Chivas TV announces an alliance with Playmaker Media, part of NBC Sports, for the launch of Chivas TV 2.0; while Univision maintains U.S. broadcasting rights.

Publicis Media's Mediavest | Spark media agency is rebranding globally to Spark Foundry. Separately, the former Publicis agencies MV42 and Tapestry have been shut down and their personnel, still with predominantly multicultural planning and buying functions, has been integrated into other Publicis Media agencies.