM

Jul 4 2013

India's fair trade regulator the CCI has asked the country's broadcasters, media buying and ad agencies to send feedback in the next two weeks on their views of audience measurement agency TAM Media Research, as it investigates claims of unfair practices. More

BARB to Add Catch-Up Viewing Measure

Jun 13 2013

From August, UK TV ratings body BARB will begin measuring catch-up viewing in addition to traditional screen viewing. The former includes services such as the BBC iPlayer, 4oD, ITV Player and Sky Go. More

Kantar Asks Judge to Dismiss TRA Infringement Claim

Jun 12 2013

WPP insight arm Kantar has filed a request in the US District Court in Manhattan to dismiss patent infringement claims made by media measurement firm TRA before they go to tribunal. More

Kantar Firms Link with Double Verify for Digital ROI

May 16 2013

Kantar companies Dynamic Logic and Compete have teamed up with online media viewability firm Double Verify to launch a tool called Advance, which combines exposure metrics and effectiveness measures in a unified reporting and optimization system. More

'First' Indian Return Path Contract for Kantar Media

Apr 22 2013

Kantar Media has won a multi-year contract to measure subscriber behaviour for Indian Direct to Home (DTH) TV provider Tata Sky. The service, launching later this year, is billed as the first Return Path Data audience research service in India. More

New Kantar Solution Tracks Oncology Trends

Apr 18 2013

WPP-owned Kantar Health has launched a new solution called 'CancerMPact Future Trends and Insights', which can be used to explore the potential changes in oncology treatment practices in the US, Western Europe and Japan. More

Gaucher Named MD of Kantar's Ad Intelligence Europe

Apr 17 2013

In France, Denis Gaucher has been promoted to the position of Managing Director Europe for Kantar Media's recently formed Ad Intelligence arm. More

GMI Launches Tracking Survey Checker

Mar 14 2013

Panel and research software firm GMI has launched a consultative service called Re-Track, to enable clients to determine areas for improvement in the structure and design of their tracking surveys. More

TNS Hires Former Ernst & Young Partner as Global CEO

Mar 8 2013

TNS has appointed former Ernst & Young Partner Richard Ingleton as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, replacing Eric Salama who previously combined the role with his leadership of Kantar. More

TNS BMRB Scotland Hires Qual Team Leader

Mar 7 2013

TNS BMRB has appointed Gerry Harrison as Director, to lead its Qual practice in Edinburgh. More

Kantar Awarded Cambodian TV Measurement Deal

Feb 26 2013

The Cambodian Broadcasting Service has awarded Kantar Media a two year contract to conduct television audience research, which will include recording the viewing habits of more than 500 homes in urban areas such as Phnom Penh, Siem Riep and Battambang. More

Kantar Deal Brings Social Media TV Data

Feb 20 2013

Audience measurement specialist Kantar Media has announced a data sharing agreement with 'social TV' analytics company SecondSync. More

Kantar to Merge TRU with The Futures Company

Feb 18 2013

Kantar is to integrate youth research unit TRU into another of its subsidiaries, insight and innovation consultancy The Futures Company. More

Closer Links for Videology and Shopcom

Feb 6 2013

US-based online video ad targeting specialist Videology has extended its partnership with Kantar Shopcom, which helps clients link consumer purchases with campaign exposure. More

BARC Invites TV Measurement Tenders

Jan 23 2013

India's Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has issued an invitation for agencies to submit tenders for a new approach to television audience measurement. The contract is currently held by Nielsen/Kantar joint venture TAM Media Research. More

Kantar Health Boosts Senior Team

Jan 21 2013

Kantar Health has hired former Holden Pearmain execs Theano Anasta, Ph.D. and Svetlana Gogolina, for senior positions in its UK team. More

Kantar Buys Digital Measurement Firm AdGooroo

Dec 21 2012

WPP-owned Kantar has acquired digital marketing intelligence specialist AdGooroo, which provides market research services for search engine advertisers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Indian TAM Case: NDTV Appeals for US Trial

Dec 14 2012

Indian TV network New Delhi Television (NDTV) has set out its reasons for wanting a US trial for its case against Nielsen and WPP, urging the Supreme Court of the State of New York to reject the two companies' recent requests to have it thrown out. More

Kantar Media Strikes Audience Data Deal

Nov 27 2012

Digital TV solutions provider NAGRA is to collaborate with Kantar Media to offer clients subscriber data from in-home devices. The service will be pre-integrated with NAGRA's OpenTV 5 media convergence platform. More

New Year, New WPP

Nov 13 2012

WPP has announced further details of its proposal to return its headquarters from Ireland to the UK, including a timetable which sees shares in 'New WPP' trading on the LSE at the start of 2013. More

Han Returns to Kantar Health China

Nov 1 2012

Hettie Han has rejoined Kantar Health China as Director in Beijing, from where she will work alongside the global team to grow the firm's multi-client and consultancy business across the region. More

Kantar Media Hires Former Press Index MD

Oct 30 2012

Kantar has appointed Walter Patanella as Chief Executive of Media Monitoring and Evaluation at its Media Intelligence Europe subsidiary, following its recent acquisition of an 87% stake in media monitoring specialist Press Index, where he served as MD. More

WPP's Compete Settles FTC Deception Charges

Oct 23 2012

WPP-owned online behavioural measurement firm Kantar Media Compete has settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission that it 'deceived consumers' by not disclosing the extent of the personal data it was gathering about them. More

Brazil Office for Kantar Retail

Oct 22 2012

Kantar Retail is to open its first South American office, in Brazil, where it will team up with WPP sister company TNS to use the latter's primary shopper research capabilities. Former Mars and LVMH executive Eric Debarnot will head up the new office as MD. More

Hiatus for Indian Audience Figures

Oct 22 2012

Indian television measurement body TAM is suspending publication of its viewing data from week 41 (October 7th) onwards, for 8 weeks while four of the country's biggest cities switch over from analogue to DAS. More

Kantar Launches 'The WHY Code'

Oct 17 2012

Kantar Media TGI has launched a new initiative called 'The WHY Code', which offers to help clients understand every stage of the consumer decision-making journey, both conscious and subconscious. More

EMMC Debuts tview Ratings System in UAE

Oct 17 2012

The Emirates Media Measurement Company (EMMC) has officially launched its tview television ratings and audience measurement system in the UAE, following approval by external TAM auditors and consultants Hulks & Ruud. More

Kantar to Add Online Viewing to Danish TV Metrics

Oct 12 2012

Denmark's National TV Steering Committee and Kantar Media have announced plans to enhance the country's existing TV Audience Measurement (TAM) service with the inclusion of TV viewing on PCs, smartphones, and tablets from 2013. More

Tamblin Re-Joins Kantar Following Strata Closure

Oct 4 2012

In the UK, Louise Tamblin has re-joined Kantar Health as Group Director, after a stint serving as Head of Research at the now closed Strata Research. More

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech Rolls Out Mobile Panel in Japan

Sep 19 2012

Kantar's telecoms purchasing and usage trends analysis division – Worldpanel ComTech – has launched a new mobile and tablet-focussed panel in Japan, to provide insight into the country's mobile phone market. More

Kantar and DoubleVerify Link to Measure Actual Ad View

Sep 12 2012

Online behavioural measurement firm Kantar Media Compete has partnered with online ad verification service DoubleVerify to develop a system called 'Ad VRF', which helps advertisers find out if the specific audiences they target have actually seen their online ads. More

Kantar Health Promotes Jacombs to MD, APMEA

Sep 3 2012

Kantar Health has promoted Graeme Jacombs to the position of Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA), responsible for regional strategy, local business planning and client support. More

WPP Insight Revenue Stalls as Group Plans Return to UK

Aug 30 2012

WPP has reported revenue up just 1.2% to £1.19bn in its consumer insight division in the first half of the year, while headline operating profit fell slightly to £84m. The group has also confirmed that following tax changes, it plans to move its HQ back to the UK from Ireland. More

WPP Requests Dismissal of NDTV Suit

Aug 30 2012

WPP has filed a petition in the New York Supreme Court for dismissal of the lawsuit brought by broadcaster New Delhi Television (NDTV), which accuses Kantar and Nielsen of violating anti-bribery laws through their TAM joint venture in India. More

NDTV Slams WPP 'Hypothetical Lawsuit' Claim

Aug 23 2012

Indian broadcaster NDTV has hit out against a statement issued by WPP yesterday, and its use of the word 'hypothetical' to describe NDTV's claims of ratings fixing at the TAM Media Research joint venture. More

Kantar Media Buys Remainder of TGI in Turkey

Aug 10 2012

Kantar Media has bought AGB Nielsen's 50% stake in the TGI (Target Group Index) service operating in Turkey. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Indian Government to Probe TAM Methodologies

Aug 10 2012

Following Indian broadcaster NDTV's legal action against Nielsen and Kantar Media Research over bribery claims, the Indian government has now stepped in with its own investigation. More

Campaign Measures Hit the Trail

Aug 2 2012

TV and video ad analytics provider Ace Metrix has launched a real-time measure of the effectiveness of campaign, issue and advocacy ads, in the run-up to the US Presidential election. Twitter, meanwhile, has unveiled its own Political Index, weighing up the sentiment of Tweets that mention Obama or Romney. More

