As Brand Republic takes a break for Christmas and the New Year, we leave you with a 10-part round-up of 2007 as told through some of the site's most-read stories, from Brand Republic, Campaign, Marketing and Media Week.
LONDON - Emap has agreed to sell its business-to-business division to Guardian Media Group and Apax for around £1.3bn, only days after stating the business was off the auction block.
LONDON - Weight Watchers has awarded its £10m UK media planning and buying account to OMD, after a four-way pitch.
LONDON - The best-read forums that received the most comments in Brand Republic during 2007 revolved around recurrent themes: reality TV, social networks and celebrities.
LONDON - Aegis Media has successfully defended the estimated $200m (£101m) global media account of Pernod Ricard, following a review launched in July.
LONDON - BSkyB is to ask the secretary of state for business John Hutton to allow it to place its ITV stake in a special trust, after the Competition Commission recommended the satellite broadcaster be forced to reduce its holding to less than 7.5%.
LONDON - US regulators have cleared Google's $3.1bn (£1.56bn) acquisition of online advertising company DoubleClick, which was being investigated amid concerns about privacy risks.
SINGAPORE – Clear Channel Singapore has appointed Amanda Woo as its marketing manager.
LONDON - Communications regulator Ofcom has fined Channel 4 £1.5m for misconduct involving phone-in competitions around hit shows Richard & Judy and Deal or No Deal.
LONDON – Online video group Brightcove has sealed an agreement with Ticketmaster and Citysearch owner IAC to create and distribute online video services.
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