Media AM - LinkedIn buys B2B marketing service Bizo; plus news from TalkTalk, AOL UK, Apple and Microsoft

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23rd July 2014

LinkedIn buys B2B marketing service Bizo for $175m LinkedIn, the world's biggest online professional network service, has acquired a marketing services specialist Bizo for a reported deal valued around $175 million (£103m). TalkTalk attracts 1.1m customers and joins Thinkbox TalkTalk, the TV, broadband, mobile and home phone provider, has attracted 1.1 million customers to its pay-TV service, after adding 185,000 in its last quarter. AOL UK goes fully programmatic AOL UK is claiming an industry "milestone" after making all of its online advertising available to be traded programmatically this week. Apple misses iPad targets but Q3 profits receive boost by iPhone sales Apple has reported quarterly profits of $7.8bn (£4.5bn), up 12% on the same period last year, with sales of its iPhone increasing by 13% compared to this time in 2013, with 35.2 million iPhones sold from March to June. Nokia's $692m loss hits Microsoft Q4 profits Microsoft has reported a 7% fall in profit during its second quarter, a decline it attributes to a $692m (£405m) loss at its Nokia division, which was integrated into the group in April. Omnicom reports 7% rise in pre-tax profit in Q2 Omnicom Group, home to BBDO, DDB Worldwide and Omnicom Media Group, has reported a 7 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to $514.7 million for the second quarter, on the back of recovering ad markets and strong organic growth. The first data World Cup: Why we knew Mario Balotelli would trend Talk of having just experienced the first social World Cup is a misnomer, what we've really just seen is the first data World Cup, says Jeremy Pounder, client director at Mindshare. Captain Morgan Facebook ad banned for suggesting alcohol conquers boredom Captain Morgan, the Diageo rum brand, has been forced to pull a Facebook ad after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that it implied alcohol conquered boredom. Creature rolls out Cosmopolitan honour killing campaign Creature London has created the winning image for Cosmopolitan's campaign to remember the victims of honour killings. Gregory has ambitious plans for Exterion Media Three days into his role as the international chief executive of Exterion Media - the company known as CBS Outdoor until January - Shaun Gregory is already a bit bored of the obvious questions. My Media Week: Stuart Sullivan-Martin This week, Stuart Sullivan-Martin, chief strategy officer, Global Solutions and EMEA at MEC, burns the midnight oil reviewing Media Week Award entries in his role as a judge. Do agencies hold too much power? Will advertisers suffer from Omnicom Media Group's decision to pull all ads from Channel 5, David Benady asks. News brands are keen to set the agenda, but it is a time for collaboration "The NRS in its current form no longer serves newspaper needs." Not my words but those of Bob Hulks, the ex-independent chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association Review Group, speaking at the Media Research Group conference back in 1998. Newspapers throw the future of NRS in doubt The press is reviewing its relationship with the measurement body as it seeks a system for the digital age. By Arif Durrani. We are in the business to create and take risks, not to reassure accountants We in the media seem to have an overriding obsession with being in the assurance business rather than the invention business. Internet of Things brings opportunities for brands Advertising could appear on the new generation of connected devices, but an industry standard is needed. By David Benady. Bloomberg appoints Matt Teeman as commercial director EMEA Bloomberg Media has appointed former DMG Media and BBC Magazines leader Matt Teeman as its commercial director in Europe, Media East and Africa. Latest blogs NRS is ready to build for a new future: Calls for 'media producers' to be differentiated from aggregators Following Campaign's revelation that the NPA has started a review of its requirements for audience measurement this month, Simon Redican, chief executive of the National Readership Survey explains why after a 56 year partnership, the company welcomes the move. Enmity, amity and Pats: how peace has broken out in newsbrands The newspaper business took a major leap forward this month with the launch of a commercial transaction system designed to enable cross-platform sell, says Rufus Olins, chief executive of Newsworks. 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

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