STV, the channel-three licensee in Scotland, has forecast its TV ad revenues will be down 4% year on year in the first quarter, as it reports a pre-tax loss of £900,00 after it was hit by the cost of a legal dispute with ITV.
TUI marketing director, Jeremy Ellis, says the biggest challenge facing him is making the Thomson and First Choice brands stand for something clear and distinct in consumers’ minds.
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Hypernaked has boosted its creative department with the appointment of Klas Lusth as its deputy creative director.
The IPA is calling for the exemption of advertising and other professional services from the 2006 Tupe employment regulations.
Droga5 is considering launching an agency in London but any move will be dependent on securing the right talent to run the business, according to its founder and creative chairman, David Droga.
Ryanair has teamed up with online betting service 888.com to roll out a gambling platform on the budget airline’s website that offers customers the chance to win flight vouchers.
Merchant Gourmet, the speciality food company, is on the hunt for an ad agency.
Volvic, the Danone water brand, has appointed MEC Interaction to lead and implement its digital strategy after a competitive pitch.
Ogilvy & Mather UK has appointed Leo Ryan as the group head of social to lead its new Social@Ogilvy practice in London.
Nationwide Building Society has signed a six-figure deal to renew its product placement agreement for a Nationwide ATM to appear in ITV’s Coronation Street.
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has appointed Saatchi & Saatchi to launch its new water brand.
SAV Credit has appointed SFW to handle its integrated account across its Aqua, Marbles and Opus credit cards.
AOL has partnered with tourism body Promote Iceland to see the launch of its first branded blog, in a cross-platform pan-European marketing campaign that aims to raise awareness of Iceland as a year-round holiday destination.
Bet365bingo has signed a two-year, seven-figure deal to sponsor long-running soap ‘Emmerdale’ across all ITV broadcast channels, online and on mobile.
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News International is understood to be spending £7 million on marketing activity over the coming weeks to support the launch of The Sun’s Sunday edition.
ISmart Consumer Solutions, the company that helps consumers claim compensation from mis-sold financial products, has appointed Carat to its £9 million media account.
MCHI, the media agency joint venture between CHI & Partners and WPP, has rebranded itself as M/SIX as part of a new positioning around the idea of “six degree thinking”.
Mission Foods, the US manufacturer of Mexican products, is reviewing its UK advertising account.
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