TAM India Staff 'Took Bribes' Says NDTV

Jul 31 2012

Indian broadcaster NDTV is suing Nielsen and Kantar Media Research over claims that staff at the firms' joint venture TAM took bribes in exchange for overstating ratings. According to the suit, this practice has damaged NDTV's business to the tune of around $810m in the past eight years. More

FutureBrand's Mok Joins Added Value Saffron Hill

Jun 28 2012

Kantar subsidiary Added Value Saffron Hill has appointed former FutureBrand exec Carol Mok as Brand Development Director in its Singapore office. More

'Clickstream' Links TGI and Compete Data

Jun 21 2012

Kantar Media TGI has launched a new service called 'TGI Clickstream', allowing marketers, communications agencies and media owners to gain a picture of web sites and sections visited by specific, 'complex' target groups of consumers. More

Marks Quits Kantar CEO Role

Jun 20 2012

In the UK, Kantar Media Audiences CEO Richard Marks is leaving the firm in August to set up his own consultancy business. He will be replaced by Richard Asquith, who currently leads the firm's TGI and Custom division. More

Kantar and Nielsen Link for Media Analysis in Ireland

Jun 18 2012

Kantar Media TGI and Nielsen have teamed up to launch a new media analysis tool in Ireland, combining Nielsen's TV data with the TGI survey of consumers' brand and product use, attitudes and media habits. More

WPP Shareholders Reject CEO Pay Hike

Jun 13 2012

WPP shareholders have voted against a proposed 60% increase in CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's pay package. Separately, WPP says its Consumer Insight arm has been 'stable' in the first four months of 2012, with a 3.3% revenue rise adding to the group's £3.2 billion turnover. More

Kantar Media Compete Names Kimelfeld CRO

Jun 12 2012

In the US, online behavioural measurement firm Kantar Media Compete has appointed former MediaVest digital research specialist Dr Yaakov Kimelfeld as its new Chief Research Officer (CRO), succeeding John Bremer who left the company last year. More

Kantar Media Hires New Swiss MD

Jun 8 2012

Kantar has today announced the appointment of Matthias Hartl as Managing Director of Kantar Media Audiences Switzerland, based in Bern and reporting to Regional Director Eitan Kassif. More

Kantar Health to Tap Sermo Physician Community

Jun 1 2012

In New York, Kantar Health has partnered with online physician community provider Sermo to offer research services to life sciences companies. More

Kantar Worldpanel Starts China Mobile Panel

May 28 2012

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech is launching what it bills as 'the first continuous panel to gather representative mobile phone data in China'. More

Swallen Becomes CRO of Kantar Media Intelligence

May 17 2012

Jon Swallen has been promoted to the position of Chief Research Officer of Kantar Media Intelligence North America, in which he will lead the development of measurement methods for online video, social media and mobile advertising, while also spearheading data integration programs. More

Repucom and IBOPE Launch LatAm Sports Research Arm

May 15 2012

US-based sports broadcast measurement specialist Repucom has hooked up with Grupo IBOPE and Kantar Media joint venture IBOPE Media, to launch a sports research business in Latin America, excluding Brazil. More

WPP Buys Into Automotive Data Firm Enprecis

Apr 30 2012

Kantar has paid around $1.2 million for a minority stake in online automotive customer feedback specialist Enprecis Inc. More

Strong Quarter for WPP - Less So for Insight

Apr 27 2012

WPP has reported first quarter revenues up 7.4% at constant currencies, to £2.39 bn. Organic revenue growth was 4.0%. However the consumer insight division once again lagged behind with revenues up 3.3% on a constant currency basis, or 1.3% excluding acquisitions. More

Kantar Health Patient Survey Opens in Russia

Apr 27 2012

Kantar Health has launched its self-reported patient database, National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS), in Russia, where it will collect information representative of the adult urban population. More

Kantar Wins Belgian Internet Measurement Contract

Apr 26 2012

In Belgium, the Centre for Information on the Media (CIM) has awarded Kantar Media-owned TNS its new National Internet Measurement contract, with traffic from mobile devices and online TV viewing figures included for the first time. More

Kantar Buys Stake in Emirates Retail Specialist

Apr 16 2012

Kantar Retail is to acquire a minority interest in Dubai-based retail consultancy GME, its franchise partner in the emirate since being formed in 2007. More

Filz is New GMI Regional MD

Apr 16 2012

Martin Filz has been appointed as Managing Director for the EMEA Region at panel and research software company GMI, recently acquired by Lightspeed Research. He was previously MD for EMEA and APAC at Research Now. More

Kantar Health Promotions Strengthen Asia Pac Leadership

Apr 16 2012

Kantar Health has announced two senior promotions in its Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region (APMEA). Graeme Jacombs becomes Deputy MD for the region while Dr. Vince Grillo is promoted to General Manager, Singapore and Malaysia. More

DigitalMR Hires Former Kantar Worldpanel Director

Mar 9 2012

In London, online research specialist DigitalMR has appointed former Kantar Worldpanel exec Tom Hogg as Commercial Director, responsible for implementing global sales and marketing strategies to promote awareness and drive uptake of the firm's research portfolio. More

Kantar Adds Belgian TNS Study to TGI Network

Mar 7 2012

Kantar Media has expanded its Global Target Group Index (TGI) network of syndicated marketing and media studies through the addition of TNS Media Belgium's Brand Media Monitor (BMM) study. More

Insight Growth Slow Despite WPP's Record £1bn Profit

Mar 1 2012

Marcoms giant WPP has reported a 1.1% revenue increase in its Consumer Insight division; up from £2.43m in 2010 to £2.46m last year. Meanwhile, the group's pre-tax profits increased 18.5% to a record £1.01bn, as revenues climbed 7.4% to £10.02bn. More

Bart Michels Adds Global Client Role at Added Value

Feb 27 2012

Brand specialist Added Value has combined the new role of Head of Global Clients with Bart Michels' existing position as UK Managing Director. The firm has also promoted Paul Cowper to the post of UK Deputy MD. More

Partners Link Video Ads and Purchasing

Jan 27 2012

Three firms - researcher Kantar Shopcom, ad platform provider Videology and targeting specialist I-Behavior - are teaming up to help marketers to target online video advertising and measure the actual off-line purchases that result. More

Kantar Buys Chinese Social Media Researcher CIC

Jan 17 2012

Kantar Media has acquired Chinese social media research, monitoring and analysis firm CIC, to complement its own range of social media capabilities in the country. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar To Buy Majority of Pakistan's Oasis

Jan 10 2012

WPP-owned Kantar is buying a majority stake in Oasis Insights - a full service market research consultancy based in Karachi, Pakistan. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Kantar Hires Pharma Veteran to Lead Oncology Team

Jan 3 2012

In New York, Kantar Health has appointed Debbie Warner as Vice President in charge of its Oncology Commercial Strategies team, which provides information and analysis on the influence of sector stakeholders. More

Shopcom and InsightExpress Team Up

Dec 19 2011

In the US, data and analytics company InsightExpress has followed up last week's deal with SymphonyIRI by announcing a partnership with Kantar Shopcom, further expanding its Ignite CPG product. More

Kantar Media Wins Swiss TV Currency Contract

Dec 12 2011

In Switzerland, joint industry committee Mediapulse has awarded Kantar Media the country's Television Audience Measurement contract for a period of six years, starting in 2013. More

Sorrell Delays Tax Return to UK

Dec 7 2011

WPP Chief Exec Sir Martin Sorrrell has told the UK government that its proposed tax reforms do not go far enough to lure his business back from Ireland to its original UK headquarters. More

Former Kantar Exec to Lead UKTV Marketing

Dec 6 2011

Digital broadcaster UKTV has appointed former Kantar Retail director Simon Michaelides as Head of Marketing for its 10-channel network, which includes Dave, Gold, and Good Food. He will take up his new post in early 2012. More

WPP Firms Combine for Consumer Behavior Panel

Nov 30 2011

In New York, WPP-owned sister firms Millward Brown and data integration / analytics specialist Kantar Shopcom have partnered to create a single-source panel combining consumer attitudes with actual purchase behaviors. More

Kantar Invests in Mobile Insight Platform

Nov 29 2011

In London, Kantar has announced a deal with app software firm Lumi Mobile, whose mobile phone-based consumer insight technology it will help to commercialise. Kantar also takes a minority equity stake in the business. More

TNS Hires Duffy for UK CEO Role

Nov 14 2011

TNS has announced that Maureen Duffy, until this month CEO of the Newspaper Marketing Agency, will take over from Andrew Czarnowski as UK CEO from January next year. More

WPP Firms Link TV Ad Exposure and Purchases

Nov 8 2011

WPP firms Kantar Media and media operations unit GroupM have announced a partnership aimed at uncovering the links between exposure to TV ads and purchase decisions. Viewers of Hispanic programming will be the first group studied. More

JD Power and Kantar Link Auto and TV Data

Nov 1 2011

JD Power and Associates and Kantar Media have partnered to integrate auto buyer data with stats on television viewing behavior, promising clients the ability to identify the most-watched shows among buyers of particular vehicle types. More

Swedish Radio Contract for Kantar Media

Oct 31 2011

Kantar Media has won a six-year contract, beginning in August 2012, for the provision of a new electronic radio measurement service in Sweden, using PPM technology licensed from Arbitron. More

Insight Division Slows Up WPP Growth

Oct 28 2011

WPP has reported third quarter revenue of £2.46bn, representing like-for-like growth of 4.7%, but says its insight division grew much slower than any other, revenues rising less than 1%. More

