Posts made in June, 2014

on Jun 26, 2014

By James Doleman Rebekah Brooks has made her first public statement since being cleared of phone-hacking charges, saying she feels “vindicated by the unanimous verdict”. Standing outside her London flat beside husband Charlie, the former News International chief executive told the assembled media: “The last few years have been tough for both of us and those close to us.” She added that recent events have been tough for everyone affected by the issues in the case and went on to thank friends and family for their “strong and unwavering support”. Asked about her reaction to the not guilty verdict, Brooks said she was “innocent of Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 26, 2014

By Natalie Mortimer Kellogg’s has struck a six-figure deal with the National Advertising Sales Agency (NASA) – Trinity Mirror’s advertising service – which will see the cereal brand promote its nutritional programmes to a wider audience. The six-month project, which is also supported by Bauer and Netmums, aims to broaden communication of the company’s nutritional programmes and to encourage active engagement with content to drive ongoing conversation. Aimed at reaching children and their parents, NASA’s national and regional brands and the Primary Times will provide information about Kellogg’s Origins programme, which explains the story of cereal ‘from seed to spoon’, as Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 26, 2014

By Gillian West Annual pre-tax profits for high street retailer Dixons have increased by 53 per cent to £132.9m, a day after the European Commission granted an unconditional all-clear for its £3.7bn merger with Carphone Warehouse. Pre-tax profits at Carphone Warehouse also rose some six per cent to £133m for the year ending 29 March, with like-for-like revenues up 5.3 per cent. Dixons’ group chief executive, Sebastian James, said he was “very excited about the opportunities the proposed merger with Carphone Warehouse offers the group”. Adding that the merger will enable the two brands to build “the first and best truly Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 26, 2014

By Angela Haggerty Google has begun removing “irrelevant” results from its search engine following a European Union ruling on the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’. Following the ruling in May, Google quickly set up a web form to allow people to apply for information about them to be removed from its search engine. The move followed a lengthy battle in Europe in which Google argued it was fighting a form of censorship. The tech giant has now begun processing requests and removing some data. “This week we’re starting to take action on the removals requests that we’ve received,” a Google Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 26, 2014

By Staff Writer There’s a whole new generation of trailblazers shaking up the tech industry. Several ambitious social entrepreneurs have burst on to the scene recently, bringing with them solutions and fresh ideas. Here Nigel Vaz, SapientNitro’s European MD and guest-editor of The Drum’s 25 June issue, reveals which ones we should be keeping an eye on. Read full story › Source: The Drum...