• Ryan Giggs' Brother Ad For Paddy Power Banned
    Another Paddy Power television ad has been banned by the ASA. The ad features Ryan Giggs' brother talking about loyalty (sports fans and tabloid readers will get the joke) while enjoying a champagne lifestyle. "The Guardian" reveals that the ad was considered to portray gambling as glamorous and so was banned.
  • Uber Drivers Strike In The UK
    Uber drivers have gone on strike in the UK today over the "orgy of greed" they believe sees a fortune being created for the app they work for, yet they are denied basic work rights, "Sky News" reports.
  • Spurs Gambling Ad Banned For Featuring Players Under 25
    Tottenham Hotspur has been rapped by the ASA for posting a picture of the team that linked to gambling odds at bookmaker, William Hill. Campaign reveals that the regulator chose to investigate the ad itself because it clearly featured two players who are under 25. It is illegal to feature anyone under 25 in any gambling marketing or advertising work.
  • Half Of EU Votes May Have Received Russian Disinformation
    "The Guardian" warns that research suggests as many as half of European citizens may have been exposed to Russian disinformation on social media in the run up to the European elections at the end of the month.
  • ITV Says Ad Sales Will Drop 6% And Brexit Is To Blame
    Britain's largest commercial channel, ITV, says it expects to see ad revenue slip 6% in the first half of the year. The "Times" reveals that the broadcaster is blaming uncertainty created by Britain's attempts at Brexit, which have been botched so far.
  • Inside Facebook's Election 'War Room'
    "The Guardian" has been given an inside view of the "war room" where Facebook is taking on fake accounts, fake news and bots to try to keep the upcoming European elections as fair as possible. Forty people are involved in the effort, and between them they speak all 24 of the EU's languages.
  • PHD's Mike Cooper Named CEO Of Omnicom Media Group
    Mike Cooper has been named Group CEO of Omnicom Media Group of EMEA and APAC. "Campaign "reports the new role is to ensure consistency across the two regions. Cooper is the current Global Chief Executive of PHD.
  • Time On Social Media Is Not Harming Kids, Researchers Claim
    A University of Oxford study has found that children are not harmed by the amount of time they spend on social media, "The Times" reports. The academics blame "sloppy" science for the discussions around limiting screen time, which has an almost negligible effect on how happy children are, they argue.
  • Apple's EU Music Probe Could Widen To News And Video
    The EU will investigate claims made by Spotify that Apple abuses its dominance of the App Store to hand Apple Music an unfair advantage, "The Telegraph" reports. Campaigners are also suggesting the investigation should be broadened from music streaming to also take in video and news, the paper reveals.
  • WPP Wins VodafoneZiggo In Accenture Shootout
    WPP has won the creative and media accounts of Netherlands-based VodafoneZiggo in a shootout with Accenture, "Campaign" reveals.
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