Media AM - Dixons Carphone begins £90m media review, plus MediaCom; C4; Amazon; Monty the penguin

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13th November 2014

Dixons Carphone begins £90m media review Dixons Carphone, the electronics retail group, has kicked off a review to consolidate its two media planning and buying accounts, worth a combined £87 million. MediaCom promotes duo to managing directors for EMEA MediaCom has promoted Kate Rowlinson, the new-business and marketing director for EMEA, and Costin Mihaila, the chief executive for Central and Eastern Europe, to joint managing directors for EMEA. Channel 4 to make record investment in drama in 2015 Channel 4's spend on drama shows next year will be its highest ever in the category, the broadcaster's chief creative officer, Jay Hunt, revealed at its upfronts event yesterday. Amazon hiring in the UK for Prime Air drone tests Amazon is seeking aviation experts and other flight-related roles in Cambridge, as it looks to develop its Prime Air drone delivery service in the UK. The media story behind the festive magic of Monty Who would have thought we'd all be talking about the arrival of a flightless bird native to Antarctica in the run-up to Christmas 2014? Tech viewpoint on mobile post-production How football's global brands are moving the goalposts The Secret Footballer explains how brands are changing the beautiful game. Crafting the full Monty for John Lewis Daniel Fisher and Richard Brim tell how they delivered on the biggest brief of the year to produce 'Monty's Christmas'. MailOnline appoints Anne Shooter as first commercial editor DMG Media's MailOnline, the world's biggest English language newspaper website, has appointed the Daily Mail's Anne Shooter as its first commercial editor, in recognition of the growth in native advertising. Havas Media's Paul Frampton: Agencies need 'healthy paranoia' about Google and Facebook Media agencies need to "wake-up" to the speed of change taking place in the industry today, otherwise Google and Facebook stand to make them "irrelevant", according to Paul Frampton, chief executive of Havas Media. OMD celebrates network success under Mendonça OMD has seemingly achieved the impossible by winning the IPA Effectiveness Network of the Year. Its EMEA chief explains how to David Benady. Facebook app plans will test publishers' resolve Publishers must decide whether they want to play ball with the social network's content plans, David Benady writes. Creativity has never been more important in media There are some words that are overused in our industry and, sadly, the more they are bandied around, the less power and impact they seem to have. The biggest one of all is "creativity". Latest blogs How the UK is leading the way in brand safety online The news last month that Yahoo, AOL and Google's DoubleClick have joined Microsoft in the fight against online ad misplacement by having their ad serving processes certified by JICWEBS, further underlines how the UK leads the way in safety online, says ABC's Richard Foan. Radio influence grows for UK advertisers The latest Rajar results show the UK radio industry to be in great shape and should serve as a great wake-up call to advertisers, says Simon Kilby, head of marketplace at Bauer Media. Why international news still matters The business of traditional television news has never been stronger, says Liz Nunn, UK sales director at CNN International. Media Owners take games into their own hands A new generation of gamers is sharing and viewing content in ways that have caught the attention of media owners. But can they harness these trends to grow their businesses? Jason Kingsley OBE, chief executive of games maker Rebellion shares his thoughts. It's time media tapped into the bikegeist From scoops and splashes to commutes and sportives, media is now at the centre of the 'bikegeist', says Newsworks' chief executive, Rufus Olins. Digital Agency Sales Account Manager - RTB start-up , Shape Media up to £35,000 basic + uncapped commission, London (Greater) / London (Central), London (Greater) Researcher/Reporter (financial B2B) , Atwood Tate Available on request, London (Central), Senior Sales Account Manager , SYLEX Recruitment 60,000, Central London Advertising Sales Account Manager , Publications UK Competitive salary with attractive bonus and commission structure, Edgware (City/Town), London (Greater) Digital Senior Sales Executive , SAVVY Media Ltd £28K + comms, London (Greater)

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