Campaign
MediaCom has won Duracell's global media account. The incumbent, Starcom, did not pitch, according to "Campaign".
Campaign
The latest figures reveal that in Q1 new business was down nearly 30%, "Campaign" reports.
The Guardian
ITV has revealed that advertising income slumped 42% in April, prompting the broadcaster to seek spending cuts and placing 800 members of staff on furlough, "The Guardian" reports.
Campaign
The Advertising Association, ISBA UK and the IPA have formed a group to boost diversity in the British advertising industry, "Campaign" reports.
MediaTel
"Mediatel" is reporting that an investigation by ISBA and PwC into the premium programmatic market has found only half of advertising spend reaches publishers and 15% disappears into what the advertisers' trade body is calling "a black hole."
Sky News
Virgin Media and O2 are merging to form a GBP31bn giant that will have the fixed and mobile muscle to be a true rival to BT, "Sky News" is reporting.
The Drum
Publicis Groupe Chief Executive, Arthur Sadoun, has told "The Drum" that advertising needs to do more than just survive the COVID-19 pandemic -- it needs to transform and be read for "a new normal".
Press Gazette
The BBC was the world's biggest site in the first half of April, a period in which many believed interest in COVID-19 had already peaked. CNN attracted the highest audiences in the US, "Press Gazette" reveals.
Campaign
Although ad revenue for Q1 at Twitter was largely as expected, "Campaign" is reporting the social media giant saw a 27% dropoff at the end of the period, from mid-March.
The Guardian
MPs have blasted the tech giants for a lack of acceptable answers for how they are fighting COVID-19 misinformation, "The Guardian" reports.