Sony has awarded the global media planning account for its mobile arm and the European media business for its electronics division to MediaCom, following a competitive pitch process.
WPP, the owner of JWT and AKQA, has made a number of digital investments, including taking a stake in the micro-blogging platform Muzy and putting money into the YouTube network Fullscreen.
Havas Sports & Entertainment (HS&E) has been appointed to promote sports healthcare work taking place at The FA's National Football Centre.
Nike has called in FleishmanHillard to handle its retained UK public affairs work for an initiative championing physical activity among children.
77 PR has been appointed to handle the launch of the latest Football Manager game following a pitch criticised for involving too many agencies.
The Village Communications and The Red Brick Road have been appointed to launch Talent Backer, a website that will use crowd-funding to help people with a "talent" to finance their pursuits.
Goodyear Dunlop Tyres has hired the Omnicom-owned digital marketing agency Critical Mass to handle its social media community management, strategy and creative across EMEA.
11 Jun 2013
| by Ian Darby
Stephen Haines, the UK commercial director at Facebook, is leaving the UK to take a new global role
with the social network.
Stephen Haines, the UK commercial director at Facebook, is leaving the UK to take a new global role
with the social network.
Channel 4 has promoted Ewan Douglas to the role of agency principal, Manchester.