- BT Customers In UK Lose Email Service Due To Outage
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, August 6, 2020
Thousands of UK residents have lost their ability to send receive emails due to a “colossal” BT outage. However, broadband and phone do not appear to be affected. ...
- Havas London 'Presses' Forward With Diversity Initiative
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, August 4, 2020
These guidelines apply to both internal exchanges within a company, as well as those with clients and suppliers. ...
- 'British Baking Show' Duo Seeks Comedy 'Hit' On Peacock
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, August 4, 2020
The latest British-accent show on Peacock is this new half-hour comedy called "Hitmen" about two assassins-for-hire who happen to be women. ...
- Cyber Security Firm Expands To Europe To Help Firms Protect Data
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, August 3, 2020
SecureReview uses several technologies, including facial verification and a secure mail system, to limit access to data. ...
- The AdMarketplace VP Who Wanted To Become U.S. President
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, August 3, 2020
Mary Young, VP, business development at AdMarketplace, spoke with "Inside Performance" about why at one time she wanted to become President. ...
- Partnerize Acquires Pepperjam, Consolidating Affiliate Marketing
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The combination of the companies' tech platforms and services serves more than 1,750 enterprise and mid-market clients worldwide, driving about $7 billion in transactions through relationships of 750,000 partners, including ...
- Virgin Email Outage Reported; Company Denies Widespread Problems
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Some UK users are still complaining that their broadband is down. Virgin reportedly confirms a technical issue. ...
- BritBox To Expand Into Up To 25 Countries
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, July 27, 2020
The SVOD recently reached 1 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, its first two markets, and is now growing rapidly in its U.K. home market, where it launched last ...
- Privacy Shield Ruling Could Also Hurt Data Flows To Brexit Britain
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, July 17, 2020
The killing of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield by the European Court of Justice could also hamper data flows between Europe and Brexit Britain. Here’s an analysis of possible long-term impact.&n ...
- Caught On Camera: 'The Capture' Has Eye On Surveillance Culture
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, July 13, 2020
Pervasive surveillance-camera systems have emerged as an integral part of made-in-England TV procedurals that turn up here on U.S. television. ...
- Peacock To Bow With Premier League Soccer, But Amazon, Roku Deals Still MIA
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, July 10, 2020
NBCU reveals an exclusive new U.S. streaming deal with the U.K. soccer organization in time for the streamer's July 15 debut. But sticking points around control of user data and ...
- Consumers Buying More Fake Health, Beauty Products As Ecommerce Surges
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 7, 2020
About 64% of U.S. consumers say they lost money purchasing poor-quality health and beauty goods online in the past year, especially since the beginning of the pandemic. The average loss ...
- UK Retailers Offered Fake Coronavirus Grants By Email
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, June 25, 2020
The UK has its own version of a coronavirus email scam. Retailers are receiving messages offering fake business grants. ...
- Vive La Difference: How Consumer Sentiment Has Changed Post-Pandemic
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Nielsen has published a unique, interesting analysis of shifting consumer sentiment following the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, which utilizes its VisualDNA Personality Survey methodology --a non-incentivized psychometric assessment that triggers ...
- WPP Unveils Plan For Combating Racism, Advancing Careers Of Minorities
MAD, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, June 17, 2020
The commitments include taking "decisive action" on each of the 12 points in the "Call For Change" open letter to Adland issued by 600 black advertising professionals last week. It's ...
- 'Guardian' Names Keith Underwood Chief Financial And Operating Officer
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, June 12, 2020
The combined title is a new one at Guardian Media Group. ...
- Businesses See Online Growth During Pandemic: Study
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, June 11, 2020
Many brands are investing in websites, mobile apps and social media, Bloomreach and Forrester Consulting report. ...
- UK Consumers Say: We Want More COVID-19 Email
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Respondents miss emails from brands they no longer hear from, and 18% want more COVID-19-related emails, but several variables determine their level of acceptance, a study finds -- including age, ...
- Rapp UK Taps Al Mackie As Creative Lead
People on the Move, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Creative veteran Al Mackie has landed the top job of Chief Creative Officer of the newly merged Rapp UK and Proximity London. Mackie, who joined RAPP in 2017 from Rapier, ...
- COVID-19 Drives Increase In Email Spoofing Attacks: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Most companies experienced downtime from phishing over the past year, Mimecast reports. ...
- UK Firms Will Still Be Bound By GDPR After Brexit
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, June 8, 2020
UK businesses continue to be bound by GDPR even during the Brexit transition. PECR, a UK implementation of the privacy directive, will continue to be in effect after the UK ...
- Email Deliverability Issues Cause Financial Pain, Marketers Say
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Brands face many deliverability challenges, including bounces and being blacklisted, Validity and the UK DMA report. ...
- Google Cloud Strikes Deal With UK Government, COVID-19 Impacts Adoption
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The deal allows organizations including government departments, local councils and the National Health Service to obtain a discount based on their estimated spending on Google's cloud platform for the next ...
- English Quiz Show Scandal Gets Dramatized In New UK Miniseries
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The "TV Blog" always harbors a preference for TV shows about TV -- especially if they are as good as this one. ...
- 'Daily Mail' Ad Revenue Plummets 70%
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 29, 2020
The "Daily Mail" group saw ad revenue plummet 70% in April and May, "The Guardian" reports. ...
- 1 in 5 Brits Signs Up For Streaming During Lockdown
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 29, 2020
One in five Brits has signed up to a streaming service during lockdown and half of those new accounts have gone to Disney+, according to "BBC News." ...
- Cinemas To Open Next Month
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 29, 2020
Cinemas are due to open next month if Cineworld is anything to go by. It will be opening up again next month with safety measures in place, "Sky News" confi ...
- Global Ad Spend To Dip 8%, UK To See 16.4% Decline
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 29, 2020
Warc is predicting global ad spend will slump 8% this year, according to "Campaign". However, UK ad spend is due to reduce by more than 16%, second only to France's ...
- Dentsu Aegis Predicts 15% to 20% Q2 Slump
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 29, 2020
Dentsu Aegis is predicting a 15% to 20% slump in Q2 revenues, "Campaign" reveals. ...
- Court Overturns EU's Block On O2 And Three Merger
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, May 29, 2020
An EU court has overturned a decision by the EU's competition watchdog to oppose the merger of O2 and Three, "The Telegraph" reports. The court said several mistakes were made ...
