D&AD Awards: The nominations

LONDON, UK: Here are the nominations for the D&AD Awards. See this year's In Book winners and Nominations below. Yellow Pencil winners will be revealed on Wednesday 12 June at the Awards Ceremony. 22 Apr 2013 11:05

MDDA

MDDA and Sanlam fired up by massive response to local media awards

[Issued by MDDA] Over 600 entries have been received for the annual MDDA-Sanlam Local Media Awards for 2012/13, which have now closed for entry, and the adjudication process is now underway. 9 Apr 2013 10:03

Copyright and the world of online news

[Ilse du Plessis] LONDON, UK / BERLIN, GERMANY / PARIS, FRANCE / BRASILIA, BRAZIL: The way in which we keep up with the news has changed greatly over the past decade. How many of us still buy a daily newspaper? Many of us opt to get our news from a variety of online sources. 16 Jan 2013 06:29

Midas Awards 2012 Winners: King James Cape Town wins Grand Midas for Santam Insurance

NEW YORK, US: The Midas Awards, for the World's Best Financial Advertising, announced the award winners for the 2012 competition. This year's Midas Grand Jury awarded one Grand Midas, 26 Gold Ingots, 46 Silver Ingots, and 63 Finalists. The 2012 Midas Awards competition received entries from 28 countries and is reputed to be the only international competition that recognises excellence in financial services communications on a global scale. 21 Dec 2012 08:23

Google Brazil president faces arrest order

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: An arrest order has been issued against Google Brazil's president over his refusal to remove YouTube videos that "slander" a mayoral candidate, judicial authorities have said. 27 Sep 2012 11:06

Internet: strong marketing tool for Brazilian soccer clubs

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: With sales of exclusive products, online games and contests about who has the greatest number of fans on social networks, Brazilian soccer clubs are battling it out on the Web to reap the bonanza of online marketing. 26 Sep 2012 08:28

Fresh organisational thinking required - and delivered

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY /KIEV, UKRAINE: Seattle Times executive editor David Boardman has joined the programme of the World Editors Forum, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine, from 2 to 5 September next, to discuss the paper's radically restructured news operation in a much anticipated session dedicated to innovations in newsroom organisation. 26 Jul 2012 07:57

AFP: New management for Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO / SAO PAULO / BRASILIA, BRAZIL: Pierre Ausseill has been appointed to head the three AFP bureaus in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia) following on from Michel Leclercq, effective 23 July 2012. 19 Jul 2012 11:45

AFP signs two new broadcast contracts in Brazil

BRASILIA, BRAZIL: AFP's Portuguese-language HD video service, which launched in January 2012, fast gained leadership in the Brazilian online market. Two new agreements have now been signed with broadcast clients: ESPN has purchased coverage of Euro 2012 and of the London Olympics, while TV Século 21, one of Brazil's leading Catholic television networks, will receive our entire production of videos edited and voiced in Portuguese. 26 Jun 2012 09:53

Ad Dynamo enters Brazil with Realmedia

BRASILIA, BRAZIL: Ad Dynamo announced its entry into Brazil yesterday. "Brazil represents an enormous growth market in both online and mobile advertising, and we're very pleased to be launching here with a relevant and established player such as Realmedia," says Sean Riley, CEO of Ad Dynamo. 26 Apr 2012 10:17

Eurobest 2011 announces final juries: Craft and Integrated

LISBON, PORTUGAL / LONDON, UK: The Eurobest Advertising Festival, taking place from 28-30 November, has announced the last of its eight juries; Craft and Integrated. The jury members will come together in Lisbon to judge the best of European creativity and award the sought after Eurobest trophies. 15 Nov 2011 07:27

Coke takes a chant

BRASILIA, BRAZIL: Football is a heavily regulated area when it comes to advertising. Big ticket sponsorship deals mean that advertising opportunities are fiercely protected so as not to damage a brand's investment. 25 Oct 2011 11:18

Japan Internet users spend most time on blogs worldwide

TOKYO, JAPAN: comScore Japan KK, a wholly owned subsidiary of comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on blog usage in Japan from its comScore Media Metrix service. 25 Aug 2011 11:11

Global adspend up 8.8% in Q1 2011: Advertisers push TV spend

NEW YORK, US: Global advertising rose 8.8% year-on-year in Q1 to total US$118 billion* based on published rate cards, as advertisers spent more on television and continued to invest in booming consumer Asian and Latin American markets. 11 Jul 2011 12:07