Media AM - WPP, Newsworks, Amazon, Uncle Ben's, Dave Trott

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26th August 2014

WPP's UK revenue surges by 22% but strong pound hits pre-tax profits WPP, the owner of MediaCom and Ogilvy & Mather, has reported pre-tax profit of £491.1 million in the first half of 2014, up 15.0 per cent year on year, while UK revenues surged by 22 per cent in Q2. Newsworks hires Jed Glanvill to oversee audience review Jed Glanvill, the former chief executive of Mindshare, has been appointed to oversee the audience measurement review initiated by Newsworks. Amazon scoops up video network Twitch for $970m Amazon has bought online video service Twitch in a surprise $970m (£585m) cash deal. Uncle Ben's launches YouTube cooking show Uncle Ben's, the Mars food brand, has created a YouTube cooking channel as part of a campaign to encourage parents to cook with their children. Dave Trott: The difference between looking and seeing When Andrew Bastawrous was a little boy, he was failing most of his classes at school. Macmillan defends hijacking ice bucket challenge Macmillan, the cancer charity, has defended itself from accusations of "hijacking" the ALS Association's ice bucket challenge craze, claiming it did not want to miss out on another social media phenomenon. Latest blogs Ahead of magazine circulation reports on 'ABC Day', PPA's Papworth takes stock It is only "ABC Day" to those in the media business. For readers it's just another great day to interact with their favourite brands, says James Papworth, marketing director of PPA. Why IPC Media joined the CMA The mighty and venerable consumer magazine publisher IPC Media, 150 years old and with 60-plus brands in its stable, is the latest new type of member at the Content Marketing Association, so why the shift? Why Yahoo is challenging on-demand TV firms Netflix, Amazon and Hulu Carat's Matthew Eagle outlines why Yahoo is moving into online video and the opportunities this space offers advertisers. Jerry Wright explains the changes to regional newspaper figures How did the recent changes to ABC's Regional Publication reporting come about and why were they introduced? ABC's chief executive Jerry Wright explains. 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.

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