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Channel 4 set to unveil second screen companion app
Channel 4 is set to unveil a new second screen companion app next month as part of its on-going viewer engagement strategy. The app will be launched into beta phase in July to Channel 4’s registered...
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Marcus Kirsch leaves Leo Burnett for role at RAPP
RAPP has appointed artist and technologist Marcus Kirsch from Leo Burnett to the newly created role of innovation director. Kirsch will work alongside executive creative director Jason Andrews and...
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Stein IAS wins agency of the year for third time at B2
Stein IAS picked up the agency of the year award for the third time in four years at the Business Marketing Association’s (BMA) annual B2 awards last week. This is the first year that Stein + Partners...
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Prime Minister’s barrister brother heads legal chambers representing Rebekah...
As Rebekah Brooks pleads not guilty to charges of phone hacking, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and unlawful payment to officials, Prime Minister David Cameron's high flying barrister...
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Manning Gottlieb OMD appoints first head of social
Manning Gottlieb OMD has announced the appointment of Tim Pritchard as head of social. Pritchard began his career as a graduate at Manning Gottlieb OMD in the radio department, before being promoted...
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The Drum daily jobs round-up: National Express, Arch, Blipfoto, McCann...
Today's jobs round-up offers roles for a creative artworker, implementation manager, sales and marketing director, a digital producer/project manager and a senior graphic designer. National Express is...
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Justin Bieber smashes 40m follower record on Twitter
Justin Bieber has extended his lead over pop rival Lady GaGa as the most popular person on Twitter after garnering his 40 millionth follower via the microblogging service. To accompanying the...
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Communications firms summoned to government child porn summit
Culture secretary Maria Miller has summoned the heads of Britain’s largest internet and mobile providers to a summit called in order to find ways of restricting access to child pornography online. A...
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GO Outdoors helps when kit is stolen by giant hawk in new TV ad
GO Outdoors has unveiled a new TV ad, created by Uber, seeing a walker attacked by a giant hawk. The advert was filmed on location just outside Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales, and promotes GO Outdoors...
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Kellogg's heats up battle of the copycat cereals with spoof Aldi ad
The battle of the cereals has begun as Kellogg's brings together 'Special K girl' and Aldi low fat cereal ads actor David O'Riordan for a spoof internet advert hitting out at own-brand copycat...
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One half of 2Day FM prank duo crowned ‘top jock’ in station competition
2Day FM DJ Michael Christian has been named the ‘top jock’ in a national competition by his employer Southern Cross Austereo, which has seen him win a trip to LA. Christian said: “From the start I...
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Dixons Travel unveils digital and smartphone app with Howell Penny
Dixons Travel is launching a digital and smartphone app, with the aim of allowing consumers to browse new products before they make a purchase. The app, created by Howell Penny, will be promoted...
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easyJet urges regulators to clampdown on ‘misleading’ eDreams site
No-frills airline EasyJet has adopted the mantle of consumer champion after bringing European travel website eDreams to the attention of regulators for misleading customers into overpaying for its...
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Focus appoints Frank PR to boost profile
Laser eye surgery clinic Focus has announced the appointment of Frank PR to boost the profile of the clinic and raise awareness of success rates. David Allamby, founder of Focus, said: "We loved...
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Andy Coulson pleads not guilty to phone hacking charges
Former News of the World editor and PM spin doctor Andy Coulson has pleaded not guilty to charges related to phone hacking and alleged payments to public officials at Southwark Crown Court. The news...
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Cadburys, Pringles, Coca-Cola and Walkers top the poll of Generation-Y’s...
Cadbury, Pringles, Walkers and Coca-Cola dominate the most liked brands amongst 16-34 year olds according to the ‘Generation Y and Brand Loyalty’ report from w00t! Media. The study looked at the...
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Channel 4 commemorates D-Day anniversary with real time multiplatform event
Today, 6 June, marks the 69th anniversary of D-Day, and Channel 4 is commemorating it by re-enacting the events in real time for a large-scale multiplatform event. Having launched last night the...
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Pippa Middleton lands role as contributing editor of Vanity Fair to the...
Pippa Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, has been announced as the latest contributing editor to Conde Nast’s Vanity Fair magazine. "We're delighted to have Pippa as a contributor to...
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Stowford Press cider promotion bowls to an end with £50,000 win
Stowford Press’ ‘Bowl For £50k’ promotion ended yesterday, as Chris Newall won the £50,000 prize in the Together Agency devised campaign. The promotion offered the chance for four drinkers of the...
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Coca-Cola's head of design Till Schütte to speak on personalisation at...
Coca-Cola's European head of design and graphics production Till Schütte will deliver a speech on personalisation in print at this month's Creative Corner conference in London following the success of...
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