Acquisition

WPP Group PLC
11 September 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         11 September 2001

                            WPP GROUP PLC ('WPP')

                       Kantar Media Research acquires
                   JFC Informatique et Media SA in France

WPP announces that its wholly-owned operating division, Kantar Media Research
('KMR') - the specialist media research business of Millward Brown, and part
of Kantar, WPP's worldwide information and consultancy business - has acquired
75% of the issued share capital of JFC Informatique et Media SA ('JFC'), a
leading media software provider to the French and other European markets.

JFC specialises in the provision of audience analysis systems for the print,
television and radio industries. In addition the company provides radio
audience analysis systems in a number of other European countries. The agency
had revenues of Euro 1.8 million for the year ended December 31 2000 and net
assets of  Euro 0.3 million at that date.

This acquisition further strengthens KMR's software offering and global media
research network which now consists of TV Audience Measurement Services in 27
countries, TGI Surveys in 37 countries and specialised custom research
services in these and other markets.

For further information, please contact:

Feona McEwan, WPP 44-20 7408 2204
Andy Brown, KMR 44-20 8433 4109

www.wpp.com
www.millwardbrown.com