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08th July 2014

UK ad forecast raised after strong Q1 for radio and TV The Advertising Association has revised its annual forecast for the UK ad market upwards on the back of strong TV and radio advertising in Q1 2014, in the latest AA/Warc Expenditure Report. Guardian News & Media reduces losses by 27% to £19.4m Guardian News & Media, publisher of The Guardian, The Observer and theguardian.com, has reported underlying losses of £19.4 million for the 12 months ending 30 March 2014, and ongoing growth in digital revenues. Starcom MediaVest Group to move to Turnmills Starcom MediaVest Group is to move into offices on the site of the former Turnmills nightclub, while its sister agency Saatchi & Saatchi will relocate from Charlotte Street to Chancery Lane next year. Google partners with the Barbican to show coders are artists Coders are inherently creative and don't need to be partnered with art directors and copywriters, said Google Creative Lab's Steve Vranakis at a digital art exhibition at the Barbican last night. Wearable tech floodgates open on Amazon but more questions than answers remain After Amazon launched a special wearable technology area of the website, Cameron Day, the development director at TMS, examines why the reality has not yet rivalled the rhetoric. Top 10 skills for young creative talent: The Mad Men era of on-the-job learning is long gone As the #CreateUK campaign kicks off to celebrate the best of the UK's creative industries, Sion Scott-Wilson, head of creative advertising at Falmouth University, explains how we need to nurture and prepare young talent. Passionate Gottlieb still has a buzz for Omnicom Omnicom Media Group's EMEA chief of 13 years is not quite ready to leave the company yet - particularly in the midst of the biggest-ever social experiment. By Louise Ridley. Maurice Lévy plots 'diplomatic' solution for the future of Publicis The Publicis Groupe chief tells Maisie McCabe what the collapsed merger means for his succession plan. The new normal is now upon us, and the Financial Times is feeling confident Take a look around you. For the first time in more than five years, this is the new normal for businesses in the UK. My Media Week: Russell Samuel This week, Russell Samuel, vice-president, creative planning and services, VIMN advertising & brand solutions, coordinates partnerships, press conferences and Nicole and Enrique's sound check at Isle of MTV Malta. Will Amazon Fire impact media on the high street? Can Amazon's first smartphone and its intriguing shopping function disrupt the marketplace, David Benady asks. IPC targets commercial unity with new model What does the industry make of the publisher's restructure, which merges the three divisions into one, Ian Griggs asks. Microsoft places greater emphasis on advertising The tech giant sees advertising as a key focus, but can it match the revenue generated by licensing, Maisie McCabe asks. Google is surely putting its energy into making cool stuff, not more advertising My Twitter stream is currently full of friends attending Google I/O, where it unveils all the cool stuff people are going to be able to build on. It's the usual mixture of excited squeals at clever new things and cynical mutterings about how Google will bend everything it has invented or bought so that it can show you more advertising. But I never worry about that, because I think Google is trying to get out of advertising. Latest blogs 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. In an age of mobility, outdoor media is the second screen As the importance of both "context" and "mobility" come into their own in the media, outdoor stands to reap the benefits, says Chris Forrester. 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.

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