Oxford Media Convention: The UK’s digital industries require new busines models, says digital minister

LONDON – For the digital industries to flourish they must develop new business models and overcome the challenges of broadband access and intellectual property, Stephen Timms, minister for Digital Britain, said today.

Five Mobile Trends for 2010

Advertising is not what it was 10 years ago. The past decade has seen the advent of social computing and mobile technology, two forces that changed the game forever. What will the future hold? On our respective blogs, MobileBehavior and Organic, have been tracking developments in mobile that will affect advertising in 2010 and beyond. From point-of-sale to out-of-home, here are the top five ways we see the device formerly known as a phone changing the game this year.

Vanishing Point

Un film réalisé par le créatif japonais Takuya Hosogane sur une musique de l’artiste Cubesato et son titre : Meine Meinung. Un élégant choix de couleurs et de style pour ce travail entièrement conçu sous AfterEffects et Cinema 4D.



vanishing2

Previously on Fubiz

Collapsable Carpet Chairs – The Yona Lounge Chair For Sitting, Sleeping or Stepping (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Yona lounge chair is a piece of furniture that you expect to fall flat. This seat is designed to collapse into a floral-shaped carpet. Made out of upholstered foam layers, fabric, velcro and a polypropene…

Digital UK moves £4 million advertising account from AMV BBDO to DLKW

LONDON – Digital UK, the organisation responsible for handling the switchover from analogue to digital TV, has appointed Delaney Lund Knox Warren to its £4 million advertising account.

Digital UK moves £4m advertising account from AMV BBDO to DLKW

LONDON – Digital UK, the organisation responsible for handling the switchover from analogue to digital TV, has appointed Delaney Lund Knox Warren to its £4m advertising account.

DMGT buys 50% stake in Globrix

LONDON – Daily Mail & General Trust’s digital unit, A&N Media, has purchased a 50% stake in the property search engine Globrix.

Labour creates first iPhone app to rally support

LONDON – The Labour Party is set to launch its first ever iPhone app to help canvassers rally support in the run-up to the general election.

Leggy Reflectography – The Angie Choi ‘Fool’s Gold’ Images Offer Multiple Takes on Consumerism (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If done right, digitally manipulating an image can blur the line between a photographer and a visionary artist. The Angie Choi ‘Fool’s Gold’ series does just that as the initial photograph joins the camera…

Casa Do Menor: Hands

“Certain things hang on forever. Set the kids free from abuse and violence.”

Advertising Agency: Mccann Erickson, Milan, Italy
Executive Creative Director: Marco Cremona, Gaetano Del Pizzo
Copywriter: Valerio Millefoglie
Art Director: Federico Fanti
Photographer: Akim Lipphot
Postproduction: The Scope

Andy Duncan calls for relaxing of TV advertising restrictions

LONDON – Broadcasting regulator Ofcom should relax advertising timing restrictions for terrestrial TV, according to Andy Duncan, the former chief executive of Channel 4.

Jaume and Aldridge named ECDs at Engine

LONDON – Leon Jaume, the executive creative director of WCRS, and Steve Aldridge, the creative partner at Partners Andrews Aldridge, have been made executive creative directors of The Engine Group.

Westfield Group kicks off advertising review

LONDON – The Westfield Group has called a review of the advertising account for its two London shopping centres – Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City, which is due to open in 2011.

Saint@RKCR/Y&R lands Kopparberg

LONDON – Cider of Sweden has appointed Saint@RKCR/Y&R to work on the advertising for its Kopparberg cider brand.

Russell Hopson moves up in RKCR/Y&R restructure

LONDON – Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R has restructured its senior management line-up in an effort to integrate its group offering.

BBC and production houses wrangle over Red Bee deal

LONDON – A row has broken out between London’s production industry and the BBC over an exclusive agreement the broadcaster has with Red Bee Media to produce its advertising.

Twitter readies advertising platform as COO says no IP0 in 2010

LONDON – Dick Costolo, chief operating officer at Twitter, said the service is ready to begin testing a new advertising platform shortly as he ruled out a stockmarket launch this year.

AKQA unveils plan for office in Berlin

LONDON – AKQA is bolstering its European operations by launching an office in Berlin.

Northam takes on top Dentsu planning role

LONDON – Dentsu London has hired Beeker Northam, a planner at glue London, as its executive planning director.

Rethink Scholarship Book

Une démonstration efficace en vidéo et sous la forme d’un livre, du processus de la bourse d’études Rethink. Elle est destinée aux directeurs artistiques et aux designers étudiant à l’école de Langara College, au Canada. Explications en vidéo dans la suite.



book2

Previously on Fubiz