09 May 2013
| by Staff
BT has thrown down the gauntlet to Sky with the launch of its new BT Sport service, promising an "affordable and exciting" new service which will challenge the dominance of Sky Sports.
Liberty Global has appointed Tom Mockridge, the former chief executive of News International, as the chief executive of Virgin Media, ahead of its proposed £15bn acquisition of the company.
Liberty Global, the international group buying Virgin Media, has installed Marcus Smith as vice-president of media relations.
The News Corporation lobbyist who played a key role in the Leveson Inquiry has been appointed by Telefónica.
BSkyB is looking for a creative agency to handle a major new advertising brief and is preparing to expand its creative agency roster.
Broadbandchoices.co.uk, a broadband comparison website, is currently undergoing a pitch process for an agency as it looks to broaden its relevance.
Virgin Media's business arm has called a review of its digital account as it looks to consolidate into one agency.
Children's charity the NSPCC has hired ex-Channel 4 sales strategist Mike Parker as interim fundraising director to lead its consumer-facing marketing activity.
BT Business has called a review of its ad business.
Virgin Media has whittled the number of agencies vying for its £36 million advertising business down to four, including incumbent DDB London.