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News16 August 2019

Accenture acquires Analytics8

Accenture has agreed to acquire Australian data and analytics consultancy Analytics8 for an undisclosed sum.

News16 August 2019

ICO to probe King’s Cross facial recognition

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened an investigation following media reports on facial recognition technology being used within security cameras in the King’s Cross area of London.

News16 August 2019

Private equity investment in InCrowd

An affiliate of private equity firm Saroras Capital has made a majority investment in life sciences market insights company InCrowd.

News16 August 2019

WPP AUNZ closes Kantar businesses sale

WPP AUNZ has agreed to sell its Kantar businesses in Australia and New Zealand, as part of WPP’s agreement to sell 60% of Kantar to Bain Capital.

News15 August 2019

Clearcast's Mundy named CEO at RSMB

Chris Mundy, managing director at TV advertising body Clearcast, is leaving the organisation to become chief executive at custom statistical media research company RSMB.

News15 August 2019

American consumers less willing to share data

Consumers have become slightly less willing to share certain personal information with websites, even if that results in a personalised experience, according to a survey from the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF).

News15 August 2019

CRIC creates seal for accredited agencies

The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) has launched a seal to recognise its accredited agency members.

News15 August 2019

Healthline hires first head of insights

Consumer health information publisher Healthline Media has appointed Laurie Dewan as its first vice-president of consumer insights.

News14 August 2019

Telegraph Brexit ComRes poll provokes criticism

The Telegraph is facing criticism from the research industry for claiming that the prime minister has the support of ‘more than half of the public’ to ‘deliver Brexit by any means’, in its reporting of an opinion poll conducted by ComRes.

News14 August 2019

First ads banned for using gender stereotypes

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned adverts from Volkswagen and Mondelez in the first rulings under new gender stereotyping restrictions.