Media

Jack Meggitt-Phillips is presenter and co-producer of The History of Advertising Podcast, the Apple Podcasts show which looks back at the stories behind some of the nation’s favourite ads.   Desert Island Ads Politics has been described as showbusiness for ...

4creative head Alice Tonge (below), the in-house creative agency for Channel 4, has decided to step down from her role and will leave the organisation this summer. Tonge has been responsible for a stream of highly regarded work including Channel ...

More tidying up at Mark Read’s WPP, Possible UK and Mirum UK are being merged into Mirum UK, headed by former Possible group CEO and Wunderman MD Chris Daplyn. Mirum UK MD Antti Lauronen is leaving. Mirum UK will be ...

Another day, another big media review at WPP it seems. Vodafone is reported to be reviewing its global media planning and buying, worth somewhere between £400-600m, at WPP media agency Wavemaker (formerly MEC.) Earlier this week it emerged that Wavemaker, ...

L’Oreal is reckoned to be the UK’s fifth-biggest advertiser and now it’s reported to have cut the shortlist for its £106m media account down to just two – WPP, which handled the business through Maxus, now merged with MEC as ...

It’s the last series of Game of Thrones on Sky Atlantic in the UK (wait for endless prequels) so perky PR firm Taylor Herring has orchestrated a surprising experience for visitors to the Tower of London with GoT’s Night’s Watch ...

If you think the Accenture/Droga5 tie-up is a big deal, think what may be happening in France. Publicis is considering a $5bn offer for data firm Epsilon, its biggest potential deal so far and one that has spooked shareholders as ...

Aligning your brand with a specific social or cultural cause can be a powerful way to shape your message, connect with existing audiences on a deeper level, and even reach out to new audiences invested in the wider debate. The ...

It’s always good to talk down your prospects in the City because, if nothing goes too pear-shaped, investors will think you’re doing well. New WPP CEO Mark Read has been resolutely downbeat in his considered way and it seems to ...