Media AM - Sky profits up 6 per cent with nearly a million customers added; Guardian's Anna Watkins to co-chair Media Week Awards judging; Power users should offer Twitter something in return

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29th July 2015

Sky profits up 6 per cent with nearly a million customers added Sky has hailed end-of-year financial results for the 12 months to 30 June 2015 as being "outstanding", after it posted an adjusted pre-tax profit of £1.20 billion, an increase of 6 per cent on the previous year. Guardian's Anna Watkins to co-chair Media Week Awards judging Anna Watkins, managing director of Guardian Labs, will be the co-chair of this year’s Media Week Awards judging. Power users should offer Twitter something in return Twitter's new chief executive must value relationships as well as traffic, says Martin McNulty, the chief of digital marketing agency Forward3D. Amazon joins the music streaming war - but who will come out on top? There's a storm brewing, says Adrian Pettett, CEO, Havas SE Cake. Apple threw down the gauntlet to Spotify last month, before Amazon rode into battle with the launch of its own Prime Music streaming service yesterday. Three of the world's biggest brands are locking horns in a bid to win favour from music fans around the globe, and it's shaping up to be one helluva fight. Lidl TV adspend accelerates 400% as Tesco and Morrisons tumble Lidl spent more than double the amount of Tesco in the first half of this year, increasing its marketing investment by a whopping 408% compared with the same period last year, Marketing can reveal. Out to lunch with Boisdale Life and David Emin: Jonathan Durden The Boisdale Life Big lunch with David Emin is a regular date where a guest joins him for lunch at one of Boisdales restaurants. Kelly Williams maintains focus on ITV's 'bread and butter' ITV's commercial managing director is exploring new revenue streams - but not at the expense of money-spinning airtime and partnership deals, he tells Maisie McCabe. My Media Week: John Litster Two months from on from Sky extending its deal with Viacom to handle Channel 5 ad sales, MediaWeek caught up with John Litster, managing director, Sky Media. Is Apple's new radio station a welcome addition? The tech giant changed listening habits when it launched iTunes. Will Beats 1 have a similar effect, Gurjit Degun asks. TfL's bus-shelter battle confirms value of OOH In an already evolving sector, JCDecaux's capture of the TfL contract will likely mean more changes, Arif Durrani writes. Creative media thinking can free branded content I have seen the future, so thought I should share it. Exploring the value of meaningful brands Havas Media's conference highlighted how consumers want brands to help improve their quality of life. By David Benady Latest blogs For mobile video to compete for TV budgets requires reach and scale There are many challenges for those hoping to make money from this nascent and potentially lucrative world of mobile video, says LoopMe's Stephen Upstone. Martin Sorrell is right about media trust in young audiences, he just didn't go far enough Sir Martin Sorrell was right when he talked about young audiences losing "trust" with traditional media, he just didn't go far enough, says Mimi Turner, marketing director of TheLADbible. Huge untapped potential for brands in online video Cedar has surveyed 500 British YouTube users about their usage and opinion of branded online video, Chris Rayment reports. A turning point for newsbrands, thanks to Sir Martin A week in the South of France brought reason for cheer, says Rufus Olins, chief executive of Newsworks. Video advertising isn't just Facebook vs YouTube There's life in digital video beyond Facebook and YouTube, with traditional publishers having much to offer, says Justin Taylor, UK managing director at Teads. Associate Vice Chancellor , University of California, Los Angeles Salary commensurate with experience., Los Angeles, California (US) Group Media Manager - Major Media/Radio Company , Harrison Dear To £37,000 (dep on exp) + bonus, London Sales Account Director , Section:Media Ltd Up to £45,000 + Commission, London (Central), London (Greater) Advertising Sales Manager , Major Players £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus and benfits, London Sales Director , Carreras Lathane Associates - CLA c £50k + benefits + uncapped commission., London (City of), London (Greater)

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