• What Brands Can Learn From James Bond
    Regular "Marketing Week" columnist Mark Ritson points brands to the James Bond franchise this morning. Companies that want a name that stands for something need to constantly evolve just like the famous movie series which, according to a "leak" last week will reveal in the next installment that the 007 moniker has been given to a black woman.
  • Amazon Looking For Ad Agency For Prime Now Expansion
    Amazon is believed to be looking for an agency to help launch its Prime Now service to the students across Europe, "Campaign" writes. The service allows subscribers to order goods for delivery within two hours.
  • Britbox Launch Announced For This Autumn
    The joint venture between the BBC and ITV, Britbox, will launch this Autumn. According to "The Guardian," it is not expected to rival Netflix's dominance in the UK and will be priced at GBP5.99 per month.
  • EU Hits Qualcomm With 242m Euros Anti-Trust Fine
    The European Commission is at it again with the antitrust fines. This time US chip maker Qualcomm has been fined 242m Euros for deliberately under-pricing chips needed for 3G mobile phones to such a degree that UK-based rival, Icera, could not compete, City A.M. reports.
  • Quality Content Boosts In-View Times For Advertisers
    Quality content gives a boost to advertising, according to research from the World Media Group and Moat. As "Campaign" reports, the research shows the in-view rate for quality content is 27% higher on desktop and 32% higher on the mobile web.
  • Omnicom Posts UK Growth While Global Figures Decline In Q2
    Omicom's Q2 figures show organic growth of 5.7% growth while global revenue slipped down 3.6%, according to "Campaign."
  • Tabloids See Heaviest Declines In June's ABC Figures
    "Press Gazette" is reporting the ABC figures for June show the tabloids were the hardest hit, including a 12% year-on-year circulation decline for "The Sun."
  • Reach In Talks To Buy 'Certain Assets' From JPI
    Reach, formerly known as Trinity Mirror, has announced its interest in buying JPI assets, formerly Johnston Press. "The Drum" reveals that JPI is talking about buying 'certain assets' suggesting that it is not buying the entire company. JPI owns newspapers including "i", "The Scotsman" and "The Yorkshire Post".
  • Netflix Subscriber Growth Dips, Share Price Suffers
    Has Netflix hit saturation points? The "Times" is reporting that the streamer's shares are down after disappointing figures which showed user growth has slumped.
  • More Than Reviews Ad Account
    Insurance business More Than is calling a review of its ad account. "Campaign" reveals that the incumbent, VCCP, will be repitching.
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