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Dubai and ex-Yahoo chief let fly at IMG

The two sides are still some way apart on the value of the group, which manages celebrities including Tiger Woods

Trinity Mirror hits back at City over pensions

The newspaper group rejected concerns that it may have to make substantial payments to help prop up its £1.5bn pension fund

TNS turns up the heat in bid battle with WPP

The world's third-largest market research provider has accused advertising giant WPP of circulating misleading comments

TNS returns fire in bid scuffle with WPP

Market research group hits back at claims by potential bidder WPP that it has not provided enough information

Taylor Nelson Sofres rejects fresh WPP bid

After third offer fails, pressure builds on Martin Sorrell as shareholders look to advertiser to increase $1billion bid

Sir Martin Sorrell's probing hits sore point

Donald Brydon claims that Martin Sorrell's campaign of 'innuendo and gossip' is designed to undermine a deal that threatens WPP

Should censor have more control over games?

Industry points to self-regulation and says 'hands off' as pressure mounts for censor to rate games and protect children

Tempus analysis: Final countdown

The motives behind Sir Martin Sorell's efforts to talk down the proposed merger between TNS and GfK remain unclear

TNS rejects Martin Sorrell's latest £1bn offer

TNS board accuses Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP of trying to prevent its own planned merger of equals with Germany's GfK

Reed kick-starts auction with a loan

Reed Elsevier has been forced to offer finance to would-be buyers of its £1 billion-plus business magazines division

Mediapolis: Universal Music

After meeting the bosses of Universal Music, analysts from Citigroup described EMI as 'over-levered' as they praised the Big U

Sir Alan steps down as Amstrad chairman

Star of The Apprentice TV series will concentrate on his other businesses including his property portfolio

Microsoft attempting 'Yahoo break up bid'

The software group is understood to be planning a fresh assault with media giants to split off Yahoo's search business

Informa £2.15bn takeover approach

The publisher of Lloyd's List receives a 506p per share offer from a consortium led by Providence Equity Partners

LVMH wins €40m fight with eBay over fakes

The online auctioneer is found guilty of failing to keep counterfeit goods, such as Louis Vuitton handbags, off the site