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COI calls sexual health creative pitch

LONDON - The Department of Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families tonight announced an ad creative pitch for its sexual health portfolio.

 

Betfair appoints MCHI to £7 million media account

LONDON - Betfair, the online betting exchange, has appointed MCHI to handle its £7 million media account.

 

OFT welcomes changes to Ryanair ads

LONDON - The Office of Fair Trading has welcomed steps taken by the no-frills airline Ryanair to make its ads clearer about the prices of its flights.

 

Lurpak appoints Outside Line to digital account

LONDON - Arla Foods UK has appointed the independent digital agency Outside Line to handle online creative for its Lurpak brand,

 

Student teams win top D&AD prize with mobile app and book design

LONDON - Two student teams have tied in first place to win D&AD's prestigious Student of the Year honour at last night's ceremony in London.

 

Virgin Holidays rejects Lastminute.com copyright breach claim

LONDON - Virgin Holidays is refusing to back down, after Lastminute.com instigated legal action over the travel agency's latest poster campaign.

 

Quiet Storm wins Pick Me Up ad account

LONDON - Quiet Storm has won the ad account for IPC Media's women's magazine Pick Me Up, as the title is relaunched and introduces a redesign and stronger brand image.

 

RBS appoints Engine to £20 million Privilege account

LONDON - Engine has picked up the £20 million Privilege business following a final pitch against Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw and Geronimo.

 

Posh and Becks bare all for Armani once again

LONDON - David and Victoria Beckham have stripped down to their briefs for yet another print campaign for the high-end fashion designer Armani.

 

WPP stock tumbles by 7 per cent

LONDON - Shares in the holding company WPP fell by 7 per cent yesterday, the largest fall in the FTSE 100.

 

ITV considers introducing payments for online programming

LONDON - ITV is considering the option of introducing "micropayments" around some of its online content.

 

And in the real world... GM, Argos, Royal Mail and more

LONDON - Today's round-up of the biggest business stories.

 
 

Nunn to oversee integration at TBWA

LONDON - TBWA Group has hired Phil Nunn to a new senior role as it bids to create a more integrated structure.

 

SkinDoctors starts UK media review

LONDON - SkinDoctors, the cosmeceutical brand, is reviewing its UK media planning and buying business.

 

Unilever calls global media review

LONDON - Unilever is reviewing its global media planning and buying account, estimated to be worth more than £3 billion.

 

Big Won UK 2009 Cannes Lions league tables

LONDON - The Big Won, in association with creative recruitment agency, The Garden Partnership, has analysed the entire Cannes 2009 Lions shortlists and winners. Here, CampaignLive publishes the rankings of...

 

Lastminute.com sues Virgin Holidays over poster campaign

LONDON - Lastminute.com is taking legal action against Virgin Holidays over a new campaign which it says infringes its copyright.

 

Guy Hayward tipped for JWT CEO

LONDON - Guy Hayward, a co-founder of 180 Amsterdam, has emerged as the favourite to take the vacant chief executive's role at JWT London.

 

MasterCard calls global digital pitch

LONDON - MasterCard, the global credit-card company, is looking for an agency to handle its global digital advertising account.

 
 
 
 
 
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