Fortnite sues Google and Apple over app store bans
Fortnite-maker Epic Games is taking legal action against Google and Apple after being banned from their app stores.
Electrical giant Nidec launches ‘Green Future’ social media campaign
Electrical motor firm Nidec has created this social media communication project to get people thinking about the valuesof environmental sustainability, highlighting the benefits of the transition to an electrical world.
“People cannot be illegal”: Ben & Jerry’s sparks controversy over refugee tweet
Ice cream brand Ben and Jerry’s has criticised the UK Government’s call for the Navy to stop migrants crossing the Channel, sparking a war of words with the Home Office, which claimed it did not care about angering ‘a brand of over-priced junk food’.
Google launches audio ad tool for publishers on Spotify, Pandora and iHeartMedia
Google has expanded its Ad Manager tool for programmatic audio placements, along with new analytics abilities.
Spark TV: New channel streams 24-hour influencer content
Spark TV network has announced the launch of the world’s first channel dedicated exclusively to influencer-created content.
Aperol launches cocktail guide for National Prosecco Day
Drinks brand Aperol has created the Aperol Spritz-O-Meter to help Brits create perfectly crafted, and refreshing Aperol Spritz this National Prosecco Day.
Adverty enables kid-safe advertising on games with SuperAwesome
Adverty AB has signed an agreement with kidtech platform SuperAwesome, to allow compliant, kid-safe ads to be displayed in relevant mobile games using Adverty’s in-game ad technology.
Ad industry unites for ‘Addressable Media’ standards
Leading trade associations and companies representing every sector of the global advertising industry today joined together to launch the Partnership for Responsible Addressable Media.
US mobile and digital ad spend sees modest growth despite pandemic
Digital and mobile ad spend in the US will grow modest amount in 2020, even as the pandemic cause overall ad spend to plunge $16.4bn, according to new research.
Coca-Cola comes out of advertising lockdown with ‘manifesto for change’ commercial
Coca Cola has launched its first major ad post lockdown with a manifesto poem written by George “The Poet” Mpang.
Instagram launches TikTok rival Reels
Instagram is launching its TikTok rival Reels, adding the ability to create and discover short videos to the main Instagram app.
Top 10 UK advertisers: Unilever increases spend as P&G and McDonalds tighten budgets
Lockdown in the UK resulted in a 48% decline in traditional ad spend, a drop of more than £1.1bn, while Public Health England becomes the nation’s biggest advertising spender, according to new research.
GSK partners with Gay Times for Sensodyne and Voltarol brand campaigns
GSK Consumer Healthcare is launching a series of brand marketing campaigns specifically targeting the LGBTQ+ community, thanks to a new partnership with Gay Times Group.
At-Home experiences ‘will remain the new normal Post-Covid’
Despite global lockdowns lifting, COVID-19 has increased the pace of digital transformation exponentially, and consumers have shown a substantial step-change in a more permanent adoption of technology into their everyday lives, according to new research.
Google sees ad spend decline 2% as Covid-19 bites
Google’s parent Alphabet saw its quarterly revenue down by 2% compared to last year, despite meeting expectations.
Screwfix continues to be the ‘Official Partner of Sky Sports Football’
Screwfix is set to continue its long-standing alignment with football coverage on Sky Sports, Quest and S4C ahead of the upcoming 2020/21 season.
Formula 1 partners YouTube for German Grand Prix
Formula 1 and YouTube have struck a new partnership to livestream the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany as a social media exclusive.
Ad of the week: Nike welcomes sports back with split screen mashup
How do you create a new sports commercial when there’s no new footage to show? Nike’s latest post-covid ad welcomes back the NBA season with some astonishingly edited archived clips, that perfectly sync up athletes via split screen.
AA/WARC: UK adspend to fall nearly 16% this year (with no growth until April 2021)
UK adspend is expected to fall by 15.6% this year, and the market not market won’t return to growth until Q2 2021, according to new data.
Tech titans vs. US Congress: Zuckerberg, Cook, Pichai and Bezos face blockbuster grilling over digital monopoly
Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon bosses have appeared virtually together at a US hearing, grilled over having ‘too much power’.