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Is it the curse of Boris Johnson? Long-time Johnson supporter The Telegraph (BoJo has written a highly paid column for the paper for years – famously he wrote two, one pro-Remain and one pro-Brexit and finally chose Brexit) has revealed ...

There may be a crisis in UK creativity (see here) but they seems to be doing OK in France. One of the long-time trailblazers is BETC for Canal+ and here’s the latest, plugging Canal+ as a streaming rival to the ...

Advertising in the UK is facing an existential crisis in the UK as media agencies take over from creative in setting the client agenda (and often determining what form the ads will take in advance) and data munchkins direct everything ...

Disney has concluded its giant media review – estimated at between $2-3bn – more or less as you were, with new Omnicom entity OMG23 (Disney was formed in 1923) winning most of North America including new Fox acquisitions and Publicis ...

If you read the coverage of Publicis Groupe’s recently-announced Q3 numbers – organic growth going into -2.7 per cent reverse, with particularly big hits in the key markets of the US and Europe – you’d be spoilt for choice as ...

UK regional Out of Home company CP Media (owned by Community Partners) has bought Eye Airports which has the advertising and promotion rights for 19 UK airports including Newcastle, Bristol and Exeter. Eye Airports has 80 digital sites among more ...

We could do with more new banks in the UK but most of them seem to hit more than their fair share of bumps in the road. Starling Bank appears to be doing OK though with 900,000 accounts, some good ...

The Out of Home industry has taken strong and simple messaging into its Upfronts showing an industry in great health and in tune with a clear message for clients around long term branding working in unison with short term activation. ...

LNER, Britain’s troubled East Coast rail service up from London to points north and currently run by the Government, has appointed M&C Saatchi and Merkle to handle its ad campaigns/marketing services in a Creative Brief review. LNER commercial director Suzanne ...