The growth of online will drive UK ad spend to grow as much as 37.9% to 22bn by 2019 despite a drop in classified recruitment ads, according to a report published by the Advertising Association (AA).
Parents do not realise that their children are being “stalked in cyberspace” by junk food manufacturers, according to a report published today (January 21) by the British Heart Foundation. The BHF claims that its Food4Thought Survey has found that two thirds of parents are not aware that food manufacturers use internet games to target chilldren. […]
British Gas has become the third energy supplier to inflict misery on consumers with price hikes on gas and electricity. The company announced today (January 17) that it is to raise its prices by an average of 15%. Energywatch, the energy watchdog, says this latest hike means British Gas customers have seen bills go up […]
EMI has made 150m bid for independent record label Chrysalis. The move by EMI chairman Guy Hands comes at a difficult time for the music company, which recently announced a major cost-cutting drive.
Innocent Drinks has secured 32m to help drive its expansion across Europe. The money will also be used to aid domestic growth.
Here are some words you wont often hear from the children of Britain: Mum, instead of watching telly and eating sweets, can I go to the bookshop, buy some mind-enhancing reading material, do an intensive physical work-out then have curly green vegetables and other healthy fare for supper. Please?
Celebrities Madonna and Shakira are to feature in the latest global campaign for Sunsilk, which will also include Marilyn Monroe. Unilever will unveil the campaign next month.
A new title aimed specifically at Muslim teens is due to hit the shelves later this month. Muslim Girl, a US export, will aim to challenge stereotypes. It will launch on January 25. The title, published by the US company Execugo Media, will target girls aged 14 to 18 years old. The alternate-monthly magazine will […]
The Government is considering plans to share the BBC licence fee across rival broadcasters to help pay for public service programming, according to culture secretary James Purnell. It is the first time the government has revealed it is considering the plans. Purnell, who made the comments last night (January 17) at the Oxford Media Convention, […]
Alliance Boots, the health and beauty group, has joined HMV and Primark in giving the high street a boost with positive Christmas sales results. The group has reported a 4.8% increase in like-for-like sales over the three months to December 31. The health and beauty side of the business is understood to have performed particularly […]
Scottish & Newcastle, the last major UK brewer, has started possible takeover talks with rivals Carlsberg A/S and Heineken NV. The brewer has been fighting off approaches from the consortium since last October.
Estee Lauder, the cosmetics and fragrances giant, has restarted the review of its £70m global media planning and buying account. It will include the company’s £10m UK account, which is currently handled by M2M. It is understood that Omnicom Media Group-owned M2M to be repitching for the business against WWP Group-owned Maxus, and MPG, part […]
Yahoo! has struck a deal with mobile phone operator T-Mobile UK to handle on-portal advertising for its Web ‘n’ Walk internet service. Yahoo! will sell and serve graphical mobile advertising, such as banner ads, for the operator. The ads will be rolled out over the first half of this year. T-Mobile and Yahoo! say their […]
SsangYong, the Korean car marque relaunching in the UK, has made its second senior hiring in two weeks by appointing Ferrari GB executive Ian Nicholson as finance and operations director. The news follows the appointment of former Kia UK chief Paul Williams as managing director at the start of last week (MW†January 10). Nicholson, who […]
The Hits, the EMAP-owned music channel, and Channel 4 are joining forces to launch a season of music programming. 4Music Sundays will include live performances, documentaries and shows from C4 youth strand, T4. The season, which will launch on The Hits on March 2, will also have the fourth series of The Shockwaves Album Chart […]