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THE City PR group Brunswick, its multimillionaire owner Alan Parker and stockbrokers Cazenove, have had to stump up almost pound sterling4m in extra funds to bail out their ambitious dot.com venture, Cantos, launched last year. Cantos, which celebrated its first anniversary last week, provides video clips of corporate announcements. It is run by Lucy Parker, sister of Brunswicks owner who is the principal shareholder. The PR firm has a minority stake along with Cazenove. Documents at Companies House reveal that the venture, which charges businesses to post corporate announcements

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