Posts made in July, 2016

on Jul 19, 2016

By John McCarthy UK has expanded into alcohol deliveries after sealing new partnerships with Brewdog, Majestic and more independent groups. Merchants, including Lea & Sandeman, Vagabond Wines, The Sampler Jeroboams, Honest Brew, Majestic and 20 Brewdog stores across the nation, will participate in the scheme, for the first time delivering alcohol from dedicated vendors instead of on top of food orders from restaurants. Dan Warne, managing director of Deliveroo UK and Ireland, said: “Majestic Wines and BrewDog are perfect launch partners for us offering great pairings for meals ordered on Deliveroo and by working with independent merchants like Clapton Craft and Humble Grape we’re continuing Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 19, 2016

By Rebecca Stewart Outspoken liberal Chinese magazine, Yanhuang Chunqiu (also called China Through the Ages) has allegedly had its newsroom taken over by government officials in the country, with the title’s lawyer saying a “forced reshuffle” of its leadership team was an effort to stifle voices that disagreed with the ruling Communist Party. The media outlet was subject to leadership changes last week at the hands of government body the Chinese National Academy of Arts, which decided to demote and replace its senior staff, including publisher Du Daozheng. The magazine’s lawyer, Mo Shaoping, said the party had clearly decided it had had enough of Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 19, 2016

By John Glenday Creative agency Brothers and Sisters has marked the UK’s hottest day of the year so far with the release of a new TV ad promoting Sunny, a short-term loans provider. The ‘Feather Boiler’ campaign features the brand’s easy going Californian figurehead ‘Sonny with an O’ as he leaps to the rescue of a man whose boiler has gone on the blink. Showing an eagle soaring above some houses the 30-second spot depicts a man enjoying a hot shower, only to have his boiler pack in when a feather gets sucked into the flue pipe. Fortunately Sonny is on hand to assist with a Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 19, 2016

By Tony Connelly The Open suffered a huge drop in viewing figures in its first year since Sky Sports took over the broadcast duties from the BBC. The peak television audience for the final round of this year’s golf Open Championship at Royal Troon was just 1.1 million across both Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 4, representing a 75 per cent decline on 2015. Last year’s conclusion to the Open enjoyed a peak audience viewing figure of 4.7 million despite taking place on a Monday, while 2014’s finale featuring Rory McIlroy’s triumphs at Royal Liverpool culminated in peak Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 19, 2016

By Meghan Burton Personal devices bring us immediate answers to many questions that face us in our daily lives. With the touch of a button, or a voice-command, search has become a part of our always-connected lives. 2016 has finally been the tipping point for the volume of searches surpassing desktop. Epiphany’s paid search client data shows on average, that 45 per cent of search traffic is on mobile, compared to 39 per cent on desktop and 16 per cent on tablet devices, with an even bigger swing in certain sectors. The simple fact is that more and more users are accessing sites via their Read full story › Source: The Drum...