Kantar Expands CancerMPact Study in China

Oct 13 2011

Kantar Health has added five new tumor types to its CancerMPact Treatment Architecture China platform, to provide analysis of the current clinical management of cancer across the country. More

Kantar Acquires Remainder of Sri Lanka's LMRB

Oct 7 2011

WPP's consumer insight group Kantar has acquired the remaining shares in Lanka Market Research Bureau (LMRB), in which it already had a 49% stake. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

European Premiere for Cymfony

Oct 4 2011

WPP is launching its social and traditional media listening arm Kantar Media Cymfony in Europe, with the opening of a new office in London servicing clients this side of The Pond. More

TRA Requests Trade Secret Ruling

Oct 3 2011

Despite a New York court's rejection of TRA's attempt to block the roll-out of Kantar's RapidView solution on the grounds of patent infringement, TRA has asked the courts to consider a further claim that WPP/Kantar 'improperly used' its trade secrets during development of the tool. More

Judge Rejects TRA Patent Claims against Kantar

Sep 27 2011

A New York federal judge has rejected TRA's attempt to block the roll-out of Kantar Media's RapidView media planning tool, which TRA claimed was a direct 'rip-off' of its own Media TRAnalytics tool. More

Sorrell In Line for Salary Boost

Sep 23 2011

WPP's salary body is to consider a fifty percent rise in the basic salary of CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, who in November 2008 rejected a scheduled review as 'inappropriate' for the economic climate. Sorrell's £1m basic, unchanged since January 2007, is a smallish part of his total income from the firm. More

Carvalho to Head New Kantar Media Methods Unit

Sep 22 2011

Kantar Media has announced the promotion of Antonio Carvalho to Chief Research Officer, heading up a new London-based Audiences Central Research Unit. He reports to Global Head of Products and Services, John Gill. More

Kantar Brings in Engineer for Videolytics Role

Sep 21 2011

Kantar Video has appointed Leigh Newsome as Senior Vice President, Technology, reporting directly to CEO Bill Lederer and tasked with overseeing engineering for the Kantar Videolytics platform. More

Danish Audience Contract Extended

Sep 19 2011

TNS Gallup, part of the Kantar Media network, has won a continuation of its contract to provide the currency for measurement of TV audiences in Denmark, taking it up to the end of 2015. More

Cymfony Rolls Out Syndicated Listening Solution

Sep 15 2011

WPP social media specialist Kantar Media Cymfony has introduced the first of a series of syndicated solutions, focusing on the automotive sector. More

Kantar Health Extends Patient Database to Brazil

Sep 15 2011

Kantar Health has rolled out its international self-reported patient database - the National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) - in Brazil. More

Kantar Buys GMI, Merges it with Lightspeed

Sep 7 2011

Kantar has acquired research technology and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite), which it will combine with own online panel specialist Lightspeed Research. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More

Lightspeed Launches Panels in Poland and Greece

Aug 23 2011

WPP-owned Lightspeed Research has launched new online panels in Poland and Greece, with more than 12,000 and 5,000 panellists respectively. More

Kantar Media Names New Leadership Team

Aug 22 2011

In New York, Kantar Media has promoted George Carens to the role of President of Kantar Media Intelligence North America and Steve Davis to that of President of Kantar Media SRDS. In addition, the firm has hired former Nielsen exec David Hamric as General Manager of its Marx solution. More

MB and Cymfony Pool Resources for 'Listening' Launch

Aug 11 2011

Sister agencies Millward Brown and Kantar Media Cymfony have launched a suite of online listening tools, which merge the former's brand and communications research with the latter's analysis of social media and online discussion. More

Kantar Video Hires Media Veteran McKinley

Aug 5 2011

In the US, Kantar Video has appointed media veteran Arthur McKinley as Vice President, Business Development, to build relationships with agencies and brands around its Videolytics platform. Lyle Freedman also joins the company, as Director, Business Intelligence. More

Compete Hires Former Crimson Hexagon Chief Exec

Aug 4 2011

In the US, digital measurement specialist Compete - now part of Kantar Media - has appointed former Crimson Hexagon CEO Scott Centurino as Chief Operating Officer, to help manage the firm's growth. More

Nielsen to Tap Kantar's STB Data

Jul 26 2011

In the US, Nielsen has signed a multi-year agreement with Kantar Media to access set-top box (STB) data from the latter's DIRECTView audience measurement panel, for use in its local TV audience measures. More

Affectiva Raises Further $2.7m for Emotion Analysis

Jul 20 2011

US-based facial expression technology firm Affectiva has raised a further $2.7m in funding, following yesterday's announcement by WPP-owned Kantar that it had invested $3m in the firm. More

MetrixLab Hires ex-Millward Brown Leaders in US

Jul 19 2011

European online market research agency MetrixLab has appointed former Millward Brown leaders Graham Kerr and Michelle de Montigny as consultants in its US operation in New York. More

Kantar Invests in Facial Expression Technologist Affectiva

Jul 19 2011

Kantar has invested $3m in a minority stake in US-based facial recognition technology specialist Affectiva. More

BBC Names 37 Agencies for Roster

Jul 14 2011

In the UK, the BBC has named 37 agencies which have been selected to become part of the BBC's audience research roster. The firms are now preferred suppliers and can pitch for research projects designed to uncover what the corporation's audiences want and value. More

Google and Kantar Go Cross-Platform

Jul 11 2011

Google has partnered with Kantar to establish a 3,000-strong opt-in panel which will measure TV and online media consumption in the UK. More

Kantar Health Promotes Guminski for New CEO Role

Jul 8 2011

Kantar Health has promoted Werner Guminski to the position of CEO, Commercial Strategy, a role including responsibility for innovation. He most recently served as the firm's CEO, Global Practices. More

TRA Counters Kantar RapidView Claim

Jul 6 2011

In the US, media measurement and analytics firm TRA has filed a counterclaim to WPP's recent lawsuit, started over claims that Kantar Media Audiences' RapidView product 'rips off' TRA's Media TRAnalytics solution. More

TNS Appoints its First Creative Director

Jul 4 2011

TNS has hired Martin Lambie-Nairn as Creative Director, a new position with a remit to improve the look and feel of the company's deliverables and work with local and global management to develop their creative capabilities. More

Compete Moves to Europe with London Launch

Jun 30 2011

Kantar Media has announced the European launch of its online behavioural measurement firm Compete, with the opening of a new office in London. More

Kantar Video Hires Chief of Staff and Finance Director

Jun 29 2011

In the US, Kantar Video has promoted digital media strategist and entrepreneur Andrew Chang to the role of Chief of Staff. The firm has also transferred Brian Schorr from sister WPP agency CommonHealth to the post of Director of Finance. More

Kantar Ditches Promedius for TrueSample

Jun 28 2011

Kantar is to roll out MarketTools' TrueSample quality solution across its network, following the breakdown of the Promedius Group, the not-for-profit quality consortium it launched with GfK and Ipsos less than a year ago. More

MB and Kantar Launch 'Tuneaway' Study

Jun 24 2011

WPP companies Millward Brown and Kantar Media are to measure the relative impact of creative and of media placement in causing TV viewers to change channel or otherwise tune away from watching an ad. More

Product Similarities Strain Relations for WPP and TRA

Jun 17 2011

Marcoms giant WPP has filed a lawsuit against media measurement and analytics firm TRA, reportedly over claims by the latter that its Media TRAnalytics tool has been 'ripped off' by WPP subsidiary Kantar Media Audiences. More

Experian Data Added to Kantar DIRECTView Offer

Jun 16 2011

Data and analytics giant Experian Marketing Services has partnered with Kantar Media to provide clients with analysis of their audiences by household attributes such as income levels. More

Icon Added Value Opens Second German Office

Jun 14 2011

Brand equity management and research-based consultancy Icon Added Value (IAV), part of WPP's Kantar division, has opened a second German office near Hamburg. Its German headquarters are in Nuremberg. More

Kantar Health Promotes Cusick to Top US Role

Jun 8 2011

In New York, Kantar Health has promoted Jade Cusick to lead its US Marketing Insights practice, of which he was previously COO. More

Kantar Media Promotes Nixon to New COO Role

Jun 3 2011

In the UK, Kantar Media has promoted Allister Nixon from CFO to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, Kantar Media Audiences, charged with maintaining and enhancing the performance of the firm's metered measurement services. More

WPP Takes $5m Stake in Analytics Provider nPario

May 17 2011

WPP Digital has bought a $5m minority stake in US data analytics firm nPario, a move which it says will boost its plans to integrate online and offline data from its Kantar and Media Innovation Group units. More

Kantar Health Names Simon Li General Manager, China

May 17 2011

Kantar Health has appointed former IMS Health researcher Simon Li as General Manager, China, based in Shanghai. More

Kantar Strikes Global Video Streaming Deal

May 16 2011

Kantar has today announced a partnership with online facilities company ActiveGroup Ventures, giving the research giant worldwide access to facility based research via video streaming. More

TNS-BMRB Hires Toombs for Public Sector Qual

May 9 2011

TNS-BMRB, the social research arm of Kantar, today announced the appointment of Ben Toombs, previously a Director at independent qual specialists Cragg Ross Dawson, as Qualitative Director. More

