Media AM - Vizeum scoops £14m Weetabix media business; Spotify; Channel 4

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11th June 2015

Vizeum scoops £14m Weetabix media business Weetabix Food Company has hired Vizeum to handle its £14 million media planning and buying business. Spotify announces 75m users and multi-million pound payouts to artists Spotify has announced it now has 75 million active users, including 20 million paying premium subscribers, up by a third since January 2015. Should Channel 4 be privatised? Would it be worthwhile for the new Tory government to explore selling off the channel, David Benady asks. MediaCom named world's leading media agency Group M's MediaCom is the world's leading media agency, according to Recma, the agency evaluator, pushing Carat to second place. Facebook's evolution could help encourage better ads During last week's thought-provoking Media360, there was one conversation in particular that stayed with me to the point where I felt compelled to dedicate this week's column to it. Jamie Oliver boosts YouTube presence with new channel Family Food Tube and other emerging channels could tempt more brands to look to the platform, David Benady writes. Media plays a critical role in the customer experience The term "customer experience" is tripping off the tongue of more chief marketing officers with increasing frequency; but why? Media360 offers key lessons in innovation Speakers gave their take on what innovation means to their company at this year's two-day gathering. By Arif Durrani. General Mills launches global media review General Mills, the food company, is reviewing its global media planning and buying business outside the US. Out to lunch with Boisdale Life and David Emin: Jenny Biggam Media Week's David Emin invites an industry heavyweight out to lunch at one of the Boisdales restaurants. His lunch guest this week is Jenny Biggam, the co-founder of the7stars, now the UK's largest independent media agency, which has averaged 30% growth in each of the past three years. My Media Week: Jem Lloyd-Williams This week, Jem Lloyd-Williams, executive director, product & innovation at Vizeum UK, joins the cream of media in the Brighton sunshine for Media 360. Amanda Mackenzie asks media owners to support Project Everyone Media owners have been asked to support a United Nations initiative to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change by 2030, in collaboration with Project Everyone. Fifth of WPP shareholders vote against Sorrell's £43m pay Around 20 per cent of WPP investors have voted against chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell's £43 million pay packet at today's annual general meeting. Latest blogs I like to think of market research as human understanding It's all about people, products and platforms, says Denise Turner, insight director at Newsworks, after last week's Media360 event in Brighton. How Apple will change the radio game with the Beats 1 network Launching a radio platform for Apple will certainly revolutionise the industry, says broadcaster Edward Adoo. Google moves in: How the tech giant is bringing IoT home The Internet of Things has been around for a while, the term was coined in 1999 by Kevin Ashton from MIT. So the concept of a bunch of interconnected devices that autonomously talk to the internet is far from new. Data and content is a marriage made in heaven Content is one of the hottest areas of interest in the marketing community today, and so is data. Clare Hill, managing director of the Content Marketing Association, says together they are even more powerful. Sunday Times' Camilla Cavendish reminds us to value newsbrands The media world is a poorer place for the departure of Sunday Times investigative journalist and columnist Camilla Cavendish, says Newsworks' Rufus Olins. Programmatic Sales Manager , MediaMigo Recruitment Limited £50k basic + comms + benefits, London (Central), London (Greater) Classified Group Head , MediaMigo Recruitment Limited Basic £35-45k dependent on experience + comms + benefits, London (Central), London (Greater) Agency Sales Account Manager , Mumsnet Commensurate with experience /4 days per week on a pro-rata, London (Central), London (Greater) Account Manager , ABC £25-£30k, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Media Sales Executive , Haymarket Media Group £19,000 to £26,000 (OTE), Teddington (City/Town), London (Greater)

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