The Drum
WPP consolidation continues at pace with all Kantar brands being brought under one roof from the start of next month, "The Drum" reports.
The Drum
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".
MediaTel
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.
The Guardian
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.
The Drum
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.
Campaign
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.
Press Gazette
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.
The Telegraph
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.
The Guardian
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.
The Times
"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.