Cannes 2016: Of Mad Men and Maths Men – Is it not time for fewer awards with a greater focus on integrated work June 20, 2016 As we enter adland’s largest global conference, its dramatic evolution over the last few years is evident. Once all about the creative work, it is now split over three distinct districts – the Palais creative hub, the tech media giants on the beach and ad tech alley near the port. In 2014 and 2015, I was [...]
Here’s where Britain’s national newspapers stand on the EU referendum June 19, 2016 Britain's national Sunday newspapers have taken a side in the EU referendum on the last weekend before the nation heads to the polls. The Sunday Times has backed Brexit, in contrast to its weekday edition, The Times and its fellow Rupert Murdoch-owned News UK title The Sun, which urged readers to "beLEAVE in Britain" last week. In an editorial [...]
EU referendum: What time will the EU referendum result be announced? June 17, 2016 At 7am on 23 June, the polls will open and millions across the country will trickle into town halls, churches, schools and community centres to cast their vote in the EU referendum. National plebiscites are a rare beast in UK politics. This will be only the third since 1973: The second on Europe following the [...]
Subscription services on the rise for pay monthly Brits, survey shows June 16, 2016 UK consumers are increasingly opting to pay a monthly fee to subscribe to a service, rather than buy it outright, new research has shown. A whopping 40m Brits (78 per cent of the adult population) are now subscribing to at least one product or service. Video streaming services are amongst the most popular kind of subscription [...]
Sky rebrands Movies to Cinema as it regroups amid growing competition from online streaming sites June 15, 2016 Broadcaster Sky is hoping a change to its popular film channels will be able to arrest the recent downward trend in its share price. TV networks around the world are battening down the hatches against a rising tide of competition. From 8 July, Sky will premiere a new film every day on its movie channels. [...]
The Tate Modern extension will help transform the gallery into the world’s most cutting edge art space June 14, 2016 It’s been 14 years in the planning, it’s four years overdue, and it cost £260m. But the extension to the Tate Modern will finally throw it’s doors open to the public on Friday. So has the project, the recipient of the largest cultural fundraising effort ever seen in the UK, been worth the wait? Has [...]
Russia turns fire on England after threat of expulsion from Euro 2016 looms larger June 14, 2016 Russia’s coach and players have hit out at England after they were pushed closer to expulsion from Euro 2016 over the violence wreaked by dozens of their fans at Saturday’s Group B match in Marseille. Governing body Uefa has fined the Russian Football Union €150,000 (£119,000) and warned that any repeat of their fighting, racism or use [...]
Argentina comes in from the cold with first local float in six years. Here’s how things might change under a new president in Buenos Aires June 13, 2016 Argentina is finally on the road to recovery, having been welcomed back into the fold by the global financial community. Last week, Buenos Aires celebrated the revival of its stock market with the first new local listing on the exchange in six years. It has helped bring an end to a dark period of isolation since Argentina defaulted on [...]
The next internet: AppNexus CEO Brian O’Kelley lays out his vision for the programmable age June 13, 2016 At six foot five, there isn’t much which can dwarf Brian O’Kelley. His adtech company AppNexus, which allows marketers and publishers to buy and sell advertising space in real-time, has grown exponentially since its founding in 2007. Today, the firm’s ad-serving infrastructure processes 5m requests per second at peak periods, facilitating an estimated $2bn of transactions [...]
EU referendum: BT to write joint memo with unions to warn of Brexit risks June 12, 2016 BT and a number of trade unions are to band together in warning its staff on the risks of leaving the European Union. The FTSE 100 company, along with unions representing tens of thousands of its workers, will sign off on a joint memo explaining the rationale behind their support of the EU. "We believe [...]