NOP World has opened an office in the heart of downtown Washington D.C. for its Roper Public Affairs subsidiary. The office, at 601 13th Street Northwest, will be led by Annie Weber, Senior VP, Roper Public Affairs. More

NOP's parent company United Business Media has today announced that it is set to acquire medical trade press and other healthcare information services in France to the value of Euros 36 million. The move is unlikely to dampen UK press speculation about a possible sale of NOP with the changeover of Group CEO due in April. More

Eurisko, the Italian arm of NOP World, has been formally invited to take part in RAJAR's Audiometer Validation Trial in November 2004. Eurisko's passive portable radio and TV metering system is said to rival those currently on offer by Arbitron and GFK. Further details of the trial format have also been released. More

Shell has chosen NOP World as its global agency for retail and communications research, with a major contract to manage a multi-country retail customer study covering 45 countries. More

No wonder Britain has record levels of debt and has alarmed its government into suggesting that the alcohol industry should be made responsible for drunken behaviour. Newly published research by NOP World says the UK has a higher proportion of 'FunSeekers' than any other country studied. More

NOP World and Sports Marketing Surveys have announced the launch of sponsatrak, a new sponsorship tracking study developed jointly by the two companies. More

NOP World has announced that COO Jim Follett will assume overall management responsibilities for its New York-based global operations, when current CEO Simon Chadwick leaves to start his own consultancy. A permanent CEO appointment will be announced in due course. More

Simon Pulman-Jones has joined NOP World as European Director of the Observational & Ethnographic Centre of Excellence. Pulman-Jones, whose CV includes 'industry experience, fine academic history and film making', will work with Global Director Rick Robinson. More

British company car drivers are generally - if not universally - complying with new mobile phone legislation, according to a new study by NOP World Automotive. Over 85% of those using a phone whilst in their company car have a hands-free installation. More