Campaign
Branston is calling a creative review, "Campaign" reports. The famous pickle and condiment brand has been working with Mcgarrybowen since 2013.
The Drum
Facebook is increasing its London headcount by a third and most of the new hires will be moderators, according to "The Drum." The social media giant expects to add an additional 1,000 new jobs by the end of the year.
The Guardian
Former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has told "The Guardian" he believes the BBC is in "a dangerous place" as Tony Hall leaves as Director General. The corporation is going to face calls for the compulsory licence fee to be reviewed in the face of streaming services becoming so popular, he says.
Campaign
Burberry has announced a global media review. "Campaign" reveals that ID Comms has been brought in to help with the process. Dentsu Aegis is the incumbent and is repitching for the business.
Marketing Week
Liverpool FC has become the first Premier League football team to launch a paid-for YouTube channel, "Marketing Week" writes. The service costs 99p per month for exclusive content that will not be shown on its free YouTube offering.
Campaign
Disney+ will launch a week earlier than originally scheduled. "Campaign" reveals that the streaming service will be offered in the UK from March 24th.
MediaTel
Mediatel is looking at the role the media played in the last election, and among many questions, it asks why did Labour so clearly "win" social media but then lose so badly in the popular vote. If brands are doing well on social, do they run the risk of similarly fooling themselves they have gained more traction among the general public?
City A.M.
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has agreed with the EU that a temporary ban should be placed on the rollout of facial recognition in public before regulators have had a chance to discuss the technology and put safety measures in place, City A.M. reports.
Campaign
Thomas Le Thiery, co-founder of Vizeum, has been named as CEO of Media at Dentsu Aegis EMEA, "Campaign" reports. His promotion comes as Dentsu Aegis realigns its operations alone three lines of media, creative and CRM.
Campaign
Diageo has announced the three companies that will battle it out in its media review. Carat, the incumbent, is on the shortlist and will shoot it out with Publicis Media and Omnicom Media Group, "Campaign" reveals.