LONDON – Tony Ball, chairman of Kabel Deutschland and former chief executive of BSkyB, who has been tipped as one of the front runners to take the helm at ITV, is to join the BT board as a non-executive director.
Instead of going down the office space ennui route and depicting depressed people with depressing jobs, Brazil-based Emprego Certo (“Dream Job”) showcases a guy with a truly enviable metier — but who can’t stop bitching about it.
LONDON – Whitbread is to tie with WaterAid for a range of initiatives to boost funding for the international development charity.
Créée en 2008, Ak-Lh est une nouvelle société d’édition graphique dont l’ambition est d’apporter une note de fraîcheur dans le monde de la décoration d’intérieur. Des fauteuils ou du linge de maison produits en édition limitée. Galerie complète disponible dans la suite.
To win both the youth and the responsible parent vote, Staples commissioned social marketing firm Mr. Youth to develop “Do Something 101,” a cause program that’s, at the very least, relevant to the office supply chain’s MO.
NEW YORK – John Squires, a top executive at Time Inc is moving to a new digital role where he will develop new consumer revenues streams and look into how Time Warner might charge for its content online.
LONDON – Nokia has awarded its global media planning and buying business to Aegis Media’s Carat, estimated to be worth £300m in billings.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — As he prepared for his trip to serve as president of the film and press juries at Cannes, David Lubars critiqued Bob Garfield's harsh critique of the annual event. The chairman and chief creative officer of BBDO said he was puzzled by the constant attacks on the awards shows that highlight the industry's best work and most accomplished creatives. But he also said the overall quality of this year's advertising creative declined as recession-wracked marketers reined in their budgets and vision.
LONDON – The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games has appointed The Nielsen Company to handle its market research for London 2012.
LONDON – Sly Bailey, Trinity Mirror chief executive, has welcomed the decision not to reform the rules governing mergers in the Digital Britain report, citing its proposal to seek Ofcom’s view on individual newspaper cases as a “clever answer”.
“One Powerful Mother,” the latest PSA by Partnership for a Drug-Free America, casts light on a powerful woman indeed.
LONDON – Tony Ball, the former BSkyB chief executive who is in the frame to succeed Michael Grade as ITV chief, has been appointed to the board of BT.
LONDON – Heinz is offering pubs the chance to win £10,000 as part of a promotional campaign to encourage them to stock the Heinz Tomato Ketchup.
Vehicle mark Lancia partnered with the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates to demonstrate support Aung San Suu Kyi.
LONDON – Sapient, the US-based digital agency, has brokered a $60 million cash and stock deal to acquire the Nitro Group.
Voici un téléphone destiné aux aveugles et intitulé B-Touch. Un concept original pensé par le designer Zhenwei You. Il intègre un écran tactile en braille, un système GPS, une identification des objets ainsi qu’une écoute des texte par une voix de synthèse. Visuels et vidéo dans la suite.
LONDON – The social networking site MySpace is to cut its workforce by 30 per cent as part of an evaluation of its global operations.
LONDON – Today’s round-up of the biggest business stories.
LONDON – Continued threats to the newspaper industry could lead to half of local papers closing within five years, MPs were warned yesterday.
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