Media PM - Verizon completes $4.4bn acquisition of AOL; WPP, Daily Mail and Snapchat launch Truffle Pig; Mondelez bets big on fast-growing Facebook video

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23rd June 2015

Verizon completes $4.4bn aquisition of AOL: Tim Armstrong hails 'seminal moment' Verizon, the US technology giant, has successfully completed its $4.4 billion acquisition of AOL less than seven weeks after the deal was announced. WPP, Daily Mail and SnapChat launch content agency Truffle Pig WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell has today launched a digital content agency called Truffle Pig as a part of a tripartite with the Daily Mail and SnapChat, describing it as "a new way and new approach" to generating revenue. Mondelez bets big on fast-growing Facebook video Mondelez has backed Facebook's fast-growing video platform, renewing an existing partnership with the social media site to focus on creative video ads. WPP's MediaCom leads the Media Lions shortlist More than 20 UK agencies have been shortlisted for this year's Media Lions Awards in Cannes, with WPP's MediaCom leading the pack with five UK entries and 13 global. Tim Berners-Lee: AI will not be running a robot with a body, it will run corporations Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web, says "to be part of the business world, you need to put data out there" as he envisages a future where artificial intelligence drives the decisions in major corporations. We Are Social unveils the Cannesogram We Are Social, the global social media agency, has created an interactive 'Cannesogram' that reveals how different countries have performed at the International Festival at Creativity over the past decade. UK leads the way in Glass Lions shortlist at Cannes UK agencies have secured three entries on the first Glass Lion shortlist. BBC Radio 1 controller welcomes Apple radio The launch of Apple radio will be good competition for the industry, according to Ben Cooper, the BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra controller. Latest blogs The revolution will be journalised This is a story about an old-fashioned coup. One planned with ruthless efficiency, with scant regard for the authority of once-formidable foes and with a determination to inspire a revolution. GF Media's Grant Feller reports. 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. 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 Campaign Planner , SYLEX Recruitment £20000 to £25000 per annum, London

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