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Microsoft hires Mandeep Mason to head up EMEA mobile ad sales

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:07:00 GMT

Microsoft has appointed Mandeep Mason, sales director at Nokia-owned Navteq, as director of mobile advertising sales for EMEA, to "refine" the company's mobile strategy and expand its revenue streams.

My Media Week: Mark Halliday

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:08:00 GMT

This week we contacted our Media Week Awards media agency Rising Star, Mark Halliday, head of mobile at Manning Gottlieb OMD, as he throws a tantrum after Arsenal lose, discovers his leadership style and worries about his new company headshot (this is the new one, by the way).

Guardian promotes Steve Wing to lead mobile

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Guardian News & Media (GNM) has promoted its head of digital marketing, Steve Wing, to the new role of business director, Mobile, following an "incredible year" of growth in the area.

Everything Everywhere boosts T-Mobile ad offering

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:55:00 GMT

Everything Everywhere, the telecoms company, is to roll out its interactive mobile ad service to its T-Mobile customers for the first time.

Microsoft appoints Nik Dewar to head mobile sales

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:48:00 GMT

Microsoft Advertising UK has promoted group account director Nik Dewar to role of head of mobile ad sales.

UK leads the way digitally, says Ofcom report

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:51:00 GMT

People in the UK use the internet more often and for more reasons than in other major countries, according to a new report which found UK customers are paying less for communications services than many other consumers across the world.

Johnston Press hands new mobile ad offering to YOC

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:34:00 GMT

Johnston Press, the regional publisher, has appointed mobile ad network YOC to sell advertising on its newly launched network of 211 local mobile websites.

CBS Outdoor adds Bluetooth to London bus ad offering

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:57:00 GMT

CBS Outdoor UK is to offer Bluetooth connectivity to brands advertising on 100 London buses operating in central London, following a successful trial with brands such as Walkers Crisps, Lynx and Cornetto.

Financial Times backs Android with new app

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:30:00 GMT

The Financial Times has launched an Android app for tablets and smartphones, having pulled its iOS app from Apple's app store in August this year.

Sky Sports and ESPN sign Scottish football deal

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:26:00 GMT

ESPN and Sky Sports have signed a £80m five-year deal with the Scottish Clydesdale Bank Premier League, to each broadcast 30 games live a season in the UK and Ireland.

My Media Week: Catherine Becker

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:56:00 GMT

This week, Catherine Becker, chief operating officer of AdConnection, attends the Arctic Monkeys at the O2, does her best "Tulisa" and talks augmented reality and mobile.

Lingerie brand bids to link Tube ads with mobile

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:20:00 GMT

Figleaves.com, the luxury online lingerie retailer, is to feature an app called SaveMe4Later in forthcoming London Underground ads, in a bid to help people discover the brand through their mobile phones.