Mar
13
Specific Media acquires UK’s Adviva ad network
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Specific Media, a US online ad network, has acquired UK online display ad provider Adviva, for an undisclosed sum.
Mar
13
Sony to snap up Who Wants to Be a Millionaire owner for £137m
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Sony Pictures Television International is set to buy 2Waytraffic, the independent production company that owns the rights to ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’, in a deal valued at £137.5m.
Mar
13
TiVo inks deal to bring YouTube to TV
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – TiVo, the DVR manufacturer, has struck a deal with Google’s YouTube that will allow US viewers to watch the video-sharing website through their television.
Mar
13
Amway calls China media pitch
Posted in: UncategorizedGUANGZHOU – US marketing distribution company Amway has called a review of its media business in China, worth an estimated US$127 million.
Mar
13
McDonald’s 24/7 Drive Thru: Lights
Posted in: Uncategorized
Advertising Agency: DDB Auckland, New Zealand
Executive Creative Director: Toby Talbot
Creative Group Head: Paul Hankinson
Creatives: Emmanuel Bougneres, Joe Hawkins
Photographer: Fraser Clement
Retoucher: The Lounge
Mar
13
Boehringer selects Aegis Media
Posted in: UncategorizedMANILA – Pharmaceuticals giant Boehringer Ingelheim has awarded its 150 million pesos (US$4 million) Philippine media business to Aegis Media agency Vizeum/Media Force.
Mar
13
MTV strikes new deals in Japan, Cambodia
Posted in: UncategorizedTOKYO – MTV Japan and Shockwave Entertainment, one of Japan’s largest entertainment websites, have entered into a partnership designed to broaden reach and generate increased advertising revenue online.
Mar
13
DraftFCB revamps Thailand leadership
Posted in: UncategorizedBANGKOK – DraftFCB Thailand has revamped its senior management by promoting Anucha Viriyachai (pictured) to chief executive and Apirak Paul Apisarnthanarak to managing director, following the retirement of Barry Smit, its former MD.
Mar
13
Proximity Philippines ECD departs
Posted in: UncategorizedMANILA – Tony Sarmiento (pictured), the executive creative director of Proximity Philippines, is leaving after a two-year stint with the agency.
Mar
13
NetShelter hands online sales to Aktiv Digital
Posted in: UncategorizedSINGAPORE – Aktiv Digital, the online sales house, has secured the advertising contract for NetShelter, the world’s second largest aggregator of IT and technology websites, across 10 markets in Asia-Pacific.
Mar
13
Paul McCartney fronts latest Peta campaign
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Sir Paul McCartney is fronting the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal’s latest print and online advertising campaign, to encourage people to become vegetarians.
Mar
13
FSA seeks media agencies for FSA and DfCSF planning tasks
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – COI is inviting media agencies to pitch for communications planning across the Food Standards Agency, as well as for a planning task for the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Mar
13
Aegis acquisition of i-level breaks down
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Talks have broken down between Aegis and ILG Digital, the parent company of i-level, over the former’s proposed acquisition of the digital media group.
Mar
13
Blockbuster to review media
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Blockbuster UK is reviewing its estimated £9 million media planning and buying business.
Mar
13
Ogilvy in management U-turn
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Ogilvy Advertising has been forced into an embarrassing volte-face over the reporting lines for its remaining four creative partners, following last week’s decision to scrap Malcolm Poynton’s executive creative director role.
Mar
13
Cadbury ‘gorilla’ successor filmed
Posted in: UncategorizedFallon’s follow-up to last year’s award-winning Cadbury Dairy Milk “gorilla” ad will be called “the trucks” and is an extravagant visual spot that shows vehicles “having fun” on location in Mexico.
Mar
13
Fallon sweeps the board at British Television Ad Awards
Posted in: UncategorizedFallon scooped the top two gongs at the British Television Advertising Awards last night (Wednesday), winning the Thinkbox Award for the Best TV Commercial of the Year for Cadbury “gorilla†and the Agency of the Year accolade.
Mar
13
Agencies line up for Renault digital task
Posted in: UncategorizedRenault has called a review of its global digital advertising account.
Mar
13
MindShare plots creative agency launch
Posted in: UncategorizedMindShare is plotting the launch of a digital creative agency, in what will be its first foray into advertising.
Mar
13
Nick Bell takes DDB global job
Posted in: UncategorizedNick Bell, the former executive creative director at JWT, is set to join DDB in the newly created role of global creative director.
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