VNU LANDS£1.7BN TAKEOVER OF US RATINGS COMPANY

US and Canadian ratings outfit Nielsen Media Research has agreed to a $2.7 billion (£1.7 billion) takeover offer from Dutch publisher VNU. The deal, which has been approved by the directors

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