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Nokia loses place to Research in Motion in list of top 5 phone makers
According to statistics firm IDC Nokia has dropped out of the top five phone maker, losing its place to Blackberry maker Research in Motion. Despite an overall decline, RIM’s install base topped 80...
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Head of Diageo describes Irish Government’s plans to ban drinks ads as...
The head of Diageo, the company which owns brands such as Guinness, Smirnoff and Baileys, had branded the proposal by the Irish Government to ban drinks sponsorship of sporting events as ridiculous....
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ASA to target small businesses that exaggerate claims in online ads
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed its plans to target small online businesses and “sole traders” that make exaggerated claims in their internet ads within the next year. The move...
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Trinity Mirror’s share price drops 18% amid phone hacking fears
The Trinity Mirror group saw £25 million wiped from its market value as its share price dropped from 61 pence on Thursday’s close to 50 pence after 11am on Friday. It is believed investors fear that...
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ITV bosses announce Daybreak editor David Kermode will be replaced by Karl...
ITV1's Daybreak editor David Kermode has announced he will leave the ailing breakfast programme next month, less than two months after an attempt to revive the show. The programme attracts an average...
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Gary Glitter arrested by police investigating Jimmy Savile abuse claims
Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been taken into custody at a London police station by officers working on Operation Yewtree, which is investigating the allegations of child abuse by...
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Facebook launches investigation after Bulgarian blogger buys 1.1 million...
Earlier this month Bogomil Shopov, a Bulgarian blogger and digital rights activist, bought 1.1 million Facebook names, user IDs, and emails posted to the social marketing site Gigbucks. Gigbucks is a...
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Scania Southern Africa appoints RLA as lead creative agency
Scania, a manufacturer of trucks, buses and coaches, has appointed RLA as its lead creative agency as it expands into the emerging Southern Africa market. Scania operates in some 100 countries, and...
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John McCririck accuses Channel 4 of ‘ageism’ after he is sacked and replaced...
Racing pundit John McCririck has hit out at Channel 4 bosses after he was dropped and replaced by a younger team including Clare Balding. The 72-year-old said this week that he was “devastated at...
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Battle of the daily deals sites: Groupon vs Amazon Local
Daily deals site Groupon launched in 2008 and quickly became the fastest growing company of all time when it reached $2 billion in revenue in less than two years. However the UK market alone spends...
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Everything Everywhere rebrand to EE begins to roll out
What is billed as the UK's largest corporate rebrands gets under way this week as Everything Everywhere formally rebrands as EE. An advertising campaign by Saatchi and Saatchi, digital drive by...
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Random House p-p-picks up Pearson’s Penguin
Random House, the publishing arm of German media group Bertelsmann, has announced that it is to combine its business with that of Pearson’s Penguin. The combined entity will be known as Penguin Random...
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Trinity Mirror makes a move for Daily Mail’s regional arm
Trinity Mirror is said to be in talks with Northcliffe, the regional publishing arm of the Daily Mail, with a view to acquiring a stake in the regional publisher, following its move to acquire the...
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Taskforce formed to rejuvenate ailing High Streets
An alliance of leading figures from the worlds of banking, retail and property have announced their collaboration in the form of the Distressed retail Property Taskforce in order to seek ways and...
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Five Go To Rehab with INITIALS Marketing campaign
The launch of Comic Strip Present’s Five Go To Rehab is being promoted by Gold in a campaign by INITIALS Marketing. Five Got To Rehab, which will feature Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Peter...
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Aegis Media acquires Hablar
Media and digital communications group Aegis has announced its purchase of Hablar, the Japanese performance marketing and search agency. The deal is a manifestation of Aegis’ desire to increase its...
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Horror story from Adland: Behind the scenes of Bil Bungay's film When the...
Adman Bil Bungay has co-produced a horror movie, written and directed by his former creative partner Pat Holden, and based on the ‘true’ story of the haunting of Holden’s aunt Jean’s Pontefract...
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Boris Johnson issues anti-press regulation clarion call
Boris Johnson has nailed his true blue colours firmly to the anti-regulation camp as a war of words develops over how to manage the press in the wake of the Leveson inquiry. This puts the London mayor...
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OnTrees money management tool unveil brand identity with isobel
OnTrees, a money management tool set to be launched in November by A&N Media - part of the Daily Mail Trust Group - has unveiled its brand identity with isobel. The campaign for the free online...
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“They are not as cool”: Apple ‘apology’ to Samsung posted on website
Apple has released its apology to Samsung, as required by the High Court after the company lost its battle where it complained that the iPad design had been copied for the Galaxy Tablet. In the...
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