Monday 16 September 2013

Media AM - Premier Foods, The Sun, John Davidson, Tokyo 2020

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Media AM Bulletin 16th September 2013
Premier Foods calls £20m media review  
Premier Foods calls £20m media review
Premier Foods, the owners of Hovis and Oxo, has called a £20 million review of its UK media planning and buying business, handled for the past seven years by Starcom MediaVest Group.
 
The Sun's traffic drops 60% after initial paywall offer  
The Sun's traffic drops 60% after initial paywall offer
Thesun.co.uk's online traffic has more than halved since the introduction of its paywall in August, according to figures from SimilarWeb, the third-party web traffic measurement firm.
 
John Davidson joins Kinetic Worldwide as CCO  
John Davidson joins Kinetic Worldwide as CCO
John Davidson, currently the head of trading at Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), will leave the agency at the end of the year to join Kinetic Worldwide in the new role of chief commercial officer for the UK.
 
How London 2012 helped win Tokyo 2020  
How London 2012 helped win Tokyo 2020
The 'western' style of campaigning changed the game for all those involved in Tokyo 2020 bid, Catherine Inkster, head of strategic content at Havas' Seven46, tells us what it was like to be involved in the successful Asian bid.
 
A true DOOH innovation  
A true DOOH innovation
You may have noticed a brand new Digital Out Of Home (DOOH) format on the streets of London in recent weeks: digital screens on top of black cabs. And you can expect to see many more over the next few months as the roll out of this new media format gathers pace.
 
Rightster acquires Mediasyndicator sports portfolio  
Rightster acquires Mediasyndicator sports portfolio
Rightster, the online video distribution specialist, has acquired the sports business and certain assets of Mediasyndicator from its administrators for a nominal fee.
 
The Sun on Sunday appoints Victoria Newton as editor  
The Sun on Sunday appoints Victoria Newton as editor
News UK has announced the appointment of former News of the World deputy editor Victoria Newton as editor of The Sun on Sunday.
 
Brands set for big plans as The X Factor returns  
Brands set for big plans as The X Factor returns
There is still nothing quite like The X Factor for advertisers, and this year promises bespoke content. By David Benady.
 
Hearst's de Puyfontaine eyes digital transformation  
Hearst's de Puyfontaine eyes digital transformation
The Hearst UK chief executive explains how his French heritage and British pragmatism will help build the publisher's global reputation.
 
Is the GPS review fit for purpose?  
Is the GPS review fit for purpose?
The Government's roster pitches have reached farcical proportions, according to some involved. By Maisie McCabe.
 
Awards hopefuls, new boundaries and old egos show media in fine fettle  
Awards hopefuls, new boundaries and old egos show media in fine fettle
For the first time that day, there was unqualified agreement: the quality of entries shortlisted for this year's Media Week Awards had been exceptionally high. Time and again, individual judges muttered how, during any other year, "that would have walked away with it".
 
Agencies integrate mobile to future-proof business  
Agencies integrate mobile to future-proof business
What is the industry doing to develop mobile marketing as the platform escalates in importance, David Benady asks.
 
Stop the press: four  things people in media need to know about lists  
Stop the press: four things people in media need to know about lists
The list is a perfectly shaped content format for a media snacking world and it is excellent for writers too: you don't need a particular point - you can just sweep a bucket of related stuff into a list and pretend you've thought about it. I love them.
 
Things we like: Animated brands, The Big Issue, Newsworks awards  
Things we like: Animated brands, The Big Issue, Newsworks awards
Things we like this week includes Sky's Toy Story ad, The Big Issue's design competition and Newsworks' inaugural planning awards.
 
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Why the iPhone 5C and 5S are not a radical leap forward  
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Have we taken leave of our census?  
Have we taken leave of our census?
Our 200-year-old census is under threat, says Ipsos Media's John Carroll. He says time has been called on the decennial bastion of market research.
 
Time to get engaged  
Time to get engaged
As I sit here and write this, I am filled with fear. In less than an hour I will be attached to a dentist's chair for a minor op on my jaw.
 
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