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Playboy TV and Demand Adult fined £100,000 for lack of strict underage...
Ofcom has fined porn sites Playboy TV and Benelux limited, owners of Demand Adult, £100,000 for a lack of secure restrictions to deny underage access of their websites. The media watchdog found that...
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66% of CEOs of the world’s top 50 companies engaged online in 2012: but only...
The number of CEOs engaging with the public online has increased by 30 per cent in two years, research by Weber Shandwick has found, with two thirds (66 per cent) of CEOs of the world’s top 50...
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Waitrose causes Cotswold strife while Jaguar leaps ahead
Before we get going on this week’s column, let’s take a moment to say goodbye to Jessops. At the time of writing, all we know is that the administrators have closed all of the stores and it is not...
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BrandAlley announces completion of UK management buyout
BrandAlley UK has announced the completion of a management buyout of the company from shareholders News International and BrandAlley France. Backed by private investors, the deal will now see Bruce...
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Mirror Online launches Mirror World Footie Manager social game
The Mirror has launched Mirror World Footie Manager on Facebook, marking another step into the social gaming sector for the publisher. Mirror World Footie Manager is The Mirror’s second social gaming...
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Scotsman Publications MD Andrew Richardson replaced by regional MD Stuart...
Johnston Press has appointed Stuart Birkett to oversee the running of Scotsman Publications following the departure of Andrew Richardson. A spokesperson for Johnston Press confirmed the departure of...
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Facebook Graph Search will trigger “compelling” advertising opportunities,...
Facebook’s social search product Graph Search could pave the way for a host of targeting opportunities for advertisers, but must be extended to mobile fast, according to industry experts. Graph...
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Kiip and Interpublic enter into strategic partnership following investment...
Mobile rewards platform Kiip has received major investment from Interpublic (IPG), announcing it is to partner with the global advertising holding company. The investment was part of Kiip’s most...
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Simply Business reveals customer-focused brand overhaul including new logo...
Business insurance provider Simply Business has revealed a new brand identity to better reflect its brand values. As well as revealing a new brand identity, Simply Business is also launching a...
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Rainbow teams with Tsumanga Studios to create virtual world based on Winx...
TV and movie production studio Rainbow is teaming with Tsumanga Studios in order to create a virtual world game for girls using the Winx Club brand. Animated TV series Winx Club has already led to a...
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Twitter launches Oscars Index to track awards buzz
Twitter has launched a new Twitter Index that will measure and rank conversation about the nominated films and actors in the six weeks running up to the Oscars ceremony. The move comes after Twitter...
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Shine 360° and Mothercare announce One Born Every Minute partnership
Shine 360°, the Shine Group division responsible for the global management and commercialisation of the company’s non-broadcast rights, has announced an off-air partnership between Channel 4 series...
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Blockbuster UK appoints Deloitte as administrator
Blockbuster looks set to go into administration, with the possibility of 4000 jobs being lost. Deloitte, who was announced as the administrator for HMV, has also been appointed for Blockbuster, Sky...
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MOO.com airs national TV advertising campaign to inspire small and startup...
Online print company MOO has worked with creative agency Creature of London to launch its first national television advertising campaign. Entitled ‘Start Something Remarkable’, the campaign aims to...
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made.com works with Albion London, th1ng and th2ng for ad campaign
Furniture retailer made.com has worked with advertising agency Albion London, animation and mixed media production company th1ng, and live action production company th2ng for its first ad campaign....
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Paddy Power unveils new bet on ‘next to contaminate beef burgers’: squirrel,...
Paddy Power has decided to cash in on the Tesco horsemeat in beef burgers shenanigans by creating a new bet: what will be next to contaminate beef burgers? The bet starts off with deer at two to one,...
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Zeitgeist, Media Republic and Blue State Digital confirmed as marketing...
Media Republic, Blue State Digital and Zeitgeist have been confirmed as the advertising agencies appointed to handle the pro-UK campaign ‘Better Together’ ahead of the 2014 independence referendum in...
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Absolute Radio chief Clive Dickens departs
Absolute Radio’s chief operating officer Clive Dickens is leaving the commercial radio broadcaster to pursue his career in Australia. Dickens, who has been at the station for nearly five years, will...
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iProspect appoints WPP’s Helena Snowdon as EMEA new business and strategy...
Performance marketing agency iProspect has announced the appointment of Helena Snowdon as EMEA new business and strategy director. Joining from WPP, Snowdon will be expected to drive iProspect’s...
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Guardian News & Media appoints Nick Hewat as commercial director
Guardian News & Media has today announced the appointment of Nick Hewat to the new role of commercial director. Hewat is set to join GNM later this year from Telegraph Media Group, where he holds...
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