LONDON - A Facebook group formed to support the pro-democracy protests in Burma that have dominated international headlines this week has attracted more than 100,000 members.
LONDON - Barclaycard Business has hired Peter Jones, formerly vice-president of international customer experience and engagement marketing at American Express, as head of relationship management.
LONDON - VisitWales is on the hunt for agencies to work across above-the-line advertising, direct marketing, media planning and digital marketing, as part of a review of its £6m marketing services roster.
LONDON - Free classifieds website itsmymarket.com has appointed search engine optimisation firm Netrank to drive growth and increase the number of ads placed on the site.
LONDON - ITV2's new drama 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' starring Billie Piper opened with 1.8m viewers last night, handing ITV its biggest audience this year for an original commission on multi-channel.
LONDON - David Connolly, the former Ofcom CRR adjudicator and Starcom executive, has joined SMG's Scottish television business STV as commercial director.
LONDON - Virgin 1 has secured PC World as sponsor of its post-watershed drama slot, which will feature US hit 'The Riches', for three months.
LONDON - Online market research company eDigitalResearch has been appointed by the BBC to provide quarterly surveys and reporting for a variety of its websites.
LONDON - The Mobile Marketing Association has released mobile advertising guidelines, tailored specifically for the Europe, Middle East and Asia regions, to increase the uptake of the discipline.
LOS ANGELES - The LA Times, the third-largest daily newspaper in the US, is reportedly in talks about launching a free tabloid-sized edition for commuters.
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