| | | | | | NEW YORK - ESPN was "very surprised" by BT's knockout bid for the Premier League broadcast rights, according to Eric Johnson, the ESPN executive vice-president, global multimedia sales. | | | | | | | | | | | | | News Corp is set to acquire Move, Inc, an online business that facilitates the sales and rental of property in the US. | | | | | | | | | | | | | NEW YORK - Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer and the author of 'Lean In', led an Advertising Week panel that explored gender roles in global campaigns. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, Glamour and GQ, has made four key hires to its central digital team. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sky has invested $5 million (£3.1 million) in the native advertising technology company Sharethrough. | | | | | | | | | | | | | NEW YORK - Three of the world's most respected creatives rejected the idea that algorithms and computers will ever replace people in the advertising industry, at Advertising Week in New York. | | | | | | | | | | | | | TNT, the postal service, is launching its first TV ad campaign for four years, in a bid to humanise the brand. | | | | | | | | | | | | | NEW YORK - Data is "one of ESPN's greatest priorities" over the next 18 months, according to Eric Johnson, the ESPN executive vice president, global multimedia sales, speaking at Advertising Week this morning. | | | | | | | | | | | | | NEW YORK - Miles Nadal, chairman and chief operating officer of MDC Partners, challenged Advertising Week attendees to encourage their teams to "pursue the art of the possible." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Starcom MediaVest Group's global chief executive talks to Claire Beale about the need for talent and the new media agency model. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The inclusion of mobile readership figures has shown the true reach of news and magazine brands, Arif Durrani writes. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Agencies were left no clearer about the schedule gaps left by Champions League and Dancing On Ice. By Maisie McCabe. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Can the social media platform establish itself as an effective e-commerce channel for brands, David Benady asks. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In amongst the rise of all things digital it's easy to lose sight of some very simple truths, says Steve Atkinson, commercial director at Outdoor Plus. | | | | | | | | | | | | | There is a reason why digital is the fastest-growing channel, clients just need to ask the right questions of their agency to ensure the best results, says Matt Bush, head of performance agency at Google. | | | | | | | | | | | | | As London companies prepare to open their doors to executives, entrepreneurs and investors for the second OpenCo UK event on 2 October, IPG Mediabrands' Hamish Kinniburgh and Ella Goldner, explain why they brought the initiative to the UK. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Summer may be all but over, with only Bestival and No.6 happening this weekend, but in the growing global programme of film festivals the best is yet to come, says Zoe Jones, marketing director at Digital Cinema Media. | | | | | | | | | | | | | London Live has had a difficult launch, but the local TV station could yet find the formula for success, says Dino Myers-Lamptey, head of strategy at the7stars. | | | | | | | | | | |