Users' personal details safe following PlayStation Network cyber attack, Sony claims

Sony has reassured gamers that their personal details were not hacked, after the technology firm’s PlayStation Network was shut down for several hours as a result of a “distributed denial of service (DDoS)” cyber attack.

Mozilla launches £20 Firefox-powered smartphone in India

Mozilla, the company behind web browser Firefox, has unveiled Asia’s first-ever budget Firefox-OS smartphone in India, which will retail at just 1,999 rupees (£19.91).

WPP's UK revenue surges by 22% but strong pound hits pre-tax profits

WPP, the owner of MediaCom and Ogilvy & Mather, has reported pre-tax profit of £491.1 million in the first half of 2014, up 15.0 per cent year on year, while UK revenues surged by 22 per cent in Q2.

Uncle Ben's launches YouTube cooking show

Uncle Ben’s, the Mars food brand, has created a YouTube cooking channel as part of a campaign to encourage parents to cook with their children.

Save The Children seeks agency for 'digital transformation'

Save the Children is on the hunt for an agency to help the charity adapt to the changing digital landscape.

Mr Kipling launches pink elephant TV campaign

Mr Kipling, the baked goods brand owned by Premier Foods, uses a giant pink elephant to make its point that life is better with cake in its latest campaign.

Amazon scoops up video network Twitch for $970m

Amazon has bought online video service Twitch in a surprise $970m (£585m) cash deal.

Dice Furniture by Torafu Architects

Le studio japonais Torafu Architects nous propose ces objets appelés Dice Furniture pensés pour les plus petits mais aussi pour les grands. Cette structure peut être utilisée de différentes façons, proposant ainsi de devenir un mini bureau pour les enfants ou un siège pour adultes.

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Uncle Ben's: Ben's Beginners

Advertising Agency: AMV BBDO, London, UK
Creative Director: Mike Hannett
Copywriter: Liam Donnelly
Art Directors: Phil Holbrook, Steve Stretton
Agency Planners: Raquel Chicorel, Trevor Hardy, Matt Turnbull
Agency Account Man: Gau Narayanan, Paddy Heaney, Georgia Totvanian, Tamara Klemich, Jen Knox
TV Producers: Richard Grisman, Nick Price, Tara Megson
Media Agency: Mediacom
Media Planner: Matt Delaney
Production Company: Fat Lemon
Director: Chris Faith
Producer: Cabell Hopkins

U.S. Says It Told Qatar Not to Pay a Ransom

The Obama administration has insisted that it told the government of Qatar not to pay a ransom for the release of the captured journalist Peter Theo Curtis.

ADIDAS NEO "LIVE YOUR STYLE" (20140 1:00 (USA)

Lamar+ Nika directed this didas Originals effort for their NEO line, which is more affordable shoes and apparel meant for the 14-19 yr old crowd. The six year love affair of cool kids hanging out on the street is alive and well. It looks good and sounds good as always.

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Jasmin.com "Desert Oasis" (2014) :45 (USA)

This ad for Jasmin.com, an adult webcam site, has been banned by network television! Okay, not banned, per se, but rejected by NBC and the other networks.

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Rag & Bone "Fall 2014" (2014) 2:30 (USA)

Rag & Bone showcases their fall 2014 collection with this ethereal, beautiful dance meets story telling piece. Great soundtrack, too by K-OS.

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Advertising: Estée Lauder Takes Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Year-Round

The changes to the campaign, which used to be concentrated in October, reflect how social and digital platforms can help charities and causes break through the clutter.



Today on TV: Mama Sherman and the Legion of Super Fans

The freakiness of fandom is on display in this new “Copter Caper” from Y&R/New York and Campbell’s Chunky soups.

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As a Seahawks fan, I love that the team and Richard Sherman is getting this kind of prime time commercial coverage. As a fan of soups, the chunky cheese, beer and bacon soup featured in the spot also sounds pretty enticing. Ergo, this is clearly six points for the Campbell’s Chunky brand.

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KNGF / The Royal Dutch Guide Dog Foundation – Veteran Dog / War zone – (2014) :35 (The Netherlands)

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It’s a battlefield. There’s ringing in the soldiers ears as he tries to assess the situation and what just happened.

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Amazon Reaches a Deal for Twitch Streaming Service for Gaming

Amazon said it would buy Twitch, which had earlier held talks with Google’s YouTube, for $970 million.



Studio Deals Unlock a Trove of Reruns From Shows Like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Sons of Anarchy’

Thousands of hours of shows are becoming available after new residual agreements between studios and Hollywood’s three largest guilds.



W+K and ESPN Remind You That Monday Night Means Football

Yes, we’re still technically living in the Summer of ’14, ten days away from the first game of the 2014 NFL season and two weeks away from the year’s first edition of Monday Night Football, that follow-up to Sunday Night Football or “the only reason anyone still watches NBC.”

In order to maximize the hype, ESPN and NFL films have teamed up with AOR Wieden+Kennedy New York to create a series of slow-mo, documentary-style spots showcasing the sport’s best players as they make their way toward the field in support of a new tagline: “No Other Night Is Monday Night.

It’s like a WWE intro with less HGH and other assorted acronyms. Here’s “Tunnel”, which officially launched today:

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Nolan Gould Stars in the Cutest PSA Yet for Keeping Beaches Clean

Everyone can recall the palm-sweating bumbling of trying to kiss a date for the first time. But Toyota TogetherGreen, a partnership with the National Audubon Society that supports community-based conservation projects, is betting it’s not as uncomfortable as knowing your carefree day at the beach may have caused irreparable harm to wildlife.

The group tapped Modern Family star Nolan Gould and actress Danielle Soibelman to share helpful tips on how to clean up after yourself at the shore. Instead of delivering the info straight, they present the suggestions through the lens of budding teen romance.

It’s usually a red flag if your date responds to your story about fishing with your dad by saying it probably resulted in the slow, torturous death of a seal. But in this case, it’s sort of adorable—and sends a necessary message about conservation.