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IPA pitching practice survey reveals procurement is 'not always a menace' to...
Just under half (48 per cent) of agencies taking part in pitches where procurement was involved said their part was both transparent and fair according to the latest IPA survey on the pitching...
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Channel 4 recalls What Happens in Kavos team over drunken women exploitation...
Channel 4 has recalled a team of producers from Dragonfly productions to London following allegations printed in The Sun newspaper that they had offered a ‘special prize’ for tracking down women using...
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Top Gear accused of faking riverside hovercraft stunt
A Top Gear stunt in which Jeremy Clarkson, James May Richard Hammond took the helm of a customised hovercraft and left a trail of chaos in their wake along the River Avon has been labelled a ‘fake’...
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ITV predicts advertising increase of 20 per cent in August as it reveals £30m...
ITV has revealed that it expects to see an increase in advertising revenue of a fifth during August, having revealed a two per cent total revenue increase of £30m to £1,309m. The broadcaster saw a...
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Coronation Street hit by fresh product placement row over 'Midnight Tango'...
ITV has been hit by a fresh product placement row over its flagship soap, Coronation Street, just days after Channel 4 announced it would broadcast separate allegations. The latest row centres on the...
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Haywire ESPN subtitles label sports presenters as ‘paedophiles’
Two unfortunate sports presenters have been labelled as ‘paedophiles’ by wayward subtitling software whilst overseeing ESPN’s UK coverage of the Gold Cup final in Chicago. The incident took place as...
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Google asked to remove over 100m links so far this year
Google has received requests to remove more than 100 million links since January 2013 for web pages deemed to be in breach of copyright laws, it has been revealed. This number is double the requests...
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Invicta Telecare unveils biggest marketing campaign to date
Invicta Telecare has launched the biggest marketing campaign in its 27 year history targeting adults worried about their parents’ welfare. The six-month campaign from the independent telecare provider...
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Sports Direct suffers PR setback over use of zero hour contracts
Sports Direct has come under fire over its embrace of so-called zero hour contracts, a form of employment contract which offers far fewer rights than standard employment. All 20,000 part time staff at...
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Twitter troll Oliver Eric Rawlings apologises to Mary Beard after user...
Twitter troll Oliver Eric Rawlings has apologised and appears to have deleted his account after he tweeted Mary Beard calling her a ‘filthy old slut’. Rawlings then tweeted Jeremy Vine, who called him...
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Nuts magazine responds to Co-op's modesty bags decision with 'Keep your hands...
Men’s magazine Nuts has mounted an online campaign in response to the Co-op’s ruling that ‘lads’ magazines must come in modesty bags within six weeks, or be removed from sale in their stores. Co-op’s...
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LOVEFiLM partners with Scripps Networks Interactive on new food & lifestyle...
Amazon owned LOVEFiLM has announced that it has signed a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive to bring a range of food and lifestyle focussed TV content from Food Network and Travel Channel to...
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Space appoints Mat O'Brien as creative director
Mat O’Brien has been named as creative director at integrated marketing agency Space. Joining from Initials Marketing where he held the same role, O’Brien has been tasked with leading Space’s creative...
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Hammerson appoints isobel for Highcross and Queensgate shopping centre
Real estate company Hammerson has announced the appointment of isobel to handle the creative for Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester, and Queensgate in Peterborough. Isobel, who already hold the...
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Mythical Trip Advisor restaurant leads patrons up a blind alley
A mysterious restaurant which garnered rave reviews on Trip Advisor has left salivating diners flummoxed by its non-existence. Reviewers had logged in to sing the praises of Oscar’s, a Brigadoon like...
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Qubit appoints Seamus Whittingham vice-president of commercial operations...
Seamus Whittingham has been appointed vice-president of commercial operations at Qubit ahead of the company’s European expansion plans next year. Whittingham will initially plan operational strategy...
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O2 draws inspiration from Rocky Balboa ahead of 4G launch
O2 has channelled the spirit of Rocky Balboa in its new ‘Fit for 4G’ teaser trailer. Launching on the network this summer, O2’s video shows how the network is in training to take on the current...
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Downing Street investigates national roll out of illegal immigrant poster...
Downing Street has scotched criticisms of an illegal immigrant poster campaign, designed to encourage people to go home voluntarily, by saying it is ‘already working’ and suggesting that it could be...
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npower selects McCann Manchester as lead creative agency
UK energy company npower has appointed McCann Manchester as its lead creative agency following a competitive pitch. McCann Manchester will now assume responsibility for launching npower’s latest brand...
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LA Muscle launches 'Pain & Gain' promotion with Paramount Pictures
To celebrate the launch of action comedy film Pain & Gain UK supplement brand LA Muscle has teamed up with Paramount Pictures offering the chance to win a luxurious holiday for two to Miami,...
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