LONDON – Thomson Reuters has confirmed that it will axe 140 journalists’ positions and up to 700 sales and technical staff by the end of 2008 as part of its plan to generate $750m (£383m) in cost savings over the next three years.
LONDON – Orange has launched into the UK internet radio market with a wireless internet device, called Liveradio, that will offer access to 4,000 local, national and international internet radio stations.
Politiken.dk tells Danish viewers to catch the Mythbusters episode “lead ballon” on the Discovery Channel on Sunday, as the mythbusters team test if one can really surf on dynamite explosions, just like in that CGI-faked viral created by Saatchi & Saatchi, Copenhagen.
We’re adgrunts though. We can’t wait until Sunday, can we? Noooo. So Without further ado, the pirated clip from Mythbusters on youtube. Like inside ya’ll
LONDON – The government today launched a £6m ad campaign by VCCP, aimed at increasing public awareness over alcohol levels in drinks.
LONDON – Vodafone has paid £25m for ZYB, a company based in Denmark that operates a social networking and online management tool, which allows mobile phone users to back-up and share their handsets’ contact and calendar information online.
LONDON – A government review into the impact of the ‘commercial world’ on children’s wellbeing is to investigate its own controversial policy of allowing companies to link up with schools and set up sponsored academies.
LONDON – Middle-class drinkers are being warned about the number of alcohol units in different drinks today, as part of the Department of Health’s ‘Know your limits’ television and poster campaign.
LONDON – The Guardian has admitted to libelling Tesco by claiming it avoided corporation tax and has offered an apology and compensation, but is to defend against Tesco’s claim for malicious falsehood.
LONDON – A day in the life of a girl with a facial disfigurement is revealed in a television ad campaign created by DDB London for charity Changing Faces.
LONDON – The Department of Health has launched today its ‘Units’ campaign, which aims to tell drinkers how many units are in their drinks.
LONDON – Stephen Foster sees warning signs behind the good news that Marks & Spencer is about to announce later in the week, and Yahoo! seems to be the centre of attention online again.
NEW YORK – Microsoft has re-entered talks with Yahoo! about a limited merger that would bring together parts of their online businesses.
NEW YORK – Microsoft has re-entered talks with Yahoo! about a limited merger that would bring together parts of their online businesses.
HONG KONG – Volkswagen is launching a branding campaign with a view to increasing market share and sales and raising understanding of the brand in Hong Kong, after taking ownership of its previously franchised business in the city.
HONG KONG – Total Media title Gafencu Men is linking with CCTV’s Digital Lifesyle Channel to launch a weekly half-hour TV show to air across China.
BEIJING – Global financial, corporate and public affairs communications consultancy Gavin Anderson has expanded its Asia-Pacific presence with the opening of an office in Beijing, its first in the mainland.
LONDON – WPP has inked a multi-year partnership with Yahoo, which will allow the holding company to move from “manually booking ads†to a more seamless system.
HO CHI MINH CITY – Ogilvy Vietnam has appointed regional planning director Alex Clegg to the newly created role of managing director of Ogilvy & Mather Advertising.
By now the words “hope” and “Obama” are inseparable. And the man certainly hasn’t welded himself to the ideal without help.
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