NEW YORK – Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, will not bow to pressure from China to censor its content, founder Jimmy Wales (pictured) has insisted in an interview with Media.
SINGAPORE – Standard Chartered Private Bank is pitching a brief for the revamp of its global web presence, with agency-of-record TBWA\Tequila fighting it out with independent agency Formul8 in the final round.
SEOUL – Restrictions on TV advertising in South Korea have been reduced following a court ruling that has declared a pre-censorship system established by the Korean Advertising Review Board (KARB) to be unconstitutional.
KUALA LUMPUR – Carlsberg, Malaysia’s best-selling beer, has narrowed the review of its Green Label brand to two agencies, with Euro RSCG and Naga DDB, both incumbents, left in contention.
LONDON – Which?, the consumer watchdog group, is launching a price comparison site and is on the hunt for an agency to handle advertising for the service.
LONDON – JWT has retained the £7 million UK advertising account for Kenco after a final shoot-out against Euro RSCG.
LONDON – InBev has called a pitch to find an agency to handle advertising for the launch of a new Stella Artois variant.
LONDON – Disney has split its £100 million pan-European media business between Carat and ZenithOptimedia.
LONDON – Wells & Young’s, the British brewer, has invited roster agencies to pitch for a num-ber of briefs relating to its Courage brand.
LONDON – More details today emerged over Steve Henry’s resignation from TBWA\London, two years after he took over as executive creative director.
Really, I should quit worrying about what ad-support might do to editorial content, it doesn’t stop anyone on TV from reading bad news about their own sponsors. Or – some media buyer is getting fired over this.
UK marcoms groups could be set to lose some key staff as share prices slide and incentive schemes are affecÂted, accÂording to industry watchers.
The Lawn Tennis Association’s charitable arm is understood to be invÂesting up to £250,000 in a year-long PR campaign masterminded by Max Clifford.
(TrendHunter.com) Google has launched Lively, a 3D social network! At first glance it looks like Second Life, but SL is all virtual. In Lively, everything besides the graphics is real, from the IM’s to the chat rooms and…
Asia-Pacific – After a long, hard-fought pitch, Diageo has handed Asia-Pacific creative duties for Guinness to BBDO as the alcoholic drinks giant looks to revive the fortunes of its iconic beer in the region.
TOKYO – Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson has called a review of its creative and media business in Japan as it attempts to boost its flagging presence in the market.
SHANGHAI – Coca-Cola has briefed three agencies regarding the launch of a new product into the mainland market.
SHANGHAI – Challenger Universal McCann will share part of the Nokia China out-of-home media account with three-year incumbent Heartland, following a six-way pitch which included Kinetic, OMD, CMX and Dentsu.
SINGAPORE – Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), the Government-linked company which manages and promotes Singapore’s most popular tourist destination, has initiated a review of its media agency arrangements.
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