UK advertising watchdog escalates sanctions against social media influencers January 18, 2022 The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) is escalating sanctions against social media influencers who fail to disclose which posts are ads.
Digital M&A activity raised record $87bn in 2021, says Ciesco January 17, 2022 Deal making activity in the technology, digital, media and marketing sectors jumped 56 per cent to $87bn in 2021 according to new data.
Spain leads the way in European crypto advertising crackdown January 17, 2022 Spain has emerged as a front runner in Europe's race to crackdown on adverts promoting unregulated crypto assets.
UK construction companies collapse in their hundreds as costs rise January 17, 2022 Hundreds of UK construction companies are collapsing each month amid rising costs, supply chain disruption and labour shortages.
Exclusive: MyTutor snaps up tech platform amid digital skills shortage January 17, 2022 MyTutor has snapped up Fire Tech, a coding and technical training platform for children, in a merger aimed at improving digital skills.
Unilever offer for GSK consumer arm is short by £5bn say analysts January 17, 2022 Unilever’s rejected £50bn offer for Glaxo Smith Kline’s (GSK) consumer business falls short according to market analysts. Marmite maker Unilever has had three unsolicited offers rebuffed by GSK including a bid made last month which comprised of £41.7bn in cash and £8.3bn in company shares. Analysts have questioned the financial reasoning behind Unilever’s bid with [...]
Taylor Wimpey’s order book hits £2.5bn amid strong demand for homes January 17, 2022 Home builder Taylor Wimpey ended the 2021 financial year in a strong position with an order book valued at £2.5bn.
Unilever makes £50bn bid for GSK’s consumer business January 15, 2022 Unilever has confirmed reports it made an unsolicited £50bn bid to snap up Glaxo Smith Kline's (GSK) consumer goods business.
Crypto job ads jump 400 per cent in a year, says LinkedIn January 15, 2022 Crypto related job adverts on LinkedIn increased five fold in 2021 amid an explosion of interest in digital assets and NFTs.
Taxpayers to foot bill for £40m HS2 bat tunnel January 15, 2022 Taxpayers face a £40m bill for a mesh shield to prevent endangered bats on the path of HS2 from being hit by high speed trains.