• WPP Consolidates Kantar Names Into One Brand
    WPP consolidation continues at pace with all Kantar brands being brought under one roof from the start of next month, "The Drum" reports.
  • Google Boss Says Privacy Means Doing 'More With Less'
    Ahead of a London Ad Week speech, the head of Google's advertising business, Prabhakar Raghavan, tells "The Drum" that the tech giant is taking on board people's privacy concerns and dislike for ads that follow them around the net. In the future, he says, Google is going to have to "do more, with less".
  • News UK Launches Influencer Agency
    Mediatel reports that News UK has launched an influencer agency called The Fifth. It claims to be adding transparency and professionalism to the market, which is in need of a clean-up.
  • Comic Relief Viewers And Donations Drop
    After a social media spat in which a prominent MP said Comic Relief relied on unhelpful stereotypes, the charity's big fund-raising night saw its television audience drop by 600,000 Friday night and donations were down GBP8m, "The Guardian" reports.
  • Barclays Retains BBH
    Barclays has retained BBH as its creative agency. "The Drum" reports the London agency had been working with the bank for 17 years when a review was called earlier this year.
  • Tyrells, Popchips And KP Nuts Ad Accounts Placed Under Review
    KP Snacks has placed the ad accounts for Tyrrells, Popchips and KP Nuts under review. "Campaign" is reporting that the incumbent agencies are Wieden & Kennedy London, And Rising and BMB, respectively. Final pitches will take place in the last week of April with a decision made a week later.
  • Mirror Titles Suffer Double-Digit Circulation Declines
    ABC figures for February show print circulation declines across the board but with "The Mirror" and its Sunday sister papers, "Sunday Mirror" and "Sunday People," both suffering double-digit declines compared to the year before, "Press Gazette" reports.
  • Lobby Group Reminds UK Of Tech Giants' Contribution
    The Internet Association, which lobbies on behalf of the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon, is warning the UK government that the tech giants make a GBP45bn contribution to the economy, equivalent to 2.3% of GDP. The Association says it is aiming to have a more balanced conversation about the internet and the tech giants, "The Telegraph" reports.
  • Michael Jackson Ads To Be Removed From London Buses
    TfL has confirmed it is to remove ads on buses claiming that Michael Jackson is innocent of child molestation accusations made in a recent Netflix documentary. "The Guardian" reveals that the ads were crowdfunded by fans.
  • WPP Pays Sir Martin Sorrell GBP2m Bonus
    "The Times" is reporting that the WPP renumeration committee has taken legal advice and decided not to withhold a GBP2m bonus from its founder and former Chief Executive, Sir Martin Sorrell. The paper points out the payment is based on the previous performance of the company which Sorrell left suddenly last April.
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