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Sky agrees £200 million deal to buy O2’s broadband business
Sky has agreed a deal with O2's parent company, Telefónica UK, which has seen the satellite broadcaster pay an initial £180 million for O2’s consumer broadband and fixed-line telephony business. Under...
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Supermarkets acquiesce to religious lobby with Jesus themed Easter eggs
Sainsbury’s and Tesco have become the latest supermarket chains to announce that they will stock an overtly religious Easter egg replete with Jesus on the packaging after acquiescing to lobbying from...
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Business Day becomes South Africa’s first paid content paper
BDFM Digital, publishers of South Africa’s Business Day, has announced that the paper is to employ the countries first metered, paid content strategy courtesy of the Evolok management platform....
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River Island recruits Rihanna as face of brand
High Street fashion chain River Island has announced that it is to launch a new Rihanna range of clothing in a bid to woo a younger generation of fashionistas. The move is an attempt by the chain to...
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Twitter Bieber row erupts as fans fly into jealous rage over retweet
An unseemly row has broken out amongst an online army of Justin Bieber acolytes after a seemingly innocuous tweet was issued by the Canadian crooner’s newest fan. Having sampled the delights of...
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"I love iCloud and seamless sharing of data across devices" MOMA's judge Dan...
With the MOMAs (Marketing on Mobile Awards) judging scheduled to take place in April, The Drum will ask each of the judges for some of their own points of view around what is happening within the...
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Tesco unveils blinkboxmusic, blinkboxbooks and Clubcard TV offerings
Tesco has today unveiled its three new digital entertainment services - blinkboxmusic, blinkboxbooks and Clubcard TV – as well as the appointments of MDs for each of these areas. Gavin Sathianathan...
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The Daily Mirror poaches Mail on Sunday columnist Ian Hyland
The Daily Mirror has signed former Mail on Sunday TV columnist Ian Hyland to launch a new weekly TV column this Tuesday, following hot on the heels of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and...
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Bauer Media UK unveils entertainment and lifestyle content hub led by Jo...
Bauer Media UK has announced that it is to launch a new entertainment and lifestyle content hub with the aim of sharing the content from all its platforms, including heat, Kiss, Empire, Magic, Closer,...
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Majority of internet users ‘oblivious’ of privacy violations
New research published by Adblock Plus has found that a majority of internet users, 58%, are completely unaware of the extent to which their personal information is gathered and shared online by...
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Former Digitas and Harvest boss to reveal profit making secrets in March
How to make more money from your agency business is the topic for MiNetwork’s next webinar as Miles Welch, a partner at the global leader in building and realising value in marketing agency businesses...
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One Direction & Sarah Millican ‘unmasked’ for Comic Relief
A raft of celebrities; including One Direction, Sarah Millican Caroline Flack, Olly Murs and Matt Cardle have modelled a series of limited edition eye masks for Red Nose Day. The limited edition...
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Average salaries of top digital executives register decline
Average salaries across all digital disciplines have registered a decline, driven south by a reduction in the percentage of digital industry managing directors, partners and chief executives earning...
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JMW Solicitors relaunches claim website with i-com
JMW Solicitors has relaunched its website for claims website YouClaim, following a three month project. Digital agency i-com worked on the website for the Manchester law firm, with the aim of renewing...
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Ad of the Day: NatWest - Mustang
Johnny Cash aptly sets the scene for this lovely-looking ad which has a dad dreaming about a Mustang but having to revise his plans because of the needs of his beloved daughter. It's interestingly...
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Social media focus: What is the importance of video in the social sector?
The Drum catches up with a selection of industry experts to ask their views on some of the big issues affecting the social media sector, such as video and data. What do you think is the importance of...
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New video-on-demand platform TV Tapas launched by 5 Minute Network
An online TV brand creation from 5 Minute Network has launched in Glasgow, offering six on demand affinity group-based channels. The video platform for TV Tapas was built from scratch by the company's...
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New Race for Life campaign from Mother stands up to cancer
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life has unveiled its latest campaign, the first since moving the account to Mother in August 2012. Featuring the new line ‘Cancer We’re Coming to Get You’, the activity...
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Coca-Cola Enterprises appoints Lexis for corporate brief
Coca-Cola Enterprises has announced the appointment of Lexis to promote its responsibility and sustainability activities. Appointed following a four way pitch, Lexis will now handle cross-European...
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Football fans to become part of Budweiser’s FA Cup TV advert
FA Cup sponsor Budweiser is calling on its fans to help create a 120 second TV advert full of memorable moments from this season’s tournament. Usually the reserve of Budweiser’s World Cup and Super...
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