Media AM - Martin Sorrell at #CES2014, Publicis Omnicom, Vizeum, Evening Standard, The Guardian,

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10th January 2014

Martin Sorrell's top six spots at #CES2014 Group M caught up with Sir Martin Sorrell after a brief tour of this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.     Publicis Omnicom merger gets green light from European Commission The European Commission has approved the merger of Publicis Groupe and Omnicom Group, moving the holding companies a further step towards creating the world's largest advertising company.     Standard targets 900,000 circulation ahead of London Live launch London Evening Standard has announced plans to "significantly increase" its print run from 700,000 per day to 900,000 from next week, ahead of the launch of London Live, its local TV station.     It's way past your screen time How young people use screens will become one of the hot topics in tech development in 2014, says Vizeum's head of innovation, Chrissy Totty.     Attempt to conquer the Guardian weekend ends up with the shed on fire "Shed's on fire." It is all that a bewildered Ian can say while standing in his back garden in nothing but a pair of white pants and holding a toy sword, watching his shed burn to the ground.     2014 Predictions: The year ahead for...Technology According to Gregory Roekens, smart tech developments that connect the digital world to the physical will see the human race augment itself even further in the year ahead.     Media business rankings 10 January 2014: No changes in the media league as 2013 came to a close.     My Media Week: Caspar Schlickum This week, Caspar Schlickum, managing director, EMEA, Xaxis, offers a snapshot of life at Xaxis following its merger with WPP sister company 24/7.     2014 Predictions: The year ahead for...Media agencies Brands will benefit from better planning, buying and analytics this year, and multiplatform creative partnerships will prove the best way to reach consumers, Karen Blackett says.     2014 Predictions: The year ahead for...Television While TV remains the heart of a campaign, the challenge now is to add to the experience so viewers can access the message across a number of touchpoints, Ruth Cartwright says.     2014 Predictions: The year ahead for...Press The market is in the midst of a renaissance - press innovations and tech developments mean cross-platform trading is a must and advertisers have huge opportunities. By Dominic Williams.     2014 Predictions: The year ahead for...Mobile 'Mobile first' will become the byword for smart businesses; native ads and programmatic buying will proliferate; and messaging will overtake social, James Connelly predicts.   Latest blogs   Driving outdoor into the digital age with connected cabs Among the shop fronts and cash points of the UK, it is hard to miss one of the most recognisable icons on the road - the Hackney Carriage. Easily spotted and always present, the exterior of the black taxi is a well-established format in the Out of Home world. Always on the move, the black taxi has long been the perfect vehicle for advertisers to broadcast their message across towns and cities.     Five reasons publishers should be bullishly optimistic about 2014 Publishers are often faced with a dreary forecast of their industry's future. But as we move into 2014 there is a growing sense that a change for the better is in the air. Here's five reasons media owners should be cautiously optimistic and raise half-full glasses to the New Year.     Media trading's own Libor scandal is coming There are uncanny parallels between the Libor scandal and the way media is traded today. John Billett calls on the industry to solve the problem.     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.

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