• Blippar Days Away From Administration Due To Funding Issues
    "The Telegraph" is reporting that AR tech unicorn Blippar is potentially only days away from going into administration as it struggles to raise new investment.
  • Lucky Generals Wins Consolidated Co-Op Creative Brief
    The Co-Op has consolidated its GBP50m creative account and awarded it to Lucky Generals, "The Drum" reports.
  • Ad Spend On National News Brands To Decline Nearly 10% Next Year
    "Press Gazette" is reporting on dismal forecasts from Group M that ad spending on national and local news brands will fall nearly 10% and 9%, respectively, next year.
  • TV Leaders' Debate On Brexit Unlikely As ITV Pulls Out
    It looks highly unlikely that the tv debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will now take place after ITV followed in the BBC's footsteps and pulled out of plans to hold the event, "The Guardian" writes. The paper believes the cause was Theresa May not wanting a head-to-head debate format.
  • Essay Cheating Websites Banned From YouTube And Facebook
    The BBC is claiming a victory today as it confirms YouTube and Facebook have taken down ads for services that offer to help students cheat at school and college through third-party essays.
  • O2 Customers Finally Get 4G Back
    O2 smartphone users can finally access the internet again over 3G and 4G, "Sky News" reports. Yesterday's outage is being put down to a fault in Ericsson's network software.
  • Keith Weed To Retire From Unilever
    One of the UK's most respected marketing leaders, Unilever's Keith Weed, is to retire. "The Drum" reports that he will leave in May after 35 years with the company, in which the last handful of years have seen him lead a concerted bid to clean up digital marketing. The announcement comes shortly after Alan Jope was confirmed as the company's new Chief Executive.
  • PM Criticised For Brexit-Backing Ad Campaign
    "The Telegraph" reveals that Theresa May is coming under fire for spending GBP50,000 on Facebook and search advertising to promote her Brexit deal.
  • Betting Companies Agree A Ban On Ads During Live Sports
    The UK's major sports betting companies have come together to voluntarily stop running ads during living sporting events, outside of horse racing. "The Drum" reports that the move is being seen as the industry bowing to widespread pressure that running betting ads during a break in a live sporting event could be harmful because it normalises the act of sports betting
  • ITV Boss Questions 'Rang-Tan' TV Ban
    ITV's Chief Executive Dame Carloyn McCall has questioned why Iceland's "Rang-Tan" campaign has been allowed to run on social media but has been barred from television, "Campaign" reports.
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