Firms Link for Video Sentiment Tracking

May 3 2011

In the US, Kantar Video has partnered with semantic web service OpenAmplify to enable marketers to track online and mobile video ads and content, while analyzing the social discussion around specific client video during and after its airing. More

WPP's Consumer Insight Arm Grows 3.4% in Q1

Apr 28 2011

Consumer insight revenues at WPP have risen 3.4% on a constant currency basis, to £552.8m in the first quarter of 2011, compared with £542.5m in the prior year period. More

Kantar's Kingsland Joins MetrixLab to Head UK NPD

Apr 27 2011

Netherlands-based online market research agency MetrixLab has appointed former Kantar Worldpanel director Chris Kingsland to lead its NPD & Innovations division in the UK. More

Kantar Media Debuts Syndicated Paid Search Reports

Apr 11 2011

Kantar Media has announced the launch of syndicated reporting on paid search advertising. Billed as an industry first, the service means Kantar now offers 'complete' online ad activity monitoring, including display, video and ad networks. More

Kantar Health Names Jim Needell as UK MD

Mar 28 2011

Kantar Health has appointed Jim Needell as Managing Director for the UK. He joins from sister company Worldpanel, where he was most recently Commercial Director, UK and Ireland. More

Kantar Media Promotes McCarthy to Lead UK Marcoms

Mar 24 2011

Kantar Media has promoted John McCarthy to the post of Head of Marketing Communications UK, promoting the firm's customised media research, media monitoring and evaluation services to media agencies, media owners and brands. More

Kantar's Launches TV Audience Tool RapidView

Mar 8 2011

In the US, Kantar Media has launched a new planning tool called RapidView, combining consumer purchase data with return path data from set-top boxes (STBs), to enable media buyers and sellers to create and analyze TV audience profiles. More

AMRB Opens Stakeholder Research Practice

Mar 7 2011

In Dubai, Kantar-owned AMRB has opened a Stakeholder Research Practice, which will provide a range of consulting products and services to help clients manage their customer and employee loyalty programs. More

Roger Gane to Retire from RSMB

Feb 18 2011

In the UK, media research veteran Roger Gane is to retire from his post as Research Director at RSMB in March, after a 40-year career in the market and media research sectors. More

Irish Sports Division for Kantar

Feb 7 2011

Kantar Media has launched an Irish sponsorship division, complementing existing offerings in the UK, France, Spain and China. More

Kantar Health Appoints Global Market Access Head

Feb 4 2011

In New York, Kantar Health has appointed Susan Suponcic as Senior Vice President of Global Market Access. More

Added Value Names MD for France

Feb 3 2011

In France, WPP's brand development and marketing insight consultancy Added Value has appointed Thomas Fratacci Managing Director, as CEO Jonathan Hall leaves to become Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Cheskin Added Value (USA). More

Kantar Buys German Online Measurement Firm

Jan 28 2011

In Germany, Kantar Media has acquired Internet audience measurement firm Spring Wirtz und Pischke, which was founded as a spin-off of the German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in 1995. More

RI Greece Rebrands as Millward Brown RI

Jan 25 2011

After joining the Millward Brown Group last year, Athens-based Research International Greece is to rebrand as Millward Brown RI - offering consultancy and advice in branding and communications research. More

Kantar Partners to Study Indian Trends

Jan 25 2011

Kantar-owned global trend research consultancy The Futures Company (TFC) has partnered with sister firm TNS to serve multinational and local clients in India. More

Kantar Media Wins Romanian TV Contract

Jan 20 2011

Kantar Media has been awarded a four year TV audience measurement contract by ARMA, Romania's TV joint industry committee, from January 2012. The current service has been operated by GfK Romania since 2008. More

Kantar Names Media Monitoring COO

Jan 20 2011

In London, Kantar Media has appointed Giselle Bodie for the new position of Chief Operations Officer for Media Monitoring and Evaluation in Europe. More

Kantar Media Wins Emirates TV Contract

Nov 29 2010

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a group of industry bodies have given Kantar Media a five-year contract to develop and implement the country's first PeopleMeter television audience measurement service. More

Kantar Ups UK Worldpanel Size by 20%

Nov 26 2010

Kantar has increased the size of its Worldpanel in the UK by 20%, to include data from 30,000 households by the end of 2011. The firm has also announced other enhancements to the overall Worldpanel service. More

Kantar to Offer MediaCorp 'Holistic' TV Viewing Data

Nov 24 2010

Online media agency MediaCorp has extended its TV audience measurement contract with Kantar Media to include VirtualMeter technology, which will enable it to view consolidated data across multiple platforms including linear TV and IPTV. More

New HQ for Lightspeed

Nov 15 2010

Lightspeed Research has moved its global headquarters from Basking Ridge to Warren, also in New Jersey. More

Kantar Retail Names EMEA Insights Director

Nov 3 2010

In London, WPP-owned consulting business Kantar Retail has appointed Bryan Roberts as Director, Retail Insights for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). More

IMRB Debuts Web Audience Meter

Nov 2 2010

In India, Kantar-owned IMRB has launched the 'Web Audience Measurement' (WAM) system, which uses a panel of people issued with a new custom-built metering device. More

Kantar Adds Epidemiology Info for Mexico and Turkey

Nov 1 2010

Healthcare specialist Kantar Health has expanded its online Epi Database platform, to enable users to access epidemiology data for commercial planning purposes in Mexico and Turkey. More

WPP Achieves Highest Growth Since 2000

Oct 29 2010

Like-for-like third quarter revenue in WPP's Consumer Insight division climbed 6.4% to £581.9m, continuing the stronger growth rate seen in the second quarter. These figures contributed to what the marketing services giant describes as the 'highest results in a decade'. More

Kantar's Videolytics Arrives at Public Beta

Oct 29 2010

In New York, WPP-owned Kantar Video has rolled out the beta release of its Videolytics online and mobile video tracking technology. More

Kantar Rolls Out Videolytics Across 17 Partners

Oct 14 2010

WPP-owned Kantar Video has rolled out its Videolytics Platform to seventeen advertising platform providers, publishers and ad networks. More

Kantar Media Turns Up Ad Intelligence Heat

Oct 4 2010

Kantar Media has introduced DirectHEAT, a new subscription service delivering custommised multimedia ad intelligence to media sellers. More

Kantar Launches TGI Worldpanel

Sep 27 2010

Kantar has linked its Worldpanel scanned FMCG household purchase data with data from Kantar Media's TGI consumer insight survey. The resulting service, TGI Worldpanel, promises clients a detailed understanding of the link between media consumption, consumer attitudes and UK purchasing. More

Kantar Debuts New Regional Readership Method

Sep 15 2010

In the UK, Kantar Media has rolled out a new approach to regional readership data collection, which it says offers a 'considerable cost saving' for publishers conducting regular readership research. More

Kantar Media Hires Boehme to Drive STB Development

Sep 7 2010

WPP-owned Kantar Media - which specializes in providing TV, Internet and radio audience measurement services - has hired veteran media analyst Jeffrey Boehme to drive the development of new products and applications for set-top box (STB) data. More

Kantar to Add Qual to futurePROOF Digital Study

Aug 25 2010

Kantar Media is planning to add qualitative research to its futurePROOF quantitative study, to provide an understanding of how media behaviour changes among early adopters of the iPad. More

Insight Arm Helps Recovery in WPP Profits

Aug 24 2010

Revenue and profits in WPP's Consumer Insight division rose in the first six months of 2010: the former slowly, up 2.4% on a like-for-like basis from a low comparative, but the latter more rapidly with headline profit before interest and tax (PBIT) up 22% to £83.7m. More

Kantar Fills Senior Strategy Roles

Aug 24 2010

WPP's insight division Kantar has appointed panel specialist Renee Smith as Chief Research Officer in the US, and has moved Tim Kelsall to the role of SVP, Client Strategy, Innovation and Delivery at its brand research division Millward Brown, in the UK. More

Context for ComTech: Mobile Phone Panel Enhanced

Aug 24 2010

In the UK, Kantar Worldpanel has enhanced its syndicated mobile study, ComTech, adding information on usage, supplier and billing cross-referenced against the four channels of mobile, broadband, landline and pay TV. More

Compete Hires Bremer for CRO Role

Aug 11 2010

Kantar's online behavior analysis arm Compete has hired former Harris Interactive leader John Bremer as Chief Research Officer, to serve as the firm's primary expert on digital research approaches, models and techniques. More

TNS-BMRB Initiates Mixed Mode Programme

Aug 5 2010

In the UK, Kantar-owned TNS-BMRB, which offers insight for government and not-for-profit clients, has launched a mixed mode research programme to prompt new thinking and best practice for tracking social trends across multiple modes of research. More

Kantar Appoints Global Talent Director

Aug 4 2010

WPP insight division Kantar has appointed former Yahoo! EMEA VP of Human Resources Helen Russell as its new Global Talent Director, reporting to Chief Executive Eric Salama. More

GfK and Kantar Combine for Online Quality Drive

Jul 28 2010

Two of the research industry's top four firms, Kantar and GfK, have announced an initiative aimed at promoting and assuring online data quality. The firms will seek 'broad industry participation' in their not-for-profit consortium, the Promedius Group. More

Fitch Founder to Lead 'The Hub' for WPP

Jul 21 2010

Rodney Fitch, the founder of WPP-owned design agency Fitch, has taken on the role of Chairman of The Hub, an informal consortium combing the skills of WPP-owned research and branding firms TNS, G2 and Kantar Retail. More

Kantar Video Adds Copyright Tracking

Jul 21 2010

In New York, Kantar Video has partnered with video technology firm Anvato, to add syndication and copyright tracking to its Videolytics online and mobile video platform. More

Kantar Probes Reasons for Online Behaviour

Jun 30 2010

WPP-owned Kantar Media has released 'Connect', a new solution that integrates a publisher's own web site metrics with survey data, to create a single-source database that links online behaviour to the attitudes that drive it. More

Kantar Firms Continue 2010 Growth

Jun 29 2010

Kantar-owner WPP has reported improved results for the first five months of the year. Both Group revenues and those for the Insight division rose around 2% worldwide on a like-for-like basis while growth in May was well over 5%. More

Kantar Video Hires for Videolytics Launch

Jun 28 2010

Kantar Video has announced a number of senior hires in preparation for the global rollout of its Videolytics online and mobile video syndication, tracking and optimization platform. More

WPP Buys into Insight-Based Ad Agency

Jun 21 2010

WPP is backing a 'hybrid' start-up ad agency, True Worldwide, which places 'a better understanding of consumers and their behavior' at the heart of its strategy. The ambitious new firm has reportedly been in talks with Kantar about linking its new technology with more traditional research tools. More

Compete Updates Web Site User Acquisition Tool

Jun 17 2010

In the US, online behaviour measurement firm Compete has revamped its Referral Analytics digital intelligence tool, to help clients uncover how a competitor or partner web site is acquiring users, monitor changes in its strategy, and adjust their own marketing accordingly. More

Kantar Unveils Tool to Predict Reaction to Paywalls

Jun 15 2010

In the UK, WPP-owned Kantar Media has developed a predictive tool to provide insights into how consumers will react to newspapers introducing paywalls on their web sites. More

Sorrell Back in Buying Mode

May 19 2010

WPP Group is gearing up to restart its acquisition strategy across the Asia-Pacific region, according to CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, speaking at The Financial Times and Marketing magazine event in Singapore on Tuesday. More

Hungarian Hire for Growing Kantar Health

May 19 2010

Kantar Health has announced the expansion of its Treatment Value Practice into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and appointed Dr. Pali Kolláth as Regional Director, CEE and Treatment Value Practice, based in Budapest, Hungary. More

Kantar Ramps Up Video Measurement Offering

May 12 2010

WPP-owned Kantar has introduced a suite of video measurement and tracking tools, rolling out three new initiatives. More

Ex-AOL Insights Chief Becomes Compete International MD

May 11 2010

Kantar's web analytics firm Compete has appointed former AOL Insights Director Margaret Hung as International Managing Director, to oversee its services in international markets and facilitate partnerships with sister firms across the globe. More

WPP Develops Dashboard for Data Integration

Apr 27 2010

In the UK, marcoms giant WPP has developed a dashboard which combines media spend and performance data from its GroupM media arm with research from insight division Kantar, together with information on social media content, web analytics and client CRM data. More

MB Precis Merged into Kantar Media

Apr 23 2010

Kantar Media has merged its media measurement and evaluation agency Millward Brown Precis Europe/UK into its Intelligence Sector. The merger will be effective 1 May 2010. More

UK's Major Agencies Back Triple-S Service

Apr 22 2010

In the UK, GfK, Ipsos MORI, Kantar, Synovate and TNS have sponsored the launch of an online service, which allows developers and users of market research software to test that all exports they create are compliant with the Triple-S data standard. More

Kantar Media Names New Client Chief

Apr 21 2010

In the US, WPP-owned Kantar Media North America - which provides insights, analyses and audience measurement services - has hired former Starcom MediaVest research chief Richard Fielding for the newly created post of Chief Client Officer. More

Kantar Health Unveils Product Positioning Framework

Apr 6 2010

Healthcare-focused consultancy Kantar Health has developed a new framework to help clients identify the optimal positioning for a new product, or to reposition an existing brand. More

Kantar Media Moves to Daily Ad Monitoring

Mar 4 2010

In the US, Kantar Media's Intelligence sector has enhanced its online ad monitoring services, by adding access to new Internet ad occurrence and creative data on a daily basis. More

TNS and Compete Launch Web Evaluation Service

Feb 16 2010

Kantar owned TNS and Compete have launched a web evaluation service, which identifies areas of a brand's web site that are underperforming, and goes on to recommend how the client can enhance the site for optimal performance. More

HCI Joins Kantar Health Unit

Feb 5 2010

ACNielsen HCI - a firm researching pharmaceutical promotions which was transferred to WPP in a 2008 regulatory asset swap - has been added to Kantar Health's Marketing Insight practice. More

Kantar Rebrands TNS Worldpanel

Jan 28 2010

In its second rebrand of the week, Kantar has re-named the TNS Worldpanel network as Kantar Worldpanel. Earlier in the week the group rebranded its media assets. More

Kantar Firms Link for Social Media Insights

Jan 27 2010

In the US, Millward Brown and its digital unit Dynamic Logic have partnered with Kantar sister-firm Cymfony, to integrate analysis of discussions on social media sites, blogs and message forums into their suite of digital, media and marketing solutions. More

Kantar Integrates Media Units

Jan 26 2010

WPP-owned insight consultancy Kantar has re-branded the media assets of TNS, KMR Group and BMRB Media as Kantar Media. More

WPP Firms Partner to Enhance Ad Optimization Tool

Dec 15 2009

Kantar's web analytics firm Compete and WPP's Media Innovation Group (MIG) have linked up to enhance the latter's B3 ad optimization product through the addition of the former's online consumer data. More

Kantar Firms to Offer Insights into Online Shopping Behavior

Nov 12 2009

Kantar's market research agency Compete and its sales and marketing consultancy Cannondale Associates are combining their data to provide brands with new insight into consumers' shopping behavior, as they move from researching goods online to in-store purchasing. More

TGI Network Boosted by TNS Studies

Nov 4 2009

Kantar Media has expanded its Global Target Group Index (TGI) Network of syndicated single-source marketing and media studies, following parent WPP's acquisition of TNS. More

KantarHealth Takes Pulse of Asian Giants

Oct 30 2009

KantarHealth is expanding its CardioMonitor service into Japan and China, a major step towards its goal of providing a globally consistent cardiovascular and diabetes patient database. More

Riddell Leaves KantarHealth, Cooke Becomes Global CEO

Oct 26 2009

In the US, KantarHealth Joint CEO Elaine Riddell has decided to leave the company to 'pursue other opportunities': Joint CEO Lynnette Cooke assumes sole global CEO responsibilities with immediate effect. More

Health and Wellness Survey Expands into China

Oct 22 2009

Consumer Health Sciences (CHS) has added more than 13,300 Chinese consumers to the database for its 'National Health and Wellness Survey' (NHWS). Plans are also in place to roll out the service further across Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. More

UK Merger Today for TNS and RI

Oct 12 2009

Today sees the official merger of TNS' UK Custom Division and Research International UK to become TNS Research International UK; and the merger of TNS Custom's UK Social sector with BMRB's social research team to become TNS-BMRB. More

WPP Net Profit Halves in H1

Aug 26 2009

UK marcoms giant and Kantar-owner WPP has reported a 47.9% drop in first-half net profit to £108.4m from £208.2m a year earlier, but predicts a brighter performance for the rest of 2009. Like-for-like consumer insight revenue was down 10%. More

Kantar Adds Leaders for Latin America

Aug 12 2009

WPP's insight arm Kantar has appointed Marita Carballo as President for Latam (Latin America) and Fiona Keyte as Global Account Director for client, Procter & Gamble (P&G), in a move designed to strengthen the firm's client relationships and regional capability in Latin and South America. More

Sorrell Talks Up Local Clients, Organic Growth

Jul 20 2009

WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell has extolled the virtues of organic growth; of helping ad budgets to follow consumers online; and of a balance between local and multinational clients, as he looks five years into the future of WPP. More

Change at the Top for Sri Lanka's LMRB

Jul 20 2009

Preeti Reddy will replace Tissa de Alwis at the head of the Kantar-owned Lanka Market Research Bureau (LMRB) at the end of July. More

Compete Probes Ads' Impact on Behaviour

Jul 15 2009

Kantar's web analytics division Compete has unveiled a new measure to analyse how exposure to online advertising impacts consumers' online behaviour. More

Kantar Health Names China Leaders

Jul 14 2009

Kantar Health has hired Scott Davies as General Manager of China, to direct the group's growth strategy in the region. Kelly Wong has also been appointed as Business Leader and Head of Research, China. More

Kantar to Merge TNS 6th Dimension into Lightspeed

Jul 1 2009

WPP's insight division Kantar is to merge Lightspeed Research's online panel business with the TNS 6th Dimension network of online managed access panels. More

Day Takes Top Job at Lightspeed

Jun 9 2009

David Day will become Global CEO of Kantar-owned online panel specialist Lightspeed Research, following the departure of Anne Hedde, who is leaving to pursue a different role with a competitor. More

Sorrell Wins Bonus Scheme Vote as Kantar Revenues Fall

Jun 2 2009

At today's AGM, WPP shareholders gave the thumbs up to a scheme which could see CEO Sir Martin Sorrell receive a £60m bonus over the next five years. Meanwhile Sorrell announced a 6.7% dip in like-for-like revenues for the first four months of the year, which sent shares tumbling 4.8% to 456.25p. More

