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Publicis combines all production hubs
LONDON - Publicis is combining its TV, print and traffic departments in a bid to improve its production offering.
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Tim Hipperson appointed G2 UK chief executive
LONDON - Tim Hipperson, the former RMG Connect chief executive, is joining WPP's G2 UK in the newly created role of group chief executive.
VCCP opens Prague office with O2 as client
LONDON - VCCP is opening an office in Prague to bolster its European offering.
Grey London wins Brother pan-Euro creative account
LONDON - Grey London has won the pan-European advertising account for Brother International Europe, the printer manufacturer.
Plusnet calls pitch for integrated brief
LONDON - Plusnet, the UK-based internet service provider owned by the BT Group, is on the hunt for an agency to handle its integrated advertising account.
Visit Britain hunts agency for summer ad push
LONDON - Visit Britain, the travel and tourism board for the UK, is holding talks with agencies about an advertising brief.
Channel 4 launches The Plannertarium
LONDON - Channel 4 has launched the third The Plannertarium, its annual event for up-and-coming TV planners and buyers.
- VCCP follows Mediacom with its own naked calendar11 February 2010
- COI to appoint GroupM's M4C to £250m media business04 February 2010
- Marmite introduces spoof products in print and poster campaign26 February 2010
- Models get naked for Love covers08 February 2010
- London Weekly freesheet launches in the capital05 February 2010
- Adland hit as billings collapse25 February 2010
- BBC to lose magazines division and cut back broadcast and online26 February 2010
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Alpen cereal bars to sponsor Grey's Anatomy
LONDON - Alpen bar, Weetabix's cereal snack, is to sponsor the new series of Five's hit US hospital drama 'Grey's Anatomy', which launches on Friday 9 April.
VCCP and Teamspirit boost Chime profits 14%
LONDON - Chime Communications, parent to VCCP and Teamspirit, has reported 14% growth in profits for 2009.
IPA launches online archive of Effectiveness Awards data
LONDON - The IPA has launched a free online data archive of submissions to IPA Effectiveness Awards for the past thirty years.
Sorrell in £780,000 WPP share sale
LONDON - WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has sold around £780,000 of company shares in order to fund tax payments, according to a company filing.
Lottery scratchcards ads put focus on fun
LONDON - Camelot will this Sunday run an ad introducing a new long-term creative positioning for its National Lottery scratchcards that encourages people to 'Put some play in your day'.
Online travel brand launches search for brand ambassador
LONDON - Online travel brand Lowcostholidays.com is launching a campaign to find a new, non-celebrity brand ambassador.
Paddy Power forced to shelve plans to run 'offensive' TV spot
LONDON - Paddy Power has been forced to abandon plans to run its latest ad on TV after regulators feared it could cause widespread offence.
Action for Children TV spot highlights issue of neglect
LONDON - Action for Children, the charity that aims to help improve the lives of young people, is highlighting the issues of child neglect through a new integrated ad campaign.
Microsoft debuts UK ad campaign for Bing
LONDON - Microsoft will this week launch a multimillion-pound ad campaign to help raise awareness of its Bing search engine in the UK market.
Robbie Williams stars in Nikon European ad campaign
LONDON - Nikon is launching a pan-European multimedia advertising campaign featuring Robbie Williams, designed to inspire budding photographers to use its Nikon CoolPix digital camera.
Condé Nast retracts 'inaccurate and overstated' attack on NatMag
LONDON - Conde Nast has been forced to retract comments made about its monthly Vogue magazine and NatMag's rival Harpers Bazaar in February ahead of the official ABC release.
JWT hires Lowe Madrid senior team for 'global task force'
LONDON - JWT has hired three senior executives from Lowe's Madrid office who have worked on Unilever, a global client for both Lowe and JWT.
Rally star Kris Meeke returns in Peugeot TV campaign
LONDON - Peugeot is rolling out the latest spot in its 'Meeke Not Mild' ad campaign, featuring the rally driver Kris Meeke.
Starcom and Leo Burnett make The Sunday Times 'best to work for' list
LONDON - Publicis Groupe-owned Leo Burnett and Starcom are the only advertising and media agencies on this year's Sunday Times Top 100 'Best Companies to Work for' list.
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VCCP follows Mediacom with its own naked calendar
LONDON - Hot on the heels of Mediacom's naked calendar, VCCP has also stripped off in the name of charity.
COI to appoint GroupM's M4C to £250m media business
LONDON - The Government's Central Office of Information (COI), currently the UK's biggest advertiser, is set to appoint GroupM's M4C to handle its £250m centralised media buying business from April...
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Paddy Power forced to shelve plans to run 'offensive' TV spot
LONDON - Paddy Power has been forced to abandon plans to run its latest ad on TV after regulators feared it could cause widespread offence.
Digital shops vie for DoH pregnancy task
LONDON - The Department of Health is looking for an agency to handle a strategic digital project to highlight issues surrounding pregnancy and parenthood.
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