Digital TV roll-out reaches the West Country

LONDON – ITV West Country has become the latest TV region to switch from analogue to digital TV.

WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell pledges Pakistan expansion

LONDON – Sir Martin Sorrell, the chief executive of WPP, has said that he intends to increase his investment in Pakistan, despite the country’s terror attacks.

Creative attempts to sell portfolio on eBay for the NSPCC

LONDON – A creative who tried to sell a portfolio on eBay to raise money for the NSPCC has had the listing removed.

MediaCom names Helen Brown chief talent director

LONDON – WPP-owned MediaCom Worldwide has appointed Helen Brown, the group talent director at Iris, to the newly created role of worldwide chief talent director.

What’s Happening

 Sprint’s new Now campaign really surreal!!

Ruse Game

Excellente démonstration du jeu vidéo de stratégie en temps réel, Ruse, édité par Ubisoft et développé par Eugen Systems. Une post-production sur une impressionnante table tactile permettant de nouveaux usages. Sortie du jeu prévu sur PC, Xbox 360 et Playstation 3.



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BR Video: Public gives support to C4 and its risque programming

LONDON – As Channel 4 comes under fire for a slew of risque programmes featuring acres of naked flesh, the public has given its support to the broadcaster in the latest Brand Republic video, but some do think there is too much sexual content — watch it now.

ad:tech Paris: Evolving Media with the BBC

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Yesterday EVP/GM-Global Ad Sales Chris Dobson of the BBC conducted a keynote on what it takes to succeed in the rapidly-changing media landscape.

SKY: Robbery, Gladiator

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Advertising Agency: 1861United, Milan, Italy
Executive Creative Directors: Pino Rozzi, Roberto Battaglia
Creative Directors: Federico Ghiso, Giorgio Cignoni
Art Director: Aureliano Fontana
Copywriter: Luca Beato
Agency Producer: Carla Beltrami
Production Co.: Akita Film
Executive Producer: Paolo Zaninello
Producer: Sonia Sassella
Director: Xavier Marraise
Dop: Glynn Speeckaert
Editor: Vilma Conte
Post Productions: Xchanges
Music: Ferdinando Arnò

Amnesty international – Portugal

Credits:
Client: Amnesty Portugal
Agency: Leo Burnett Lisbon
Executive Creative Director: Chacho Puebla
Copywirter: Chacho Puebla, Bruno Ribeiro, Fernando Bellotti.
Art Director: Mico Toledo, Chacho Puebla.
Direction: Mateus de Paula Santos
Production Design Company: Lobo / Animatório
Animation: Animatório
Executive Producer: Alberto Lopes
Producer : Loic Dubois
Sound Design: Paulo Beto
Agency Producer: Cristina Almeida

A video with big boobs and Powertape

A nice product demo for the sticky tape Powertape in this new viral video.

Some sexy leggy girls are using the Powertape to tape their big tits.

It works perfectly apparently nothing moves and the boobs look good!

If you like the boobs in advertising, here is a nice idea for […]

Drink poster slammed by ASA ruling

LONDON – A poster claiming that POM Wonderful pomegranate juice could help consumers “cheat death” has been axed by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Advertising Standards Authority scraps Tesco poster ad

LONDON – A poster featuring a 50 per cent off promotion in Tesco stores has been banned by the ASA for including items not in the sale.

Women’s Aid

Raw.

Via: IBelieveInAdv.

Filter017

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Filter017 is a Tokyo based design agency dedicated to making some lovely vector graphics and creative and fun solutions.

I became a big fan of their work a while ago and today I just got me one of their super hot wallets, so now I can go show off all over the place looking fresher than ever.

If you wanna see some insane vector talent drop by their official site, and if you wanna grab a piece of the action, go hit their BigCartel shop for some major goodie-fest.

Thanks to the guys at Filter017 for inspiring me and making my money-pulling-and-card-holding-experience hell of a lot more fun.

Magomed Dovjenko 2009 revamp

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Fresh homie Magomed Dovjenko (A.K.A. the drippy fella :D), just dropped a major site revamp with 37 fresh new works for a whole bunch of A-list clients.

Go show some love.

Big up my mayne.

Lords call for new PSB support fund

LONDON – The House of Lords Communications Select Committee has called for the introduction of a pool of funds to support public service broadcasting outside the BBC.

Red Carpet Disco Fashion – Julianne Hough Rips Her Gown, But Others Still Glam in Gold (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Julianne Hough, known for both her country singing and Dancing with the Stars fame, got so excited at the Country Music Awards (ACM Awards) this weekend that she ripped her gorgeous gold dress.

When…

Google Trademark Protection

There has been a change to the Google Trademark Complaint process that means you can now “blacklist” sites as well as “whitelist”.
Whitelisting means everyone is blocked from using your trademark unless you specifically include their domain or Google CID in the trademark complaint.
Blacklisting means everyone can use your trademark, except the specific sites you wish […]

Drag Queens For Charity – UNICEF Tap Project Uses Female Impersonators (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In addition to their cheeky ‘Keep it clean’ ads, the Unicef Tap Project has released ads encouraging everyday people to participate in the project.

The tagline “You don’t have to be a celebrity to make…