Children’s health campaigners have written to the Health Secretary to oppose moves to hand the Change4Life anti-obesity campaign over to corporate partners including PepsiCo and Nestlé.
Ocado has confirmed that it has appointed Matthew Knight as its first head of marketing, following its stock market float.
Channel 4 has decided on the team and structure to lead its creative renewal strategy and has confirmed an extra £50m investment in programming.
Coca-Cola has axed Lean Mean Fighting Machine from its digital agency roster, following a Facebook campaign for its Dr Pepper brand that included a reference to a porn film.
BP’s beleaguered CEO is to step down as the oil giant reports a $17bn (£11bn) loss for the second quarter.
DMGT, owner of the Daily Mail and Metro, has posted third quarter revenue down 2% on last year but says that it is trading ahead of expectations.
UK web users aren’t receiving the broadband services advertised by ISPs, according to research by Ofcom.
Procter & Gamble has announced TV presenter Cat Deeley as the new face of its shampoo brand Pantene Pro V.
David Kisilevsky, Burger King’s most senior European marketer, is leaving the company after four years.
The Central Office of Information (COI) is looking to partner with brands and media owners to help deliver campaigns as it looks to provide the Government services for less money.
Olympic sponsors will be able to pick from up to 3,000 exclusive outdoor sites to advertise near Olympic venues.
Vodafone has announced it won’t launch any more Vodafone 360-branded handsets, such as the Samsung H1 and M1, but the mobile app service will continue to exist.
Free newspaper Metro has teamed up with Lloyds TSB for a special supplement today (27 July) to mark the countdown to London 2012.
Proposals to clarify the rules of online behavioural advertising have been heavily criticised for the impact they would have on consumers and marketers.
In an escalation of a row over how the Data Protection Directive has been implemented in the UK, the European Commission has given the British Government two months to come up with proposals for full compliance.