• Netflix Topples Aldi For Top Brand In The UK
    Netflix has replaced Aldi at the top of YouGov's BrandIndex "buzz" league table. "Marketing Week" reveals the discount supermarket had topped the table for the past six years. Greggs, the baker, and Spotify made it into the top 10 for the first time, with the BBC and Samsung dropping out of the top ten spots.
  • Facebook-Related Crimes Rose 19% Last Year, 'The Telegraph' Claims
    "The Telegraph" is reporting that Facebook-related crime rose 19% last year. That's according to a think tank, Parliament Street, which used a freedom of information request to research how many crimes linked to the social media service were recorded. They include sexual harassment, indecent images of children, hate speech and malicious communication.
  • Chancellor Says UK Will Still Introduce Tech Tax
    Chancellor Sajid David has used a speech at Davos to say the Government is still committed to bringing in the tech tax in April, despite the threat of tariff retaliation from the US, "Sky News" writes.
  • Fever-Tree Narrows Down Creative Review To Two Agencies
    Lucky Generals and MullenLowe London are in a two-way shootout for Fever-Tree's creative account, according to "Campaign."
  • France Considers Delaying Tax On Tech Giants
    The BBC understands that France is preparing to delay its digital sales tax until the end of the year. The levy had infuriated President Trump, who threatened retaliatory tariffs.
  • ICO Issues Rules On How Children Must Be Protected Online
    "The Telegraph" is hailing a new duty-of-care set of rules for online content providers as a victory in its campaign to make the internet safer for children. The ICO has unveiled a checklist of rules that it will hold sites to in a bid to make the internet a safer place for children to consume content.
  • Amplify To Launch Los Angeles Office
    Experience agency Amplify is opening an office in Los Angeles, according to "Campaign." Marcus Childs, the London agency's managing partner, will head up the new office.
  • TalkTalk Completes Fibre Sale To City Fibre
    TalkTalk has announced the sale of its fibre network to City Fibre for GBP200m, "The Times" reports. The paper reminds readers that the deal was already scheduled to take place at the end of last year but was postponed when Labour announced plans to privatise fibre networks if it came to power.
  • Is The ICO Letting Google And The IAB UK Off The Hook?
    "Campaign" is asking the question whether the ICO is "going soft" on the IAB UK and Google, as well as the wider RTB advertising industry. It believes the ICO has decided not to take action against the industry trade body and tech giant, Google, and that action will be limited to individual operators who have not taken the opportunity to improve their GDPR compliance.
  • FMCG Is Marketing's Top Payer
    "Marketing Week" has been looking at the numbers and has crowned FMCG as the best-paying sector in the marketing industry.
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