LONDON - Lloyds Banking Group has called a consolidating review of its £77m media planning and buying accounts for Lloyds TSB and HBOS brands, currently held by ZenithOptimedia and Vizeum respectively.
LONDON - The Sun is expanding its digital presence, teaming up with Neighbours' producer FremantleMedia to create a live, interactive gameshow to be broadcast via The Sun Online in the summer.
LONDON - Lloyds Banking Group, the financial giant created by the merger of Lloyds TSB with HBOS last year, is reviewing its £80 million media planning and buying arrangements.
LONDON - The BBC Trust has called on the BBC management to ensure the tone of licence fee communications is less "accusatory".
31 Mar 2009
Those calling for a currency for online media are overlooking one important point: it's already here.
31 Mar 2009
Sony has unveiled a series of idents promoting its sponsorship of England's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign on ITV.
LONDON - Group M has forecast global advertising spend will fall 4.4 per cent to $425 billion in 2009, with the UK expected to be down 11.2 per cent.
LONDON - Guardian Media Group chief Carolyn McCall has responded to a full-page ad in today's Guardian attacking planned job cuts at its regional operations.
LONDON - GMG Regional Media is to slash the free circulation of the Manchester Evening News by about 75% to 20,000 copies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
LONDON - Warren Scarr has taken on the role of marketing director at B&Q following Jo Kenrick's departure in December.