WPP and IBOPE Swap Assets

Jun 2 2009

Marcoms giant WPP has sold Mediafax - its Puerto Rico-based media research agency - to Brazilian media, market and opinion research specialist IBOPE. In return, WPP has increased its shareholding in three IBOPE businesses. More

Omniture and Kantar Partner for Online vs Offline Insights

May 15 2009

US web analytics firm Omniture and WPP's insight and consultancy division Kantar have created a new platform, which enables clients to see how their online and offline activities impact on one another. More

P&G's Dedeker to Take New Kantar Quality Role

May 6 2009

Procter & Gamble veteran Kim Dedeker is joining WPP's insight and consultancy division Kantar in a new role as Chair, Americas, where she will focus on the group's global research quality initiatives. More

WPP to Shed 6% of Workforce

May 5 2009

Marcoms giant WPP, which eliminated 3,600 positions in Q1, is planning to make 6% of its global workforce redundant resulting in the loss of 7,200 posts in all this year. More

WPP Q1 Revenues Drop Almost 6%

Apr 28 2009

UK marcoms giant WPP has reported a 5.8% fall in Q1 revenues, excluding the impact of acquisitions and currency fluctuations. The firm says this reflects a cut in client spending in reaction to the global financial and economic crisis. More

TNS Wins EUR 65m Eurobarometer Contract

Apr 7 2009

TNS has beaten IPSOS, Gallup and Synovate in a pitch to win what it describes as 'one of the largest market research contracts ever commissioned' - a four year €65m EU project to provide a measure of public opinion in Europe. More

TNS Continues Senior Shuffle

Mar 23 2009

TNS has announced further changes to its senior management team, following its recent merger with Research International. The latest appointments cover global roles, North America and Europe. More

TNS Reshuffles Senior Management in ALM Region

Mar 20 2009

TNS has appointed a new Regional Operating Board for the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa (ALM) region, led by former TNS Regional MD Jamie Hall, who assumes overall responsibility for the region as ALM CEO. More

Kantar Operations Shutters UK Call Centre

Mar 19 2009

In response to what it describes as 'shifting trends in market research', Kantar Operations will be shutting a telephone centre in Warwick, UK, in June. Local reports say that up to 137 people could lose their jobs as a result of the closure. More

Insight Helps Drive Growth for WPP

Mar 6 2009

WPP has reported healthy results for the full year 2008. Like-for-like revenue growth of 2.7% came from a combination of a strong first half and slower second half. Insight division Kantar provided 17.1% of all WPP revenue and 12.8% of operating profit. More

Danish Deal for Millward Brown

Feb 27 2009

Millward Brown has acquired Copenhagen-based qual agency Alsted Research for an undisclosed sum. More

RI Merged into TNS

Feb 23 2009

The Kantar Group is streamlining its businesses after buying TNS. The TNS Custom business will merge with Research International and will be generally known as TNS. A new social research force for the UK is established in TNS-BMRB, while Kantar has four new vertical sector operating units: Media, Health, Retail and Worldpanel. More

Added Value Picks McGowan for CMO Role

Feb 20 2009

In the UK, Kantar-owned brand and insight agency Added Value has transferred Paul McGowan to its newly created position of Chief Marketing Officer, to lead an investment programme across its network of international offices. More

Kantar to Close Texas Call Center

Feb 3 2009

Kantar Operations - the internal operations division for WPP's insight arm the Kantar Group - is to close its call center in Corpus Christi, Texas in June, resulting in 87 redundancies. More

IMMI Brings in KMR's McKenna as CEO

Jan 15 2009

In the US, Integrated Media Measurement Inc (IMMI) has named veteran media and ad measurement executive Bill McKenna as its new President and CEO. More

Kantar Names Privacy Chief

Jan 12 2009

WPP's insight and consultancy division The Kantar Group has made what it claims is an industry first appointment, with the naming of George Pappachen in the newly-created role of Chief Privacy Officer. More

Harrison Takes BMRB Social MD Role

Jan 9 2009

In the UK, Kantar-owned agency BMRB has appointed former Futures Company executive Dr Michelle Harrison as Managing Director for Government and Public Affairs. More

WPP Satisfies Regulators with Nielsen Asset Swap

Nov 11 2008

Nielsen and WPP have signed an asset swapping agreement. Nielsen will acquire WPP's half of AGBNielsen Media Research (AGBNMR), and in return, WPP will take over three of Nielsen's media services assets. More

TNS Compete Launches Online Behavior Practice

Nov 11 2008

In the US, web analytics unit TNS Compete, now part of Kantar, has launched a Retail and Consumer Products practice to provide retailers with insights into shoppers' online activities across rival sites, portals, search engines and aggregators. More

Lowden Steps Down at TNS as Kantar Announces Restructure

Oct 31 2008

TNS CEO David Lowden has left after nine years with the firm, following the completion of WPP's takeover of the business. WPP's insight arm Kantar Group made no comment about Lowden's departure, but instead confirmed a series of senior management positions at TNS. More

WPP Income Up Despite Economic 'Armageddon'

Oct 30 2008

WPP has reported a 16% increase in Q3 revenues to £1.7bn ($2.87bn), but experienced flat operating margin in the first nine months of the year. As a result of the disintegration in the financial markets, the group predicts that 2009 will be a 'very tough year'. More

WPP and Google Launch Media Research Grant Program

Oct 28 2008

Marketing communications group WPP and Internet giant Google have partnered to jointly fund a grant program to support research into how online media influences consumer behaviour, attitudes and decision making. More

IMRB Scoops Award Hat Trick

Oct 8 2008

IMRB International has been named 'MR Agency of the Year' by the Market Research Society of India (MRSI) for the third time since the award was introduced in 2005. More

GfK NOP Veteran Dies

Sep 23 2008

In the UK, Clive Gibbins, a 19 year veteran of NOP, has died of cancer just weeks before his 50th birthday. More

Insight Firms Help Growth at WPP

Aug 22 2008

WPP has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2008, showing good revenue and profit figures in all regions and for all divisions including insight. While his own firm may be healthy however, CEO Sir Martin Sorrell says the current merger process is 'not doing [TNS] much good'. More

Added Value Plays Game With Brand Archetypes

Jul 18 2008

In the UK, Kantar-owned brand and insight agency Added Value has created an interactive board game, to enable marketers and brand managers to define true brand character and help them better inform the creative brief, and evaluate competitors' communications. More

RI Promotes for Global Marketing Role

Jun 23 2008

In Paris, Research International (RI) has promoted Douwe Rademaker to the newly created position of Worldwide Director of Marketing. He was previously MD of Continental Europe. More

German Life Science Firm Partners with MattsonJack

May 8 2008

Kantar-owned pharma and biotech research firm MattsonJack has formed a 'co-operative agreement' with LifeScience Consulting Group (LCG), based in Karlsruhe, Germany. LCG becomes the firm's associate partner conducting research in the German-speaking countries. More

Kantar and WPP Show Solid Growth

Apr 25 2008

WPP has announced first quarter like-for-like revenue growth of just under 5%. Reported revenues were up 14.1% to £1.56bn for the group and up 11.3% to £227.1m for Kantar, the group's information, insight and consultancy arm. More

New Global CEO for Added Value

Apr 25 2008

UK-based brand and insight agency Added Value has appointed Janine Hawkins as Global CEO, replacing Angus Porter who is leaving to take up the position of Group Strategy Director with Thomas Cook Group from 1 June. More

Kantar Ops Closes Face-to-Face Panel

Apr 16 2008

Kantar Operations – the internal operations division for the Kantar Group – has ditched its dedicated consumer interviewer panel due to the continuing advance of online data collection. More

KMR Launches Brand Benchmarking Study

Mar 20 2008

Kantar Media Research (KMR) has introduced a syndicated study for B2B marketers which measures their brand's relative vitality among product category competitors. More

WPP Invests in Web Analytics Firm

Feb 12 2008

WPP Digital, the digital investment arm of marcoms giant WPP, has bought a stake in web engagement metrics firm NuConomy. While the sum was not disclosed, sources say that the amount totalled $3m. More

Launch of Millward Brown India

Feb 4 2008

Global agency Millward Brown (MB) and fellow Kantar company IMRB are launching a Joint Venture. MB will take a majority share of the new business, to be known as Millward Brown India, which will start with offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. More

Kantar Wins BT Consumer Tracking Role

Jan 25 2008

UK telecoms giant BT has selected WPP-owned Kantar Group to manage its consumer brand and customer tracking projects. More

KMR Buys Stake in Media Tracking Firm

Jan 25 2008

In the US, Integrated Media Measurement Inc. (IMMI) has closed a $25m series c funding initiative, led by WPP's Kantar Media Research (KMR). More

More RI Management Changes as Edwards Becomes CEO

Jan 22 2008

Research International's UK Chairman Paul Edwards has swapped places with UK CEO Julian Bond, taking on the day-to-day running of the agency. More

CMOR Elects Ipsos and Kantar Execs

Jan 22 2008

In the US, The Council for Marketing and Opinion Research (CMOR) has announced the election of Diane Kosobud as Co-Chair of its Board of Directors, and Jane Moore as Co-Chair of its Government Affairs (GA) Committee. More

