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NEWS GMG's McCall quits for top job at easyJet by Rich Sutcliffe and Arif Durrani, Brand Republic, 23-Mar-10, 21:25 LONDON - Carolyn McCall, chief executive of Guardian Media Group, is leaving the publisher to become the new boss of low-cost airline easyJet. Independent deal still eludes IN&M as it reveals EUR31.4m loss by Daniel Farey-Jones, mediaweek.co.uk, 24-Mar-10, 09:25 LONDON - Independent News & Media has not been able to announce a deal with Alexander Lebedev for its Independent and Independent on Sunday titles, before publishing its financial results. Havas profits fall 12% in 2009 by Arif Durrani, campaignlive.co.uk, 23-Mar-10, 18:33 LONDON - Havas has reported a "solid performance" for 2009, despite a 12% drop in profit and organic growth falling 7.9%. MTV Networks blunder leads to Premier Inn ad being banned by Joe Thomas and Arif Durrani, campaignlive.co.uk, 24-Mar-10, 08:00 LONDON - A TV ad for Premier Inn Hotels featuring comedian Lenny Henry re-enacting a scene from horror film 'The Shining' has been banned during children's programming after a "technical error" by MTV Networks broadcaster Nick Jr. British Gas is latest brand to face strike action by Alex Brownsell, marketingmagazine.co.uk, 24-Mar-10, 09:50 LONDON - British Gas employees have voted to go on strike complaining of an alleged "culture of bullying", in the latest instance of industrial action in the build-up to the general election. ALSO IN THE NEWS Nintendo prepares launch of 3D games console by Alex Brownsell, marketingmagazine.co.uk, 24-Mar-10, 09:12 BR Video: Public tempted by 3D TV by Sara Kimberley, Brand Republic, 24-Mar-10, 09:40 Sky sponsors box of brands for home movers by Alex Brownsell, marketingmagazine.co.uk, 24-Mar-10, 08:20 The Sun launches press and poster ad campaign by Arif Durrani, mediaweek.co.uk, 23-Mar-10, 15:49 Meerkat hits the top in BR branded app chart by Staff, Brand Republic, 23-Mar-10, 16:10 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES The third law of customer data By Alan Mitchell / Brand Republic   You might be getting the picture by now, but to fully understand the intrinsic limitations of CRM, we need to continue... Flaking it By Ian Moore / Brand Republic Caught in a pile-up at the Co-op checkout yesterday I succumbed to impulse and purchased a Flake. I justified this on the grounds that there was an... 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