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Shelter warns of closure of bank of mum and dad
Shelter has unveiled a new ad campaign, created with Leagas Delaney, to highlight the shortage of affordable housing. The campaign shows the bank of mum and dad closing, as it cannot support paying...
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Archbishop of Canterbury's war on Wonga takes an early blow as Church of...
That Archbishop of Canterbury, having declared war on Wonga by stating that he would like to compete the company “out of business” will be deflated this morning after it transpired that the Church...
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Butlers promote Euromillions guarantee to make 100 millionaires today
Euromillions has been showing potential lottery winners the lives they could lead with butlers travelling the country this week, carrying out domestic chores to promote its Millionaire Raffle. The...
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eBay rolls out The Feed to UK as it personalises its homepage
Online auction site eBay has rolled out The Feed in the UK, allowing users to curate what appears on their screen and personalise their buying experience through the homepage. The roll out of The Feed...
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Lindsey Russell named as Blue Peter’s 36th presenter
The world’s longest running children’s TV show, Blue Peter, has been revealed following a poll of viewers of the CBBC channel. Lindsey Russell, 22, from Oxford saw off 10 challengers to secure the job...
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OK! Magazine apologises for Kate ‘weight loss’ cover
OK! Magazine has publicly apologised for a controversial cover depicting the Duchess of Cambridge which implied that the princess needed to lose weight, just days after giving birth. Headlined ‘Kate’s...
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Internet Explorer UK unveils social campaign with Jam featuring mad scientist...
Internet Explorer (IE) UK has unveiled a new campaign, created by Jam, which shows oddball inventor Eddie show off a range of new inventions. In the campaign, which includes two mockumentary web...
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British Film Institute unveils tender for digital partners
The British Film Institute has unveiled a tender for web service design, looking for partners who can handle platform build, community moderation and content delivery. Valued at between £100,000 and...
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World’s first Twitter themed hotel opens in Mallorca
It may be the place to be online but Twitter addicts have had nowhere to call their own offline… until now that is. What is being touted as the world’s first Twitter themed hotel has opened its doors...
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Mentos creates personal news videos for Facebook users
Mentos has launched a “Fresh News” Facebook app which allows users to create bespoke personalised video news reports based on their Facebook activity. In line the brand’s new strapline ‘Stay Fresh’,...
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BBC News Online reports record 19.4m unique visitors on day of royal birth
The BBC has had double cause to celebrate the royal birth, after the event was credited with netting the broadcaster its single biggest day of web traffic ever, with 19.4m unique browsers logging in...
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ITV makes fourth production company acquisition in eight months with Shaun of...
ITV has acquired the full 100 per cent stake in Big Talk Productions, which produces Friday Night Dinner, Him & Her and Rev, in its fourth production company acquisition in eight months. The...
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easyJet unveils new designer cabin crew uniforms
Low cost airline easyJet has introduced a new cabin crew uniform designed by Jeff Banks CBE & Incorporatewear Ltd to give the budget carrier a more modern demeanour. Banks was commissioned to...
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NOW TV to release internet connected box for TV sets for under £10
NOW TV, the BskyB owned online platform has announced that it will release an internet connected box for under £10. The service will from today (26 July) roll out nowtv.com, a wireless connected...
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BSkyB reports 9% profit increase as it outlines plans to expand connected box...
BskyB has reported an operating profit increase of nine per cent during the last year, reaching £1.33m, and a paid-for subscriptions for products increase of 3.3m. The satellite broadcaster saw...
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Record number of entries for this year's IPA Media Owner Awards
The IPA has received a record number of entries for this year’s HomeMedia Owner Awards, with 107 entries set to be reviewed by a judging panel led by Agenda21 group chairman and managing partner Pete...
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42 per cent of children falsely claim they are over 18 on social media sites
Children aged between 11 and 15 who use social media sites mainly do so using a false age, research from the ASA has found, with 42 per cent pretending to be over 18. The ASA found that advertisers...
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GB Taekwondo appoints Rule 5 for inaugural Taekwondo Grand Prix
GB Taekwondo has selected Rule 5 to handle a PR and marketing brief promoting a new international competition – the Taekwondo Grand Prix. Taking place at Manchester Central in December (Friday...
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Virgin Media launches hyper-local broadband campaign with JCDecaux
Virgin Media has worked with JCDecaux to launch a tactical outdoor advertising campaign personalised with the street name where the ad is posted. London’s Tottenham Court Road, Manchester’s Piccadilly...
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Stuart Hall's 15 month sentence doubled after appeal that it was 'unduly...
Stuart Hall, the disgraced BBC broadcaster, has had his sentence doubled to 30 months having admitted to 14 offences against young girls over a period of 20 years. The former It’s a Knock Out host was...
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