MattsonJack Europe Appoints Business Head

Jan 8 2008

Kantar-owned pharma and biotech research consultancy MattsonJack has appointed Dr Pierre Anhoury as Senior Vice President and Business Leader, to support the expansion of the firm's cancer and non-cancer qual and quant services in Europe. More

Added Value Buys Cheskin

Dec 20 2007

WPP's brand development business Added Value has acquired US-based consultancy Cheskin. Cheskin Added Value will retain a high degree of autonomy with Darrel Rhea maintaining his leadership role as CEO. More

Kantar Restructure to Aid 'Aggressive' New Media Moves

Nov 30 2007

WPP's insight division the Kantar Group is restructuring its media businesses, in response to 'a rapidly changing media environment'. A newly formed Kantar Media Research (KMR) unit will bring together the media audience measurement assets and talent from across Kantar. More

MARS Launch to Aid Medical Media Planning

Nov 21 2007

In the US, Kantar Media's medical research unit MARS (multimedia audience research systems) has launched a media planning and buying system to provide competitor data, healthcare readership surveys and media publisher rates to the medical media services industry. More

Olivier Bows Out of Kantar

Nov 9 2007

MR veteran Alexander (Lex) Olivier has retired after 20 years with Kantar-owned firms Millward Brown (MB), Research International (RI) and Lightspeed. However, he remains Director General of EFAMRO – the European federation of research associations which he helped found. More

MattsonJack Launches Syndicated Oncology Study

Oct 4 2007

Kantar-owned pharma / biotech consultancy Mattson Jack Group has released a new syndicated study to help with decisions surrounding commercial opportunities in the field of oncology. More

B2B Division Takes Wing in MENA Region

Oct 2 2007

Kantar firm AMRB has launched a new business-to-business and industrial research division (BIRD) in a move to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. More

Jobs Go as Kantar Relocates Telephone Centre

Aug 23 2007

Eight supervisory jobs at Kantar Operations' Leamington telephone centre in the UK have been lost after it was decided to relocate the unit to its existing Warwick site based two miles away. More

Change at the Top for RI

Aug 13 2007

Mark Cranmer, who replaced Roger Banks as Global CEO of Research International only last year, will himself be leaving the post by the end of 2007. Bob Meyers, currently completing his term as CEO of Millward Brown, will replace him. More

Kantar Brings in Design Veteran as First Creative Director

Jul 24 2007

Kantar, WPP's Information, Insight and Consultancy division, has appointed leading design consultant Aziz Cami as its first Creative Director. He takes up the position next week. More

Combined Poll for MPs and Public

Jul 4 2007

Sister UK agencies BMRB and BPRI are to link two regular surveys, BMRB's face-to-face Omnibus survey and BPRI's Political Opinion Panel, to give clients the chance to put the same questions to MPs and the general public. More

Shepherd to Watch Over New Division at RPCushing

Jul 4 2007

MR specialist RPCushing Recruitment is launching an executive search and selection division, headed up by newly appointed Estelle Shepherd, former European Director of Recruitment at the Kantar Group. More

Kantar Call Center to Close

May 11 2007

Kantar has confirmed that its Illinois-based MR call center will close on 23 June, making 252 people redundant. More

BMRB and Henley Centre Combine for Public Sector Insight Launch

May 1 2007

In the UK, Kantar has announced the launch of the 'Institute for Insight in the Public Services', a joint initiative between two of its companies, BMRB Social Research and Henley Centre HeadlightVision (HCHLV). More

Slow Q1 Growth for WPP Research Divisions

Apr 20 2007

Marketing giant WPP has reported first quarter revenue growth of 4.3% on a like-for-like basis, excluding acquisitions and currency. Due to an 11% decline in the US dollar against sterling, group revenue fell 0.7% to £1.366bn and that for the Information, Insight & Consultancy division fell c.5% to £204m. More

Kantar Merges Japanese Firms

Jan 22 2007

Kantar has announced the merging of its Japanese businesses into a single unit. The Japanese offices of Research International, Millward Brown, ICM/Added Value and Lightspeed Research will henceforth function as Japan Kantar Research (JKR). Kantar says it has no plans to replicate this approach elsewhere in the world. More

Brits Cautious with their Credit Cards

Jan 10 2007

While more than 70% of British consumers own a credit card, consumers in other parts of Europe - particularly Eastern Europe - are far less likely to use plastic. However, around half of British card owners pay the full balance on their card each month, according to the latest Global TGI survey. More

Kantar Role for Ziment Group Leader

Nov 16 2006

In the US, healthcare and pharmaceutical specialist the Ziment Group has announced changes to its senior management. Current CEO Howard Ziment becomes Chairman and Lynnette Cooke steps up, adding the Group CEO title to her present role of CEO of the Custom Research division. More

Worldwide Qual Role for Greenfield

Oct 23 2006

Millward Brown has appointed Andy Greenfield, currently CEO of its North American qualitative division Greenfield Consulting Group, to oversee all its qual services worldwide. He also joins the firm's main Board. More

Asian Leadership Role for RI's Lee

Oct 4 2006

Research International has promoted Hilary Lee, previously a Client Team Director in its UK office, to become Director Client Services in Asia and Business Development Director for the Kantar Group for Asia. She will be based in Singapore. More

WPP Grows Profits

Aug 21 2006

WPP Group has reported half yearly results. Headline profit before tax rose over 24% to $566m (£316m) and like-for-like revenue was up a respectable 5% year-on-year. The Group's Information, Insight and Consultancy companies performed well although slightly behind other sectors on some key measures. More

BMRB Surveys European Elite

Aug 10 2006

BMRB has launched TGI Europa Elite, a survey identifying upmarket European consumers, using a sample of 40,000 adults across France, Germany, Great Britain and Spain. Separately, the firm has also announced a new version of its Compose channel planning tool. More

Icon Added Value relaunched in South India

Aug 4 2006

Brand development and consulting firm Icon Added Value (IAV), part of WPP's Kantar division, has relaunched its offering in South India and appointed Praveen Ramachandra, Business Services Director, as head of the region based in Bangalore. More

Kantar Triumvirate to Drive Client Offer

Jul 25 2006

Mandy Pooler and Lucy Gill have joined Rosi Ware in charge of developing WPP's research division, Kantar. The two new arrivals replace Fiona McAnena, who has joined PepsiCo in a senior innovation role. More

Millward Brown Buys Chinese Firm

Jun 14 2006

Millward Brown has signed a joint venture agreement with Chinese agency ACSR, to acquire the majority of its stock via parent company WPP. The resulting company, to be known as Millward Brown ACSR, will be one of China's five largest MR providers. More

Kantar and Synovate Units Rename and Rebrand

May 23 2006

The Operations Centre, Kantar's combined ops service organisation for its various research companies, has changed its name to Kantar Operations with immediate effect. Meanwhile Fieldwork International, the field division of the Synovate Healthcare, has unveiled a complete global re-brand. More

Senior Hires and Promotions for RI in Italy and UK

Apr 18 2006

Research International (RI) has announced a number of senior appointments. Stefano Carlin joins from Ipsos to lead the company in Italy; Steve Mitchell becomes UK COO; and Annette Müller, David Walker, Dave Phillips and Mark Kingsbury also assume new senior Director roles. More

Focalyst Expands Expertise with New Appointment

Apr 13 2006

Baby boomer specialist consultancy Focalyst has recently announced the appointment of David van Nostrand as Senior VP and Chief Research Officer. More

Baby Boomers and Beyond

Apr 5 2006

MR provider Focalyst, a joint venture of AARP Services Inc. and The Kantar Group, is conducting 'the most comprehensive survey ever' of the US market among those aged 42 and over. More

Brand Research to Unlock Subconscious

Mar 22 2006

Brand specialist D/R Added Value has launched a new approach to brand research, applying principles of neuroscience to marketing. Emotional Brand Connections (EBC) will examine the impact brands have on consumers, and help develop 'more effective, clutter-busting solutions'. More

Kantar Names Vodafone Team Leader

Mar 2 2006

Kantar has today appointed Ramona Liberoff to lead the group's Team Vodafone, the virtual team drawn from across several Kantar companies that works with Vodafone globally on many marketing issues including brand tracking, market segmentation, offer development and customer satisfaction. More

Research Helps Good Showing for WPP

Feb 24 2006

WPP has reported strong revenue growth for 2005, with organic growth healthy. Overall revenue was up 25% to $9.8 billion and like-for-like revenue up 5.5%. The group's information, insight & consultancy revenues - which include MR agencies such as Millward Brown and Research International - rose more than 7% on a constant currency basis. More

New Worldwide CEO for RI

Feb 21 2006

Mark Cranmer, the outgoing CEO of Starcom MediaVest EMEA, is to replace Roger Banks as Worldwide CEO of Research International. Banks is in discussions about another role within Kantar. More

Ziment Hires Bowditch as Advisor

Feb 3 2006

Allan Bowditch, a former CEO of Global Healthcare for Martin Hamblin, has joined The Ziment Group in a Strategic Advisor role. He was with Martin Hamblin until May 2004, and was responsible for building the company's healthcare business over 30 years. More

Kantar Acquires UK Shopper Research Firm

Dec 21 2005

The Kantar Group, whose companies include Research International and Millward Brown, has acquired the UK's Retail Marketing Services (RMS), a specialist shopper research agency. The company's services include the MultiTrack and IC Scan systems, which film shoppers' in-store behaviour. More

