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Paul McCartney's Dandy dreams come true as he is featured in the comic's...
Back in 1963 Paul McCartney told NME that his ambition was to have his picture in The Dandy. Upon hearing the news that the comic would cease printing on its 75th birthday, Sir Paul wrote to bosses...
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Scottish Friendly partnership with STEAK sees it achieve record online sales
Financial services group Scottish Friendly has reported its best month ever for online sales, exceeding £500,000 in a single month for the very first time, following its partnership with digital...
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adVENT Day 2: Nicky Bullard, creative director at LIDA on Iceland's 2012...
Mum’s gone to Iceland. Not the shop. The country. She’s just watched the shop’s Christmas ad. Now I love a bit of sentimentalism me. Oh how I wept last year at JL’s effort when that little chap wasn’t...
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Cameron to meet editors after 98,000 sign petition asking for Leveson...
A spokesman for the Prime Minister has confirmed that he will meet editors and newspapers owners next week to discuss the recommendations published by Lord Judge Leveson . In the meeting, taking place...
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After the dust has settled: The media reaction to Leveson report
Three days after the publication of Lord Justice Leveson's report The Drum looks at the top stories across the media this weekend. Permalink | Comments (0)
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Stop the Press: The Mail explains some of the stories which would have been...
The Leveson report outlined key practices by the press which would have to be altered, or abolished altogether, to make way for his recommendations. The Mail has looked through its archives to explain...
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OMG text turns 20 2day: Take our Anniversary Quiz
On this date 20 years ago, test engineer Neil Papworth sent the words ‘Merry Christmas’ from his computer to Richard Jarvis over the Vodafone network at a staff Christmas party. These two little words...
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Labour ups the ante on statutory regulation of the press
Labour is set to pile pressure on David Cameron to buckle and accept the Leveson report in full, by commissioning its own lawyers to draft new statutory legislation. The move is to be unveiled by...
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Brands such as Adidas warned of cyber vigilante menace
Cabinet minister Francis Maude will today pull no punches when he avails MPs of the latest threats posed by hackers, enemy states and cyber criminals when he outlines the coalition’s cyber security...
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Kony 2012 named most shared social video ad of 2012
A rundown of this year’s 20 most shared social video ads has been published by the Unruly Global Viral Video Ads Chart, an annual ranking of the most shared video ads. This year it is the little known...
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Consumers expected to spend £320m online as Cyber Monday hits
Today has been dubbed ‘Cyber Monday’, with consumers expected to spend £320m online, and estimates of 115 million visits to online retail sites. Experian has suggested that since the leap year means...
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Newspaper industry hit by £250m ad revenue downgrade
The struggling newspaper industry has been dealt a fresh blow after media buying network ZenithOptimedia downgraded its fourth quarterly revenue downgrade in a row. Advertisers are now predicted to...
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adVENT Day 3: Third time does more harm than charm for ‘Merry Pringles’ says...
I am completely at a loss as to why Pringles is running its deeply uninspiring Christmas advert for the third year in a row. After two years of the insipid commercial lurking around in ad breaks, on...
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Daily Mirror and Daily Record launch digital editions
The Daily Mirror and Daily Record have today launched the first weekday e-editions of their respective national titles. Launched on the iPad the digital versions will be free to all UK users with paid...
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LG previews augmented reality ‘Magic Remote’ at Gadget Show Live
Consumer electronics brand LG has launched ‘The Magic is in Your Hand’ augmented reality brand experience for the Gadget Show Live to plug the firms Magic Remote. The device enables users to operate...
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Nationwide to support film sequel to The Snowman
Nationwide has announced that it is to support The Snowman and The Snowdog, the sequel to The Snowman. The Nationwide Group will be promoting the film throughout its 800 branches across the country to...
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Pope unveils Twitter handle: @pontifex
The Pope has unveiled his Twitter handle, after speculation over what the handle for Pope Benedict XVI would be. The handle has been revealed as @pontifex, with the Pope sitting at over 7,000...
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Cancer Research appoints Unity PR to handle Dryathlon campaign
Cancer Research has announced the appointment of Unity PR to handle its Dryathlon campaign, which asks the public to give up alcohol throughout January. The Dryathlon campaign focuses on the willpower...
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Cyber Monday set to be quashed by social media as British shoppers plan ahead...
Research from OgilvyAction has found that Brits are getting more organised for Christmas this year by using social media to plan their Christmas shopping and that Cyber Monday will not have the same...
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News Corp set to close iPad newspaper The Daily due to lack of subscriptions
News Corporation has today announced that The Daily is set to close on 15 December, with a lack of subscriptions being blamed for the iPad newspaper not lasting two years. Launched in February 2011,...
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