NEW YORK - As Interpublic prepares what could be a fire sale of assets, ratings agency Standard & Poor's has issued a warning on the US advertising giant's debt and is close to deciding whether to reduce its credit rating to junk status.
LONDON - Jazz FM has handed its above-the-line advertising task to Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw as the station prepares for a £2m relaunch, following last year's takeover of the station by the Guardian Media Group.
LONDON - Grey Worldwide London has been appointed to handle the £7.5m launch advertising for Masterfoods' new biscuit brand Bisc&, which is being targeted at young mothers.
LONDON - BTopenworld is bringing back Dave the Engineer in its new television advertising, fresh from the success of his appearance in the 'Broadband has landed' campaign.
LONDON - News aggregation service NewsNow.co.uk has unveiled a revamped website, which improves the look and feel of the popular news portal, as well as providing more information to users of NewsNow's subscriber newsfeed services.
LONDON - The Football Association's attempts to restore the shine of the tarnished Wembley brand were given a boost this week with the appointment of a senior IMG executive as the new national stadium's marketing chief.
LONDON - Yahoo! has promoted Fru Hazlitt, director of sales and marketing of its European division, to managing director of UK & Ireland as part of a shake-up of its European senior management.
LONDON - Breathe, the internet service provider, has launched a broadband price war that sees it undercut AOL and BT and offer free activation without needing a starter pack, as it scrabbles to attract new customers.
LONDON - Coca-Cola is trialling a soft drink called BPM Energy in Ireland, which if successful could be rolled out to the UK and across the world.
LONDON - Peacocks, the discount retailer, has been forced to withdraw a T-shirt with the words 'Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be...' in the wake of the arrest of 'Stars in Their Eyes' TV presenter Matthew Kelly after child abuse allegations.
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