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The Economist seeks agency for DM business
LONDON - The Economist is looking for an agency to handle its direct marketing account.
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Sega calls review of £3m media account
LONDON - Video games publisher Sega is reviewing its £3m media account, currently handled by Target Media, and has contacted agencies directly to invite them to pitch for the business.
Publisher De Agostini appoints Carat for global media
LONDON - De Agostini, the part-works publisher, has consolidated the bulk of its global media account into Aegis network Carat.
Stan James appoints Village Green to handle media account
LONDON - Stan James the bookmaker has appointed independent media agency Village Green to handle its media account.
Charles Allen takes top role at EMI
LONDON - Global Radio's non-executive chairman Charles Allen has landed the executive chairman role at EMI Music, the indebted music label he joined as non-executive chairman at the start of...
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.
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.
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.
Saatchi & Saatchi X named best agency at MCCA Awards
LONDON - Saatchi & Saatchi X won the Agency of the Year prize at last night's MCCA Best Awards, while Elvis' live digital billboard for Virgin Trains took the top...
WPP posts 16% profit drop after 'brutal' 2009
LONDON - WPP has recorded a drop in profits of 16% to £812m after what it described as a "brutal" year for the agency network, which owns creative agencies Grey...
MPG wins £5m NBC Universal theme parks business
LONDON - NBC Universal has appointed MPG International to handle the international media planning and buying account for its theme park division.
PHD wins £2m MTV Networks media business
LONDON - MTV Networks has appointed PHD to handle its £2m UK media planning and buying account.
Manning Gottlieb OMD wins Final Fantasy media task
LONDON - Square Enix UK, the creator of the Final Fantasy series of video games, has appointed Manning Gottlieb OMD to handle its UK media planning and buying account.
BBC and DM agencies in talks over eCRM brief
LONDON - The BBC is holding talks with direct marketing agencies as it explores dedicating more of its budget to direct marketing.
Love It! reviews advertising and media strategy
LONDON - The publisher Hubert Burda is reviewing the advertising and media accounts for its women's weekly title Love It!.
- 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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Five unites big guns from US crime imports
LONDON - Broadcaster Five has released a new promo uniting actors from rival American network shows, including Joseph Fiennes and Lawrence Fishburne, to highlight its range of crime dramas.
Roger Parry to step down at Media Square
LONDON - Media Square's non-executive chairman Roger Parry is to step down from his role in July.
Broadcasters predict major hike in advertising revenue
LONDON - Close to £40m in extra advertising revenue is set to pour into the TV market as advertisers commit more than in early 2009.
Digital Radio UK hands AMV BBDO switchover brief
LONDON - Digital Radio UK, the company responsible for preparing consumers for the digital radio switchover, has appointed Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO to handle its advertising account.
Universal McCann wins Bwin UK media account
LONDON - Bwin, the online gaming company that is the shirt sponsor of Real Madrid and AC Milan, has appointed Universal McCann to handle its UK media planning and buying...
BT moves its £75m media into Maxus
LONDON - British Telecom has moved its £75m media planning and buying business out of Publicis Groupe's Starcom and Zed Media and into WPP-owned Maxus.
Sony Ericsson mobile phone ad censured by ASA
LONDON - Sony Ericsson misled consumers, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled, with a TV ad implying customers could download a Facebook app to a Satio mobile phone, that...
I-level appoints Alex Milller to lead digital creative ad division
LONDON - I-level has launched its first dedicated digital creative advertising division and has appointed Alex Miller to lead it.
Déjà vu for You and Your Wedding readers
LONDON - Regular readers of You & Your Wedding magazine may notice the front cover of this year's March/April edition looks strangely familiar.
Nickelodeon unveils new on-air brand identity and logo
LONDON - The children's TV broadcaster Nickelodeon has announced a new on-air brand identity and logo for its network of six UK channels.
MPG promotes Alan Brydon to head of trading
LONDON - MPG Media Contacts, the Havas-owned media agency, has promoted Alan Brydon to the role of head of trading.
Monocle to launch television series on BBC World
LONDON - Monocle, the upscale magazine, is launching its own TV series on BBC World News.
Sun launches World Cup tickets competition campaign
LONDON - Rupert Murdoch's The Sun newspaper is launching a campaign to promote a competition to win 11 pairs of tickets for the World Cup in South Africa.
GMG offloads regional operations in £44.8m deal with Trinity Mirror
LONDON - Trinity Mirror has agreed to buy GMG Regional Media, which includes the Manchester Evening News, from Guardian Media Group for £44.8 million.
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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.
BBC illustrates the power of the internet in new ad campaign
LONDON - The BBC is promoting its new series of programmes that investigate the extraordinary power of the internet through a new TV ad created by Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R.
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