Agency news & analysis

Sony moves international media to MediaCom

Sony has awarded the global media planning account for its mobile arm and the European media business for its electronics division to MediaCom, following a competitive pitch process.

CANNES 2013: Ogilvy's UK arm bags eight outdoor golds in good night for the agency

Ogilvy & Mather London bagged Gold Lions for all eight of its Expedia entries in the Outdoor Lions, while its sister agency Ogilvy France took home the Grand Prix.

CANNES 2013: Tuesday roundup from Live@Cannes

The parties and awards were in full swing on day three of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Here are Tuesday's highlights from our live blog.

AnalogFolk lands place on HSBC roster

AnalogFolk has landed a place on HSBC's agency roster.

DWP in ad agency hunt for Child Maintenance Service

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has called a pitch for its Child Maintenance Service account through the Government Procurement Service.

Karmarama's Mendelshon and Buonaguidi to appear on The Apprentice

Karmarama's London office is the setting for tonight's episode of 'The Apprentice', as candidates in the BBC One show are tasked with designing a dating website.

VCCP invites Coors Light fans to send a 'Damme cold call'

VCCP has unveiled the first major wide-reaching, digitally-centric piece of activity in its ongoing Coors Light campaign, which is fronted by movie star legend Jean Claude Van Damme.

CANNES 2013: UK Radio Lions nominations fall to 12

Ogilvy & Mather London stands a good chance in tomorrow's Cannes Radio Lions category awards, where it has nine shortlisted entries, although the UK's overall tally of 12 is down from 21 last year.

CANNES 2013: BBH London leads UK Promo & Activation winners

BBH London picked up three of the UK's five awards in the Promo & Activation Lions, taking home Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions for its work for Axe (known as Lynx in the UK).

CANNES 2013: In pictures

Catch up with the action in Cannes, including sessions from speakers including Jack Black, Jenson Button and Martha Stewart.

CANNES 2013: John Lewis' Inglis on winning his first Lions

It was the first time Craig Inglis, director of marketing at John Lewis, had attended the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, but it proved to be well worth the wait.

Leith buys Edinburgh rival Newhaven

The Leith Agency has acquired its struggling Edinburgh rival Newhaven Communications for a nominal sum.

Muller Amore to sponsor Channel 4's First Dates

Müller Dairy's recently relaunched Amore yoghurts will sponsor Channel 4's new documentary series 'First Dates'.

CANNES 2013: UK bags 22 digital nominations

Google will lead the UK's tilt at tomorrow night's Cyber Lions awards with eight of the UK's 22 shortlisted entries, five from Google Creative Lab London and three from Google UK London.

WPP invests in micro-blogging platform Muzy

WPP, the owner of JWT and AKQA, has made a number of digital investments, including taking a stake in the micro-blogging platform Muzy and putting money into the YouTube network Fullscreen.

CANNES 2013: Emery talks McLaren and the importance of adapting

Nick Emery, the global chief executive of WPP's Mindshare, has underlined the importance of adapting and embracing the creativity that involves.

CANNES 2013: Monday roundup from Live@Cannes

Day two of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity featured winners, intimate taxi rides and maps made of meat.

Cheeky animations reveal bizarre excuses by TV fee dodgers

TV Licensing has created a series of ads to illustrate some of the most surreal excuses from fee evaders, including one bizarre claim from a dodger who insisted he had "received a lethal injection".

CANNES 2013: PHD is a massive multi-player game

Omnicom's PHD media network is attempting to transform its approach to strategy and planning by adopting the principles of "gamification" to its business.

CANNES 2013: Jane McGonigal on the super powers of gamers

Far from the stereotypes of gamers being introverted and susceptible to anti-social behaviour, the latest research conducted by Omnicom's PHD demonstrates the more games you play, the more motivated you are.