ITV buys stake in Electric Farm Entertainment

LONDON – ITV has acquired a minority stake in Electric Farm Entertainment, a US digital content studio led by the creators of global hit TV show Afterworld.

Harnn Massage Balm: Deep relief, 3

Deep relief, 3

Advertising Agency: Y&R Bangkok, Thailand
Creative Director: Trong Tantivejakul
Art Directors: Nares Limapornvanich , Ratapon Houyhongtong
Copywriter: Denchai Kererug
Photographer: Anuchai Secharunputong , Nok

Harnn Massage Balm: Deep relief, 2

Deep relief, 2

Advertising Agency: Y&R Bangkok, Thailand
Creative Director: Trong Tantivejakul
Art Directors: Nares Limapornvanich , Ratapon Houyhongtong
Copywriter: Denchai Kererug
Photographer: Anuchai Secharunputong , Nok

Harnn Massage Balm: Deep relief, 1

Deep relief, 1

Advertising Agency: Y&R Bangkok, Thailand
Creative Director: Trong Tantivejakul
Art Directors: Nares Limapornvanich , Ratapon Houyhongtong
Copywriter: Denchai Kererug
Photographer: Anuchai Secharunputong , Nok

MySpace partners with Warner for new comedy channel

LONDON – MySpace and Warner Music Entertainment have teamed up to launch a new online comedy channel, MySpace Comedy UK.

Tower block becomes pint in new Guinness ad

LONDON – Guinness has transformed a skyscraper into a giant pint for its latest TV spot.

Gordon Ramsay lets rip as a foul mouth child in viral ad

LONDON – A humorous viral video imagines what celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay might have been like as a child as he blasts four letter expletives at his sandwich making mother in a campaign for online recruitment website Caterer.com.

MySpace launches UK comedy channel backed by Warner and Trident

LONDON – MySpace has partnered with Warner Music Entertainment to launch an online comedy channel.

Newsweek promotes Rhona Murphy to managing director

LONDON – Newsweek International has handed publisher Rhona Murphy the additional title of managing director.

MySpace fraud lawsuit heads for trial

LONDON – A lawsuit that accuses the executives who sold MySpace to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation for $580m in 2005 of undervaluing the popular social networking website and defrauding shareholders of billions of dollars is set to go to trial.

Scrabulous creators launch new version of game

LONDON – The creators of Scrabulous, the unofficial online version of Scrabble, have released a new version of the game called Wordscraper, in an attempt to fight off Hasbro’s copyright lawsuit.

Campaign fights stigma surrounding learning disabilities and sex

LONDON – Sexual health charity FPA is launching a campaign promoting the rights of people with learning disabilities to have sex and relationships.

Lacalut: Hell

Hell

Don’t let your teeth rot in hell.

Advertising Agency: Interone Worldwide, Beijing, China
Creative Directors: Georg Warga, Kathrin Guethoff
Art Director: Alex Jiang
Copywriter: Georg Warga
Illustrator: Frank Neidhardt
Published: April 2008

LG: Apples

Apples

Advertising Agency: Y&R Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: David Houghton
Associate Creative Director: Arthur Shah
Art Director: Brendan Watson
Copywriters: Arthur Shah, Matej Novak
Published: July 2008

Crime Stoppers: Drug deal

Drug deal

Don’t let a drug deal go unnoticed.

Advertising Agency: Marketforce, Perth, Australia
Creative Director: Andrew Tinning
Creatives: Ryan Albuino, Andrew Chu
Photographer: Rob Simeon
Retoucher: Madeleine de Pierres

Westinghouse: Bulb, 2

Bulb, 2

Advertising Agency: Leche 2, Chile
Creative Directors: Manuel Valdivieso, Pedro Vial
Art Director: Manuel Valdivieso
Copywriter: Pedro Vial
Photographer: Nathan Perkel

Westinghouse: Bulb, 1

Bulb, 1

Advertising Agency: Leche 2, Chile
Creative Directors: Manuel Valdivieso, Pedro Vial
Art Director: Manuel Valdivieso
Copywriter: Pedro Vial
Photographer: Nathan Perkel

Renault Kangoo: Spot the difference

Spot the difference

Congratulations, you have twins! New Renault Kangoo; the hero of both commerce and household.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Yorum, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Cevdet K?z?lay
Art Director: Funda Çolpan
Copywriter: Asl? Eti
Photographer: Locomotiv
Published: May 2008

Peugeot: Cat

Cat

Choose the original. Take your Peugeot to Peugeot.

Advertising Agency: EuroRSCG, Lisbon, Portugal
Creative Director: José Alfredo Neto
Art Director: Sofia Silva
Copywriter: Filipa Silva
Published: April 2008

Volkswagen Caddy Life: Wall

Wall

Caddy Life. Kids have never felt so safe on the road.

Advertising Agency: DDB Milan, Italy
Creative Director: Vicky Gitto
Art Director: Alessandro Campani
Copywriter: Daniela De Seta
Photographer: Alberto Callari
Released: July 2008