Focalyst to Probe Older Consumers

Dec 9 2005

The Kantar Group and US over-50s advocacy organisation AARP have announced details of their new joint research venture, dedicated to understanding older consumers. The new organisation, called Focalyst and led by marketing industry veteran Mike Irwin, will conduct an annual lifestyle survey of 35,000 consumers. More

Kantar Appointment Boosts Behaviour Research

Nov 21 2005

The Kantar Group has appointed Marc O'Regan to the new role of Director of Behavioural Insight. O'Regan, previously Head of Data at marketing agency Proximity London, is tasked with developing behavioural data analysis across the group's companies, which include Millward Brown and Research International. More

WPP Announces Growth As Aegis Bid Pressure Increases

Oct 31 2005

WPP saw a 23% rise in revenues over the first nine months of 2005. Revenues for its information and insight division (which includes Research International and Millward Brown) grew by 10%. Meanwhile, the company has been given less than a month to decide whether to bid for Aegis. More

WPP Joins Backers for Mobile Metrics Firm

Oct 18 2005

WPP's Kantar Group has joined two venture capital companies, Prism Venture Partners and founding investor i-Hatch Ventures in a $7m Series B round of funding for mobile media measurement firm M:Metrics. More

Aegis Buyer Speculation Rumbles On

Oct 5 2005

Rumours about a possible sale of Synovate parent Aegis continue, with WPP the latest group said to be poised to make a bid. This week, Aegis has admitted that it has met with at least one other potential buyer in addition to Publicis, while Vincent Bolloré, Chairman of Havas, continues to increase his stake. More

Angus Porter to Lead Added Value

Sep 12 2005

Senior UK marketer Angus Porter today becomes Global CEO of the Added Value Group, WPP's marketing insight agency. Porter, who oversaw the rebrand of bank Abbey and has also worked for BT and Mars, will report to Eric Salama, Kantar's Chairman. He replaces Tamara Ingram, now CEO of ad agency Grey. More

New VP to Build KMR's American Presence

Aug 22 2005

Annette Nazaroff, formerly of Mindshare Asia Pacific, will join media research specialists the KMR Group next month in a new Executive VP position. Based in New York, she will help develop KMR in the Americas and expand its global TGI offering. More

Kantar and AARP to Focus on Older Consumers

Jul 20 2005

The Kantar Group is joining forces with the over-50s advocacy organisation AARP to develop research and insight services to help businesses understand the fast-growing 50+ market. More

WPP Thanks Staff for Growth

Jun 28 2005

WPP, parent company of Millward Brown, Research International, The Kantar Group and The Henley Centre among many other companies worldwide, has reported robust revenues for the first five months of the year. Noting that revenue per head had increased, WPP's Chairman Philip Lader thanked the company's 84,000 staff worldwide for their 'outstanding efforts'. More

Added Value's Ingram Returns to Advertising

May 19 2005

Tamara Ingram has left WPP-owned research group Added Value, of which she was Global CEO for the last 18 months, to head up WPP's ad agency Grey UK. Ingram was CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi from 1995 to 2002 and thereafter briefly of McCann-Erickson in the UK. More

TV Ratings Deal Concluded

Mar 1 2005

VNU has announced that its subsidiary Nielsen Media Research International has successfully closed its 30-country joint venture TV ratings deal with WPP's AGB Group, announced on 5th August last year. More

Kantar's Chinese Acquisition

Nov 9 2004

The Kantar Group has recently agreed the acquisition of Oracle Market Research Holdings Ltd, one of Greater China's biggest independent MR suppliers, for an undisclosed sum. Oracle will join Kantar's Added Value group and be branded as Oracle Added Value. More

Ziment Multi-Client Launch and Appointments

Nov 5 2004

New York-based healthcare and pharmaceutical specialist The Ziment Group has launched IMAP Research, a new division specialising in multi-client studies. The Group also announced two senior appointments in Europe. More

Kantar Buys Brand/ROI Specialist

Nov 5 2004

The Kantar Group has acquired Cannondale Associates, which offers sales and marketing consultancy and software solutions and has offices in Wilton, CT, and Evanston, IL, USA. More

Livingstone Leads Enlightenment

Oct 4 2004

BMRB and Millward Brown have launched Enlightenment, a new UK-based customer intelligence service drawing on their combined expertise; and have appointed Sandy Livingstone, formerly of Key Note, to head it up. More

Birth of a Ratings Giant

Aug 5 2004

The AGB Group and Nielsen Media Research International have today announced a 50/50 joint venture that will offer television ratings in 30 countries. AGB Group's TV audience measurement services will merge with those wholly owned by Nielsen Media Research International. The deal does not include Nielsen's US TV ratings service. More

Better Forecasts for Pharma Launches

May 10 2004

Ziment, the global healthcare research brand for The Kantar Group, has introduced a new research technique designed to improve the accuracy of drug sales and manufacturing forecasts. Customers traditionally overestimate potential demand and the new technique, 'Demand calibration', helps to adjust estimates. More

TGI to Offer International Social Grading System

May 4 2004

TGI is developing a new 'social grading' system, TGI Global SEL (Socio Economic Levels), according to the latest newsletter from Kantar. The system promises the grail of a consistent means of segmenting different populations into discrete groups based on social and economic status. More

Relaunched Kantar Web Site

Apr 27 2004

The Kantar Group has relaunched its Web site, providing a clear and concise guide to the 19 research, insight and consultancy companies it now includes. More

Kantar Consolidates Management of UK Field and Tabs

Feb 9 2004

Kantar is to consolidate its UK Operations capabilities – including quant field management, scripting questionnaires, data collection and DP - under a single management structure, headed by Mike Leigh. The new unit will be known as The Operations Centre. More

Senior Leadership Changes at Research International

Oct 30 2003

Jon Wilkinson, Chairman and CEO of Research International, has announced his intention to retire in June 2004. Roger Banks, currently CEO Mainland Europe, will become Group CEO and report in to Kantar CEO Eric Salama. Colin Buckingham moves to the new role of CEO, Global Business while Mark Penn, once President Clinton's pollster, becomes Non-Executive Chairman of the Group. More

TGI Brings Up The Fifty

Oct 29 2003

Following the recent extension of its agreement with Nielsen Media Research to include Australia and New Zealand, KMR has announced that its TGI Network now covers over 50 countries worldwide, through wholly owned companies and partnerships. More

Millward Brown Appoints Greek Licensee

Sep 10 2003

Millward Brown has appointed research agency MRB Hellas as its licensee in Greece. Established in 1969, MRB Hellas works across a broad range of clients including packaged goods, leisure, IT, telecoms, media, and government bodies, both Greek and European. More

Kantar Appoints Insight President

Sep 2 2003

Kantar has announced that Tamara Ingram, former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi and of McCann-Erickson in the UK, is joining as president of 3 of its insight companies, Added Value, Fusion 5 and Henley Centre. Ingram will report in to Kantar CEO, Eric Salama and the CEOs of the three companies will report in to her. More

Kantar Acquires US Healthcare Consultants Mattson Jack

Jun 17 2003

The Kantar Group has acquired The Mattson Jack Group (MJG), a leading US based healthcare consultancy focusing primarily on the pharmaceutical / biotech industry. MJG will operate as a stand-alone entity within Kantar with Bill Mattson and Bill Jack jointly reporting to Kantar CEO Eric Salama. More

Kantar Acquisition in Portugal

Apr 29 2003

Kantar Media Research has acquired a 40% stake in Portuguese based market research firm, Marktest Investimentos with the remaining 60% to be held by the current shareholders who will continue to be responsible for the group's management. More

New Additions to Kantar Management Team

Mar 7 2003

Kantar, WPP's Information, Insight and Consultancy Division, has strengthened its management team with the additions of Fiona McAnena, as Development Director, and Rosi Ware as VP Development. More

The Kantar Group Changes Leadership

Oct 11 2002

David Jenkins, The Kantar Group CEO, is retiring from market research after leading Kantar for five years and doubling its size during that period. More

KMR Strengthens Media Research Team

Jul 5 2002

Reflecting the rapid international expansion of its business, KMR (Kantar Media Research) has appointed Richard Windle to the new role of Research Director, TGI and Media Research. More

Market Research Merger in Canada

Jul 2 2002

The Kantar Group, the information and consultancy arm of the WPP Group, has just announced the merger in Canada of two of its major market research subsidiaries, Millward Brown and Goldfarb Consultants. More

Millward Brown UK Gains BMRB Consumer

Jun 20 2002

BMRB International and Millward Brown are pleased to announce that BMRB's Consumer division will become part of Millward Brown UK with effect from August 1. BMRB Consumer will be given full access to the learning, tools and techniques of the Millward Brown organisation in order to expand and enhance offerings to existing and new clients. More

New Indian TV Audience and Ad Spend Venture

Nov 2 2001

ACNielsen, Kantar Media Research (KMR) and the Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) have announced their intention to form a new joint venture by the end of 2001. The undertaking will focus on a highly comprehensive measurement of TV audiences and advertising expenditures within the Indian region. More

Kantar Media Research on Acquisition Trail

Oct 10 2001

Kantar Media Research, the specialist media research business of Millward Brown and part of Kantar, has expanded its network in recent weeks with the acquisition of two companies. More

KMR and MB Join Forces

Jul 10 2001

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WPP Grows Again

Jun 8 2001

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New KMR Director to Boost Television Audience Measurement

Dec 14 2000

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