Friday, 29 November 2013

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29th November 2013
Steve Auckland to return to Metro  
Steve Auckland to return to Metro
Steve Auckland is returning to take the helm of Metro newspaper, a brand he left in March 2011 having run the operation for nine years.
 
The Sun sells page 3 for first time to PlayStation  
The Sun sells page 3 for first time to PlayStation
In a media first, PlayStation has taken a double page ad on pages two and three of The Sun today and apologised to the paper's topless model star Rosie, who has been "bumped" to page five.
 
Gary Barlow and the meerkats team up for Corrie anniversary  
Gary Barlow and the meerkats team up for Corrie anniversary
Gary Barlow, the 'X Factor' presenter and former Take That frontman, has performed with Aleksandr Orlov to mark the one-year anniversary of Comparethemarket.com sponsoring 'Coronation Street'
 
CBS Outdoor International to rebrand as Exterion Media  
CBS Outdoor International to rebrand as Exterion Media
CBS Outdoor International, the outdoor media owner bought by the private equity firm Platinum Equity in September, is to rebrand as Exterion Media on 21 January.
 
Walker Media becoming part of Publicis Groupe? You couldn't make it up  
Walker Media becoming part of Publicis Groupe? You couldn't make it up
Much has been written already about Publicis Groupe's acquisition of Walker Media this week but, as is so often the way, many of those first drafts will require a rewrite.
 
MEC's Steve Hatch on advertising's best week ever, possibly  
MEC's Steve Hatch on advertising's best week ever, possibly
MEC's chief executive Steve Hatch talks about three great ads launched in a week, and what it all could mean for the media.
 
Red faces at Hearst as CEO de Puyfontaine does exit for Vivendi  
Red faces at Hearst as CEO de Puyfontaine does exit for Vivendi
Hearst Magazines UK has today announced chief executive Arnaud de Puyfontaine will be leaving for French media company Vivendi, despite issuing an outright denial of his move only last week.
 
Nguyen utilises shopping habits for eBay ad offering  
Nguyen utilises shopping habits for eBay ad offering
The head of eBay Advertising tells Louise Ridley why the shopping site makes a far more compelling advertising platform than social networks.
 
Brands and agencies gear up for Brazil 2014  
Brands and agencies gear up for Brazil 2014
Major ad deals are being negotiated ahead of the World Cup, with mobile and social media front of mind. By David Benady.
 
Has the Sun+ football move paid off?  
Has the Sun+ football move paid off?
Is using Premier League highlights as the main selling point the right strategy for The Sun, Mark Banham wonders.
 
A Smooth takeover? It has been anything but  
A Smooth takeover? It has been anything but
After the latest setback for Global Radio following its purchase of GMG Radio, Maisie McCabe predicts the next step.
 
The return to sharing and co-operation is one way to take on the tech giants  
The return to sharing and co-operation is one way to take on the tech giants
Last week, we lamented the fading of the "web 2.0" dream: the erosion of a data-sharing economy based on feeds and APIs, specifically the demise of LastGraph, which made listening maps based on a feed from Last.fm.
 
Metro MD Linda Grant leaves amid group restructure  
Metro MD Linda Grant leaves amid group restructure
Linda Grant, the managing director of Metro newspaper, is set to leave the business she has led for nearly three years tomorrow, as part of a wider restructure.
 
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IMterview: Brand videos this Christmas a dearth of emotional porn  
IMterview: Brand videos this Christmas a dearth of emotional porn
Paul and Darika are the 'Trinny and Susannah' of digital marketing. Every week the pair will look at what's going on behind the latest news... your agency won't tell you the truth, but they're not your agency.
 
Non-mobile publishers face search engine peril  
Non-mobile publishers face search engine peril
Unless more digital publishers start implementing a mobile site strategy, Google's going to start to penalising them in natural search rankings, believes Vibrant Media's Fiona Salmon.
 
Twitter IPO should be welcomed by the ad industry  
Twitter IPO should be welcomed by the ad industry
The long-awaited floatation of Twitter should be a positive step for the advertising industry.
 
News Corp's drawbridge mentality locks in value, but there's another way  
News Corp's drawbridge mentality locks in value, but there's another way
News Corp's move to eliminate third party ad networks is understandable, but other publishers can extract more value by simply reducing the number of ads that run on their sites, says Guy Cookson, co-founder of native ad provider Respond.
 
The Muppets and biscuit tins - a snapshot of the Royal Baby story  
The Muppets and biscuit tins - a snapshot of the Royal Baby story
The recent Royal christening capped off what is likely to be the last spike of activity around the Royal Baby - and with it the final opportunity for brands to use the royals to plant themselves firmly in front of a captivated, patriotic audience and further up our timelines.
 
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