LOVEFiLM announces Warner Bros. International Television Distribution content...
LOVEFiLM has released the details of a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) that will bring additional programming to the range of content currently available on...
View ArticleSky apologises to Mad Men fans after premiere is blocked
Sky has been left red-faced after its much hyped premiere of the season six opener of Mad Men was blocked on games consoles, mobiles and iPad, despite its availability being widely trailed beforehand....
View ArticleSky Ireland recruits Pierce Brosnan for largest ever advertising campaign
Sky Ireland has launched what it calls its ‘biggest ever’ marketing campaign to launch its new broadband service, recruiting former Bond Pierce Brosnan to sell its new broadband service. Straddling...
View ArticleCarte Noire launches Westfield Stratford City window installation
Coffee brand Carte Noire has become the first advertiser to grace a newly launched window installation at Westfield Stratford City. Devised by Work Club, the digital agency and AllofUs, a design...
View ArticleWe Are Hunted confirms Twitter buy out fuelling music app rumours
Music discovery service We Are Hunted has confirmed reports that it has been bought by Twitter, further fuelling rumours that Twitter is developing a new music app. A statement posted on the We Are...
View ArticleDairyCo works with Creative Jar on animation project
DairyCo has engaged with Creative Jar as part of its latest marketing campaign which is based on the concept of life without dairy. The digital marketing agency has worked with DairyCo to produce an...
View ArticleScorch London brings the Va Va Voom to this fortnight's Creative Round-Up vote
Scorch London’s Renault Clio video is certainly bringing the Va Va Voom to this fortnight’s vote to feature in The Works section of The Drum magazine as its currently sitting pretty at the top spot....
View ArticleJon Morter, the man behind Rage Against The Machine and Hillsborough chart...
With Wizard of Oz ditty, 'Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead' sitting within the top five in the UK singles chart after the death of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the prospect of it reaching the...
View ArticleIKEA invites public to make most of their garden in new campaign
IKEA is set to launch a new campaign tomorrow, Saturday 12 April, which invites the public to ‘Make more of your Garden’, and battle the garden gnomes who want to keep the garden boring. Created by...
View ArticleSergeant Jeremy Scott resigns after tweeting he hoped Thatcher’s death was...
Sergeant Jeremy Scott from the Met Police has today resigned from his job after sending offensive messages on Twitter following the death of Margaret Thatcher. In a series of tweets, Scott said that...
View ArticleRippleffect MD Ben Hatton named Trinity Mirror's Digital Marketing Services...
Trinity Mirror has promoted its digital agency Rippleffect’s founder Ben Hatton to managing director of its Digital Marketing Services Network. Hatton will be tasked with leading the growth and...
View ArticleRenArt engages 3Monkey for BopArt packaging design and content creation
Creative play company RenArt has joined forces with 3Monkey to create the packaging design and content creation for its range of BopArt colour stamping kits. BopArt aims to give a fresh contemporary...
View ArticleWhat makes a great leader? The Drum speaks to AKQA founder Ajaz Ahmed about...
As The Drum launches its peer review to identify the cream of the digital crop, associate editor Richard Draycott catches up with Ajaz Ahmed, founder of AKQA, to find out what makes a great leader....
View ArticleSociability: How recruiters use social media to check applicants, and tips...
In the past week, there have been at least three reported cases of people losing their jobs because of something said on social media, one of which happened before the person in question took the job....
View ArticleThe Drum daily jobs round-up: Vodafone, The Drum, Havas Lynx, Norwich...
Vodafone is looking for a senior copywriter based at its global headquarters in Newbury. For a salary of £39,000-£46,000, the successful candidate will work within the online strategy and production...
View ArticleEssence appoints Virgin Mobile founder Joe Steel as COO
Essence has announced the appointment of former Virgin Mobile founder Joe Steel as the company’s first chief operating officer. Steel will be based in London and will be responsible for Essence’s...
View ArticleBBC says it will not ban Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead but confirms it will...
The BBC has confirmed it will only play a clip of Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead on Radio 1 as the row over the adopted anti-Margaret Thatcher song continues. Radio 1 broadcasts a UK music chart...
View ArticleDrugs charity Crew unveils My Crew web initiative designed by Spider Online
Edinburgh-based drugs charity Crew has engaged Spider Online to develop the website for its My Crew project that aims to offer immediate assessment and support for young people around substance abuse....
View ArticleThe Apprentice winner Stella English loses dismissal claim against Alan Sugar
The Apprentice winner Stella English has lost her claim of constructive dismissal against Armshold Group Ltd, owned by Alan Sugar. English had described her £100,000 contact with Sugar as "a sham",...
View ArticleAnimator whose laptop was stolen uses Hidden App to track it from London to...
An animator who found himself the victim of a burglary earlier this year has managed to track his stolen laptop to a family living in Iran. Dom del Torto had installed an application called Hidden App...
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