| Latest news | |  | | | | | Neil Jones, the former Carat managing director, is poised to take a full-time role as vice president of commercial at AOL Advertising Group, following a consultancy stint. | | |  | | | | | BSkyB has reported a 27% surge in pre-tax profits to £899m in the nine months to March 2012, fuelled by a rise in customer numbers to 10.55 million, while underscoring that it remains a "fit" and "proper licence holder". | | |  | | | | | Condom brand Skyn has escaped an ad ban after receiving a wave of complaints about an outdoor campaign headlined "Love sex. Hate condoms. Love Skyn". | | |  | | | | | A BSkyB ad for its HD and ESPN packages has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading consumers about the price of its packages. | | |  | | | | | Coca-Cola has signed a six-figure deal to partner with TalkSport for its coverage of the Euro 2012 Football Championship and is to launch a competition for a young football writer to join TalkSport's team at the tournament. | | |  | | | | | Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian mobile phone manufacturer, is attempting to claw back marketshare from Apple and Google, by releasing 2,000 prototypes of its new device. | | |  | | | | | King of Shaves, the male grooming brand, is going head to head with rival Gillette, by offering consumers a subscription service that delivers three razor blade cartridges for £3 a month. | | |  | | | | | Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to have "stewardship of a major international company", while his son James showed "wilful ignorance" over phone hacking, according to a Select Committee report published today. | | |  | | | | | Marks & Spencer is creating two new head of brand roles who will report into brand director Rob Weston, to bolster its general merchandise marketing team. | | | | | Opinion | |  | | | | | Gold medallist Denise Lewis has slammed athletes for tweets about brands ahead of the Olympics. | | |  | | | | | Marketers have enjoyed a long and fruitful love affair with music festivals but if you're looking for stand-out there are other opportunities to consider, writes Rory Sloan, RPM. | | | | | Intelligence | |  | | | | | Almost half of global business decision makers feel more productive and able to perform when blending work with personal time, writes Christoph Becker, global chief executive and creative officer, Gyro. | | |  | | | | | The impact made by supermarkets has led to fierce competition and lower prices. | | | | | | |
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