Media PM - Jonathan Bevan departs Clear Channel, plus Errol Baran, James Chandler, Arena and New Look

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23rd July 2014

Jonathan Bevan departs Clear Channel Jonathan Bevan, the president for Europe, Australia and New Zealand at Clear Channel, has left the outdoor specialist after 16 years. Errol Baran departs Clear Channel as part of senior restructure Errol Baran, the managing director of Clear Channel's Storm Digital project, has left his role, following a wider senior management restructure instigated by the outdoor media owner's new chief executive, Andrew Morely. My Media Week: James Chandler This week, James Chandler, global mobile director, Mindshare launches the agency's wearable tech unit in NYC, presents to his 'Mobile Mum and Dad' at Facebook and tries to get the skinny on the iPhone 6 Arena wins £4m Seven Seas owner Merck Consumer Health account Arena has won the £4 million media business for Merck Consumer Health, owner of Seven Seas and Hailborange, currently handled by MEC Manchester. New Look prepares for media review New Look, the fashion retailer, is known to be speaking to agencies about its media planning and buying arrangements with a strong possibility of calling a review of the business handled by ZenithOptimedia. Putting the creative heart back into digital advertising In our rush to embrace and make sense of the new, we have let go of too many of the rules of the past, says Ben Wood, global president of iProspect. 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. CBS Outdoor acquires Van Wagner in $690m deal Van Wagner, the outsize US poster company, has sold its billboard business to CBS Outdoor in a $690 million (£404 million) deal. Premier Foods plans marketing surge after profits boost Premier Foods is planning a surge in marketing spend for brands including Mr Kipling, Bisto and Homepride over the next six months, after reporting a 2.1% rise in first half trading profit. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 Display Sales Executive (B2B) , Atwood Tate Available on request, London (Central), London (Greater) FASHION CLIENT SALES EXECUTIVE , Ultimate Asset £19000 - £29000 per annum + Uncapped Commission, Camden, London (Greater) Content Manager - Digital Editorial side , Formula Won £35-40k + great benefits, London (Central), London (Greater) / London (North), London (Greater) / London (South), London (G... 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