Posts made in June, 2014

on Jun 25, 2014

By James Doleman The phone-hacking trial ended suddenly today as the jury wrote a note to the judge that they had failed to reach a verdict on the final charge, conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office, against Andy Coulson and former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman The presiding judge, Mr Justice Saunders, thanked the jury for more than 43 hours of deliberations, thanked them for their “service to the country” and released them from any obligation to serve on a jury again. Lead prosecutor Andrew Edis QC told the court that a decision on a possible retrial would Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 25, 2014

By Gillian West Ben Hostler has joined Smith & Milton in the role of digital creative director as the agency seeks to broaden its digital capabilities. Working across the Smith & Milton group – Smith & Milton (London), Smith & Milton Bristol and Black & White Thinking – Hostler’s role will be to lead and evolve digital projects for all clients, helping to define their Organising Thought. Hostler joins from Bristol-based Beef Digital, where he amassed over 14 years’ experience working in digital as founder and creative director. Over the years Hostler has worked on projects for the likes of Good Energy, Gap Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 25, 2014

By Ishbel Macleod Saturday, 28 June marks 100 years since the start of World War One, and the BBC is set to promote archived content from the day using modern techniques in order to create 1914 – live. 1914 Live will unfold through a live blog at bbc.co.uk/ww1 from 9.30am-2pm and will include ‘live’ video from across Europe, such as on-the-ground video reports from Sarajevo (where the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place) throughout the day. Adrian Van Klaveren, controller, World War One Centenary: “Digital is at the heart of our WW1 season and this project links different parts of the BBC so we Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 25, 2014

By Natalie Mortimer Four Jaguar Land Rover ads have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after garnering complaints that they glorified speed and encouraged dangerous driving. The online adverts, which were displayed on the Jaguar website, showed cars being driven at high speed, with engines being revved and were accompanied by high tempo background music. All of the ads ended with the slogan, ‘Jaguar how alive are you’. Jaguar said that it had “mistakenly” omitted a caption within the ads to specify that the roads featured were closed during filming. It said that the emphasis of the ads was the technical features Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 25, 2014

By John Glenday A survey of UK consumers conducted by retail technology group Omnico has found that shoppers are still shirking online purchases from their mobile phones with 56 per cent of those surveyed never having done so. Researchers highlight three key reasons why this might be so with 33 per cent citing security concerns, 31 per cent deterred by small screens and 29 per cent preferring the experience of a physical store. This suggests significant scope for continued expansion in the sector for retailers willing and able to embrace the sector. Steve Thomas, CTO of Omnico Group, commented: “Whilst the rise of mobile shopping is Read full story › Source: The Drum...