TfL to back Bebo’s new Sofia’s Diary series

LONDON – Bebo’s online drama, Sofia’s Diary, is returning for a third season and will be sponsored solely by Transport for London.

Modern Warfare 2 Worldwide Reveal Trailer (Official HD)


Supermarket discounts jump to nearly a third of all sales

LONDON – Supermarkets continue to lure shoppers with discount offers, according to data released by market research company Nielsen.

MPG wins £6m Admiral Group business

LONDON – Admiral Group, the insurance company behind Admiral, Bell Direct, Diamond, and Elephant.co.uk, has awarded its £6m media business to Havas Media’s MPG after a three-way pitch against MediaCom North and Feather Brooksbank.

Morrisons gains ground in supermarket battle; Tesco loses share

LONDON – Morrisons has clocked up year-on-year growth of 7.9% in the three months to 17 May, taking its market share up to 11.6% compared to 11.4% last year.

Yahoo! chief wants ‘boatloads of money’ for search deal

NEW YORK – Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz has revealed that the internet firm is still talking to software giant Microsoft about a partnership around search, but stressed she would hold out for a good deal.

Chair Alphabet

Par le designer Eric Ku cette “One and Three Chair” est une redefinition du concept de la chaise utilisant un alphabet typographique. Chaque lettre permet d’assembler et de construire la chaise. Une idée fortement inspiré par l’artiste contemporain et américain Joseph Kosuth.



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Telegraph Media Group creates new reader insight unit to develop revenues

LONDON – The Telegraph Media Group (TMG), publishers of The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, is creating a new research department to study reader behaviour and explore new revenue opportunities. The group is hailing the new Research, Insight & Strategy Hub as “an innovative move away from the traditional newspaper research department”.

HBO and Gawker tie up for True Blood blog launch

LONDON – HBO has teamed up with the Gawker media network to create a blog around the Deep South-set vampire drama ‘True Blood’, which is set to air in the UK on FX.

Spotify unveils new mobile music playlist service

LONDON – Music streaming service Spotify is today unveiling its first mobile phone demo at San Francisco’s Google I/O developer conference.

HSBC launches Indian Summer campaign

LONDON – HSBC launched today an Indian-themed marketing campaign to promote its sponsorship of Indian Summer, a season of exhibitions at the British Museum.

Scarlett Johansson replaces Penelope Cruz as face of Mango

LONDON – Scarlett Johansson is to appear in ads for Barcelona-based high street chain Mango, replacing Spanish actress Penelope Cruz who has been employed by the fashion retailer for the past four seasons.

Strippers go to war as cat fight breaks out over brand rights

LONDON – Two troupes of strippers are going head to head in a battle over royalties as new comers Here Come The Boys are accused of hijacking the Chippendales brand as they embark on a 42-date tour.

Kanye West – Paranoid

Issu du dernier album 808’s & HeartBreak, voici le sobre et nouveau clip de Kanye West sur le titre Paranoid. Dirigé par les réalisateurs John Christopher Pina et Nabil Elderkin. A noter la présence de la chanteuse Rihanna.



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Bloody Art Exhibits – “Untitled Hardcore Zombie Project” by Bruce LaBruce (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Toronto-based filmmaker, writer and photographer Bruce LaBruce opened a rather unusual solo exhibition entitled “Untitled Hardcore Zombie Project” a few days ago.

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Thinkbox pushes power of TV in new campaign

LONDON – Thinkbox, the TV marketing body, is unveiling its first-ever TV ad campaign to support the medium.

Rimmel calls £70m review

LONDON – Coty, the international cosmetics company, is holding a review of the estimated £70 million global advertising account for its Rimmel London range.

Reckitt Benckiser in £800m media pitch

LONDON – Reckitt Benckiser is reviewing its £800 million global media planning and buying arrangements.

DDB battles BBH for Flora creative brief

LONDON – DDB and Bartle Bogle Hegarty are going head-to-head in a bid to win a brief for the Unilever-owned margarine brand Flora.

Wonderbra: Friends

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