Posts made in March, 2014

on Mar 28, 2014

By John Glenday Last.fm has announced it is to pull the plug on its subscription radio streaming service in the face of increased competition from rival providers, such as Spotify. Users will still be able to play personal stations through third party apps however, although the music will be played from alternative sources. Outlining its rationale Last.fm said in a statement: “From 28th April, our subscription radio streaming service will come to an end. This means subscriber radio will no longer work on any platform or device. “We’re making this change to focus on improving scrobbling and recommendations, while continuing our goal of being your #onemusichome. “Hardware Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 28, 2014

By Gillian West The International Fur Federation (IFF), the trade association for the fur industry, is highlighting the economic value of the sector in a global ad campaign launching in The Economist 29 March issue. The full page advert will appear in every international edition of the magazine revealing estimated figures for fur retail sales, farming and employment following an independent study into the value of the fur industry carried out in 2012-13 by PwC Italy. “These figures, unveiled for the first time in this ad campaign, show that it’s been a great couple of years for the sector. While of course there Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 28, 2014

By the drum The three entrepreneurs behind two of the year’s biggest agency acquisition deals – Robin Grant of We Are Social, Martin Boddy of Jaywing and Rob Shaw of Epiphany – are going to be sharing their experiences at this year’s Agency Acceleration Day, a full-day conference focusing on agency growth and development taking place in London in May. In December Grant sold his agency We Are Social to Blue Focus for more than £30m, while just last week Martin Boddy’s Jaywing agency acquired Epiphany, headed up by CEO Rob Shaw, for £18m and the three main protagonists in those deals are Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 28, 2014

By Louise Ridley Kellogg’s, the company behind Rice Krispies, Frosties and Special K, is holding a pitch to appoint a sales promotion agency for EMEA. Read full story › Source: Campaign...

on Mar 28, 2014

By John Glenday Turkey has moved to block access to YouTube within its borders in the latest salvo of an increasingly desperate bid to muffle opposition – ostensibly on the grounds of national security. The latest draconian measure was introduced a day after a court ordered the suspension of a ban on Twitter (which has yet to be revoked) and follows the uploading of an ‘audio leak’ taken during a national security meeting of the Turkish government. The apparently authentic tape showed Turkish officials discussing the situation in Syria, prompting the Turkish telecoms authority to take an ‘administrative measure’ against the site. In a statement TIB Read full story › Source: The Drum...