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World’s Craziest Fools returns to BBC Three
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The hugely successful comedy entertainment series World’s Craziest Fools will return for a second series on BBC Three.
The acclaimed hit series, which frequently attracted viewing figures of well over 750,000 and was one of the most watched BBC Three shows on BBC iplayer, saw A- Team legend Mr T search the four corners of the earth...
Sky Set to Host IP&TV World Forum’s Media Leadership Summit
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London: The organisers of IP&TV World Forum have today announced that entertainment giant Sky, which reaches more than 10.4 million homes across the UK & Ireland, is set to host its Media Leadership Summit, focussing on the future of the converged and connected entertainment experience.
The Summit, which takes place at London’s...
Meredith acquires World’s Top Food Website Allrecipes.com
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Des Moines : Meredith Corporation and The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. announced today that Meredith, the leading media and marketing company serving American women, has agreed to purchase Allrecipes.com, the world's No. 1 digital food site.
"The acquisition of Allrecipes.com, the market leader in the digital food...
Draftfcb names Linda Wu as COO for its New York based agencies
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New York City :Linda Wu, most recently EVP, Strategic Operations & Project Management Office of Draftfcb’s global network, has been named the chief operating officer for the agency’s general advertising and Healthcare operating units in new York City.
In her new role, Wu will be accountable for proper operational controls,...
Dan Thomas named SVP,Strategic Accounts for USA today
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McLean, Va. an Thomas has been named senior vice president of strategic accounts for USA TODAY. He will be responsible for overseeing an advertising sales team focused on new business acquisition. Thomas will be based in New York and report to Lee Jones, senior vice president of advertising.
“Dan is a dynamic sales executive...
MediaCom agencies win 2011 P&G Business Partner Excellence Award
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Six MediaCom offices in the APAC region have won the 2011 P&G Business Partner Excellence Award. The agency's efforts in Australia, Japan, India, Philippines, Korea and Singapore were all recognized by the FMCG giant. The award celebrates the top 0.1% of over 75,000 external business partners P&G has globally.
MediaCom is the...
USA Today app now available for Kindle Fire
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McLean:USA TODAY, a multi-platform news and information company, announced today that the USA TODAY App for Kindle Fire is now available. The app makes its debut today with Volkswagen as the launch partner.
The USA TODAY App for Kindle Fire features a custom look and design specifically for the tablet with the signature content readers...
Revlon consolidates media AOR at MediaCom
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New York : MediaCom Worldwide, a GroupM agency within the WPP Group, has been awarded global media planning and buying duties by Revlon for all of its brands. MediaCom, which has been Revlon's media agency-of-record since 2009 in the U.S. and Canada, will assume responsibility for all Revlon markets beginning January 2012.
The...
MediaCom UK triumphs at Campaign Media Awards
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MediaCom UK enjoyed great success at The Campaign Media Awards, which took place on 23rd November in London.
The agency was successful in three categories, and won two awards and one highly commended mention for its campaigns. Firstly, the team's work on Merlin with Alton Towers and Facebook Places came first in the Best Travel and Leisure...
Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide wins 22 Rx Club Awards
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New Jersey :Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (www.ogilvychww.com), representing the largest assembly of creative talent in the world of healthcare communications, today announced the network won a total of 22 awards at the 25th Annual Rx Club Awards, held
November 10 at Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City.
Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide...