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Arvind Hickman

Media editor

Arvind Hickman is media editor at Campaign. Contact him at arvind.hickman@haymarket.com. 

Lucy Barbor

PHD's strategy chief steps down

Lucy Barbor is the second high-profile strategy lead of a media agency to step down in the past month.

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Google sued for £3.4bn over lost publisher ad revenues

It is the second claim filed on behalf of UK publishers in six months.

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Will agency groups continue to outperform tech companies?

Analysts and agency bosses explain why holding groups have had a better year than pure-play tech companies.

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Lego Group builds towards global media review

IPG Mediabrand agency Initiative currently handles media buying and planning.

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Havas hails 'aggressive' acquisition strategy as annual profit jumps 20%

Solid performance across creative, media and health.

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Publicis Media and Wavemaker split Adobe global media

Wavemaker takes Americas and global work while Publicis Media wins EMEA and Japan.

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EssenceMediacom names new global chief operating officer

Frances Ralston-Good succeeds Josh Krichefski, who recently took a Group M role.

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Philips switches $165m global media account

Carat has been incumbent in Europe for nearly three decades.

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UM names new global chief executive

Sasha Savic takes up the role and will report to IPG Mediabrands chief Eileen Kiernan.

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Jaguar Land Rover appoints global media agency

The brief includes repositioning brands within Jaguar Land Rover as an all-electric luxury manufacturer from 2025.

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Stella Artois bares all for interactive ad in The Sims

Stella Artois has created a virtual gaming space that mimics one of its TV ads.

EssenceMediacom's new branding at its UK headquarters in London
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‘Unknown delta’ discovered as programmatic supply chain transparency improves

The latest ISBA/PwC report on premium programmatic supply chain shows increases in transparency and value, but 'walled gardens' are a barrier to progress.

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‘Vertical video World Cup’ helps football publisher score goals in Qatar

The football publisher of Goal says it has more than doubled revenue from Russia 2018.

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PlayStation appoints global media agency

EssenceMediacom won a review that kicked off in May.

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NBCUniversal hires BBC’s Maggy Chan to lead global advertising

She has been described as 'BBC's best gift to NBCU since The Office'.

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Burberry moves global media account after a decade

The Omnicom agency will succeed Dentsu in 2023.

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Swarovski appoints global media agency

Zenith will be responsible for media planning and buying across 33 markets.

Wavemaker is standardising net zero planning

Wavemaker makes inclusive and carbon reduction planning standard

Group M agency says move is an 'industry first'.

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Twitter advertisers exit as brand safety concerns escalate

Agency leaders warn that cutting resources into moderation and Musk’s own behaviour on Twitter is turning advertisers away from the platform.

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