Olympics boosts WPP growth
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WPP, the world's third largest advertising services group, has reported 15% growth in profits in the first half of the year.
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Paris widened its lead over its four rivals in the race to host the Olympic Games in 2012, bookmakers said, as the International Olympic Committee prepared to receive the competing bids today.
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Years of dedication and efforts have paid off for China as it has made surprises and reaped successes in the Athens Olympic Games, a leading official of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said.
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Wet weather and strong growth at the Blue Square internet business help to lift results at gaming group Rank.
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China GrenTech Corp. Ltd.   said it won a bid to supply wireless network equipment to China  Mobile , the world's largest mobile phone operator,  for next year's Olympic Games, sending the Chinese wireless  services company's shares up.
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Robust growth across speech markets helps outpace expenses.
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At the world-noticing 28th Olympic Games, Chinese good athletes, fearing no strong opponents and competing with all might, have achieved unprecedented, excellent results, making new historic breakthroughs at the Athens Olympics in China&#39;s sports and
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Company expanding its reach after introducing the hosted service in the U.S. last year .
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The International Olympic Committee&#39;s decision to send their evaluation team to London in mid-February could turn out to be a huge advantage for the capital&#39;s bid for the 2012 Games.
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Olympics chief Jacques Rogge heaped praise on Greek organisers and declared the Athens Games an all-round success. Television ratings are 15% up from the 2000 Games in Sydney, while ticket sales have topped figures from the Seoul and Barcelona Olympics.
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Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics unveil two new sponsorship opportunities for major UK firms.
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Worldwide spending on enterprise IP PBXes should grow by 45 percent over the next year, according to an upbeat report released Monday by Boston-based Infonetics Research.
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Britain have aimed to better their performances in Olympics by enhancing cooperation with China, the host to the next Games. Craig Reedie, Chairman of the British Olympic Association
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A breakthrough technology is generating hyper growth.
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - Advertising spending will grow  robustly in 2005 despite the absence of events like the  Olympics, media buying agencies Universal McCann and Zenith  Optimedia said on Monday as they raised their forecasts.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- UK advertising group WPP (WPPGY) (UK:WPP) offered $1.25 billion for New York ad firm Grey Global (GREY) in a cash and share deal valued at more than $900 a share, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Auction site eBay is enjoying continued growth thanks to increased global sales and the success of PayPal.