Thursday, 9 August 2012

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Shrinking physical entertainment sales push HMV into £38.6m loss
Shrinking physical entertainment sales push HMV into £38.6m loss
by Daniel Farey-Jones
09 August 2012, 09:50AM
Declines in HMV's core markets have pushed like-for-like sales down 12.1%, forcing it into the red for the year as it attempts to become the UK's 'leading entertainment brand' under a new management team.
Tetley swaps Tea Folk for contemporary girl
Tetley swaps Tea Folk for contemporary girl
by John Reynolds
09 August 2012, 08:45AM
Tetley's new TV campaign, created by Dare, airs for the first time this weekend and marks a change in strategy for the brand, as it confines the Tetley Tea Folk to the back burner and replaces them with a contemporary ad featuring a young woman and ...
News Corp makes $1.6bn loss after $2.9bn publishing writedown
News Corp makes $1.6bn loss after $2.9bn publishing writedown
by Maisie McCabe
09 August 2012, 09:30AM
News Corporation made a loss, before income taxes, of $1.60bn (£1.02bn) in the three months to 30 June after taking an impairment charge of $2.90bn on its publishing assets, which includes its UK newspapers.
Channel 4 hires Jonathan Lewis as head of digital and partnership innovation
Channel 4 hires Jonathan Lewis as head of digital and partnership innovation
by Maisie McCabe
09 August 2012, 09:00AM
Channel 4 has swooped on Jonathan Lewis, the former managing director of online video platform Vevo and director of digital at Channel 5-owner Northern & Shell, as its first head of digital and partnership innovation.
IPA Effectiveness Awards receives 65 entries
IPA Effectiveness Awards receives 65 entries
by Daniel Farey-Jones
09 August 2012, 12:01AM
The 2012 IPA Effectiveness Awards have received 65 entries from the likes of Boots, Snickers and Waitrose.
Sky wins legal appeal on Sky Sports pricing
Sky wins legal appeal on Sky Sports pricing
by Maisie McCabe
08 August 2012, 06:10PM
BSkyB could be freed from the restrictions on how it wholesales Sky Sports 1 and 2 to its rivals after a judgement from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) found a variety of errors in Ofcom's decision.
Starbucks invests in mobile payments with Square deal
Starbucks invests in mobile payments with Square deal
by Sarah Shearman
09 August 2012, 09:23AM
Starbucks has struck a deal to integrate the technology of Square, the mobile payments start-up from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, into its US stores, as well as investing $25m (£16m) in the business.
Government slashes £387m in marketing crackdown
Government slashes £387m in marketing crackdown
by John Owens
08 August 2012, 04:46PM
The Government slashed £387m from marketing and comms spending last year, minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has revealed.
Metro hires Matt Teeman as new commercial director
Metro hires Matt Teeman as new commercial director
by John Reynolds
08 August 2012, 05:00PM
Matt Teeman, the former sales director at BBC Magazines, is to take on the new role of commercial director at free newspaper Metro.
Levy and Sorrell rekindle feud over IPG link
Levy and Sorrell rekindle feud over IPG link
by Daniel Farey-Jones
08 August 2012, 04:33PM
Publicis Groupe's recent denial it had engaged in discussions with Interpublic has triggered another flare-up in the hostile relationship between Sir Martin Sorrell and Maurice Lévy.
Opinion
Think BR: RFPs are no substitute for proactive new business
Think BR: RFPs are no substitute for proactive new business
by Anthony Cooper
08 August 2012, 08:30AM
There are more proactive approaches to winning new business than just relying on the ubiquitous request for proposal (RFP), writes Anthony Cooper, managing director, Pearlfinders.
Think BR: Charity is changing
Think BR: Charity is changing
by Zoe Osmond
08 August 2012, 08:30AM
Charity is no longer just a world of sponsored runs and chuggers, writes Zoe Osmond, chief executive, Nabs.
Intelligence
Pushing gamers' buttons
Pushing gamers' buttons
by Paul Twite and Mark Lenel
08 August 2012, 08:30AM
What are today's gamers loving, loathing and looking forward to, ask Paul Twite, director UK & Ireland, Toluna, and Mark Lenel, founding director, Arkenford.
Why PRs are gatecrashing the marketing party
Why PRs are gatecrashing the marketing party
by Suzy Bashford
03 August 2012, 11:00AM
With the recent spate of PRs landing top marketing jobs at brands such as AOL and Nintendo, is the role of the classic marketer under threat?
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by Matthew Chapman, 08 August 2012, 08:00AM
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by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, 08 August 2012, 08:45AM
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by Sara Kimberley, 08 August 2012, 10:23AM
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