ITV has paid around pounds 100,000 for the production of replacements for BMP DDB s award-winning Walkers Doritos sponsorship idents, following a row over the use of dead celebrities in the creative work, it emerged this week.
The TBWA network has claimed the entire pounds 30 million pan-European Sony Playstation account, putting an end to the European partnership between Simons Palmer Clemmow Johnson and Ogilvy and Mather.
Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper is believed to have snatched the Wonderbra account from TBWA/Simons Palmer, reuniting the underwear brand with Nigel Rose, the copywriter responsible for its most famous advertising line, hello boys.
Channel 5 s coup in securing two major sporting events for consecutive live broadcast this weekend has ended in embarrassment with the revelation that the events - the Poland v England World Cup football qualifier and the Argentina v England rugby union match - are being played at the same time.
Michael Winner, the outspoken film director, newspaper columnist and restaurant critic, is directing and starring in a series of three commercials for Doritos through BMP DDB.
Wieden and Kennedy has taken the top honours at the 21st annual One Show for creative excellence in advertising, held in New York.
CDP has raided Mellors Reay and Partners to hire a former Campaign face to watch , Nick Webb, for a newly created top-level role on its flagship Honda account.
ITV has mounted a defence of the existing restrictions on advertising minutage in the face of advertisers long-awaited paper calling for more commercial airtime on terrestrial television.
Tony Kenyon, the chief executive of the Negotiation Centre, received an initial payment of about pounds 1.8 million when his 24.5 per cent stake in IDK Media was acquired by the CIA Group, it was revealed this week.
Lenny Henry is recreating three of his TV comedy characters - including the lurve king, Theophilus P. Wildebeeste - in advertising to relaunch the Sodastream soft drink machine and its revamped product range.
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