Media AM - Felix Dennis, L'Oréal and Channel 4, Ogilvy, Cannes, The Sun

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26th June 2014

Dennis was truly a force of nature You always learned to expect the unexpected with Felix Dennis, recalls James Tye, chief executive of Dennis Publishing who worked with the media maverick for 18 years. L'Oréal and Channel 4 end trading dispute L'Oréal and Channel 4 have resolved their six-month trading dispute that has kept L'Oréal ads off all Channel 4 and UKTV channels in 2014, costing the broadcaster £8 million. Ogilvy crushes Google on Twitter Ogilvy was the most-talked about brand on social media at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, ranking up more than three times the mentions of Twitter and Google combined. How the excitement of a child won hearts and minds for media on the Croisette Once again, this year's pulsating Cannes Lions festival defied any single definition. Many worlds collided along the Croisette, as tech meshed with celebrity, salesmen with creative and producers with data-crunchers. Campaign Cannes beach party 2014: video and pictures Campaign once again took over the Carlton Beach in Cannes last week for its annual party for leading advertising, media and marketing executives. Diary: Campaign's fun in the sun at Cannes 2014 As the sun set over the French Riviera, the industry's elite gathered at the Carlton Beach for the annual Campaign party. Sun editor Dinsmore: 'We still have masses of challenges ahead of us' The Sun's former editor Rebekah Brooks may have been cleared yesterday of all charges in the phone-hacking trial, but current editor David Dinsmore admits the challenges for the company are far from over. CNN's Petra Malenicka: 'We don't talk about TV anymore' At CNN, the Cable News Network owned by Turner Broadcasting, they no longer talk about television, says European leader Petra Malenicka. Why Vizeum is introducing term 'co-owned' in the media mix As the media landscape develops, it is time to introduce the term "co-owned" to sit alongside paid, owned and earned media, says Vizeum's strategy director Scott Magee. My Media Week: Henry Daglish This week, Henry Daglish, managing director of Arena, parties in the Gutter Bar, celebrates a Grand Prix Outdoor triumph and fails to pap Patrick Stewart, yes it's tales from Cannes. Bauer Media set for sales revolution under Dunmall The company's managing director of advertising tells Maisie McCabe how the restructure of the sales team differs from Bauer's previous attempts. Andrew Morley becomes CEO of Clear Channel UK Andrew Morley, the former leader of Motorola, has been appointed chief executive of Clear Channel UK with immediate effect. Tunepics gives social media a new dimension Social media was built on text and images, but the latest app adds music to the mix. Can it succeed, David Benady asks. Latest blogs Amazon's Fire phone could help win over the high street With its new Fire phone launched on Wednesday, Amazon has the potential to instantly hijack the high street and make every song, sign, poster and product a point of sale opportunity, says Talon's Richard Simkins Heading the elephants off at the pass I attended a conference this week where the thorny topic of ad blocking received significant airtime. And no wonder, given what we heard. What's in a name? Why Techmedia is now Purch Antoine Boulin, president, media at Purch, explains the reasoning behind the group's recent rebranding. Don't interrupt: publish The priorities of brands and agencies are changing in a content-driven world, says Tim Hipperson, the former chief executive of G2 Joshua and ZenithOptimedia. Why performance delivery means so much more in today's media environment It's time to redefine performance delivery, says AdConnection's chief executive, Catherine Becker.

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