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Ofcom drops investigation into Kay Burley following April Jones volunteer...
Ofcom has confirmed it will not proceed with an investigation into Sky News presenter Kay Burley over the controversial interview in which she told volunteers live on camera that police did not expect...
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Barnardo’s and Picturehouse partner to launch Christmas cinema screenings
Children's charity Barnardo’s has partnered with Picturehouse to offer a range of Christmas screenings, including a broadcast of The Nutcracker live at the Royal Opera House, in a bid to raise...
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Bizarre McAfee ‘on the run’ blog taken offline
Anti-virus firm founder John McAfee, who has been evading police on the island of Belize for the past week, has set up a blog so followers can keep abreast of his adventures, whoismcafee.com -...
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BBC could ‘go dark over Christmas’ as journalists balloted on strike action
The BBC could be hit by fresh turmoil just as it’s already reeling from the fallout from its botched Newsnight investigation, as its journalists are balloted on possible strike action. It follows news...
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Sally Bercow legally advised to stop tweeting following latest gaffe
Sally Bercow, wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, has temporarily retired from Twitter on legal advice after her involvement in the misidentification of Lord McAlpine in a sexual abuse case...
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Channel 4 to host advertising industry’s brightest prospects
Channel 4 is to invite 60 of the advertising industry’s brightest prospects to a special event hosted by the broadcaster’s senior executive team in order to inspire, inform and entertain the next...
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Stephen Fry signs up for the Golden Twits Twitter awards
Stephen Fry has signed up for several categories of The Drum’s awards celebrating those who are best at Twitter. The presenter, actor and comedian has signed up for the celebrity category, as well as...
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Virgin Media's movie themed ‘super van’ fleet is go
Virgin Media have given their fleet of bog standard engineers vans a makeover by transforming them into a series of movie inspired creations. First up for the treatment is a green painted Thunderbird...
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Circle Partnership unveils campaign with Out of Home International
Circle Partnership hospitals have unveiled a two month outdoor campaign with Out of Home International. The campaign aims to target potential clients with ads at Newbury, Henley, Reading and...
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Save the Children works with Amaze PR to launch Christmas Jumper Day
Save the Children has partnered with Amaze PR to launch its first-ever Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 14 December. The nationwide fundraising initiative asks the public to don their festive fleeces in...
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New identity for Müller Wiseman Dairies to be phased in over next year
A new identity has been released for Müller Wiseman Dairies following the merger of the two companies earlier this year. The new branding comes after Muller bought over Robert Wiseman Dairies in...
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Carmex puckers up to celebrate 75 years with Ubiquitous campaign
Carmex is celebrating 75 years with an integrated social media and taxi advertising campaign, created by Ubiquitous. Planned and booked by Grafton International, the campaign aims to attract the...
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32% will share customer service experiences via social media and blogs
Almost a third (32 per cent) are sharing their customer service experiences – both good and bad – online through social media and blogs, new research has found. The research of other 7,000 consumers...
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Expensive mistakes: When celebrity endorsement deals go wrong
As Churchill car insurance decides to axe Martin Clunes from its ads following a driving ban The Drum takes a look at other stars that have lost lucrative advertising deals. Permalink | Comments (1)
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52% of public think next BBC director general should come from outwith the...
Over half of the public think that the next director general of the BBC should be appointed from outside the corporation, YouGov has reported. The poll for the Sunday Times found that following the...
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Why it's time for Sally Bercow to pay up as well as shut up after Lord...
It could be the case with the most defendants in legal history. Lord McAlpine has 10,000 Twitter users in his sights, along with traditional media owners such as the BBC and ITV. Just as football fans...
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Danone Waters UK & Ireland Ltd awards evian and Volvic accounts to Live &...
Danone Waters UK & Ireland Ltd (DWUK) has appointed Live & Breathe to work on its evian and Volvic products following two separate competitive pitches. Live & Breathe will now work with...
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Sally Bercow deletes Twitter account
Sally Bercow’s Twitter account has been deleted after it was hacked; during the same week that her lawyer advised her to stop tweeting. The wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons has come under...
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Funky Pigeon and Aurasma bring Christmas cards to life
Greetings card specialist Funky Pigeon has teamed up with augmented reality platform Aurasma to bring extra festive cheer this Christmas by bringing its personalised festive 3D cards to life. The new...
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Co-operative Foods seems to think that food is sexy in accidental topless man...
The people behind the Co-operative Food’s Twitter account must be having a few blushes this afternoon, after tweeting a photo of a topless man on its stream by accident. The photo, which has now been...
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