Media AM - Guy Zitter, the7stars/Gymbox, Jon Wilkins, TalkSport

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07th January 2014

Guy Zitter to leave Daily Mail after 32 years Guy Zitter, the managing director of Daily Mail & General Trust's Mail Newspapers, is set to walk away from the publishing group at the end of March 2014.     Gymbox in cheeky 'hardcore' campaign Gymbox is to launch an attention-grabbing campaign featuring sweaty bodies and lines such as "well equipped", after appointing the independent agency the7stars as its media shop.     Naked's Wilkins to replace Mendelsohn at Karmarama Jon Wilkins, a co-founder of global creative agency Naked, is to join Karmarama as its executive chairman, replacing Nicola Mendelsohn who left the agency last year.     Selco Builders Warehouse to sponsor TalkSport's Predictor Selco Builders Warehouse has signed a deal to become the first headline sponsor of TalkSport's 'Predictor' game, in which football fans can win £1 million if they predict all the Barclays Premier League results over a single weekend.     Agency Republic merges with Critical Mass Agency Republic and Critical Mass, the Omnicom digital agencies, are merging in the UK, under the Critical Mass name.     Samsung forecasts profit fall while curved TV launch goes awry Samsung Electronics has forecast a fall in profits for the three months from October to December 2013 of 18% compared to the previous quarter, while the launch of its curved TV at CES attracted negative press.     LV= returns with Cilla Black in nostalgic life insurance ad Cilla Black, the singer and TV presenter, has returned as the face of LV= in a campaign for its 50 Plus life insurance plan.     McCann hires Crispin Porter's Rob Reilly as part of creative reshuffle McCann Worldgroup has hired Crispin Porter & Bogusky's Rob Reilly as its global creative chairman and has reshuffled its creative team in New York, promoting Linus Karlsson and Andreas Dahlqvist.     Hyundai launches latest Europe-wide campaign Hyundai, the car manufacturer, has released the second film in its 'Made Of More' campaign, this time promoting its new i10 model.   Latest blogs   Reflections on Web Summit: How 'Davos for geeks' reignited my passion for tech The dust has settled after Web Summit in Dublin earlier this quarter, but I can say that the start-up ethos I witnessed during the two-day conference has genuinely stayed with me.     Ed Vaizey seems 'clueless' So today was 'D day' in the radio industry, with "the announcement of the digital switchover", but Government minister Ed Vaizey appears "clueless", says radio DJ Edward Adoo.     Digital radio from an advertiser's view This coming Monday, Ed Vaizey, minister of culture, communications and the creative industries, will be speaking at the Go Digital Conference in London.     Beware the 13th: The media industry's unlucky number Blast - it's Friday the 13th. Don't step on the cracks in the pavement - tick. Don't walk under any ladders - tick. Don't pass the path of a black cat - tick. Check all your professional equipment is safe, secure and away from liquids - perhaps one for the to-do list.     Will online ads ruin Christmas as well as UX? There is an interesting debate going on between the advertising industry and those that look into it from the outside about what's best for the consumer.

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