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Sky extends digital advertising offer across Sky Go
Following the successful launch of premium digital advertising on Neon and Sky Sport Now in 2024, Sky has now extended its digital advertising offering with streaming platform, Sky Go. With annual streams of 59.1m* and viewers streaming 5+hours**...

Move over FMCG, auto to take advertising crown
New Delhi: Cars and bikes are stealing the spotlight from snacks and shampoos this festive season, with India's automobile sector set to race past FMCG as the largest advertising category for the first time this quarter, according to ad bookings...

Skip Bayless calls out Tom Brady amid commercials claiming his football genius as Raiders lose 31-0 to Chiefs
Skip Bayless regularly championed Tom Brady's football IQ during his playing days. The Future Pro Football Hall of Famer has since retired from the Gridiron, and he's now a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Bayless took to X (formerly known...

Election ads leave environmental scars across Iraq
2025-10-19T12:01:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Thousands of trees, plants, and public spaces across Iraq have been damaged by a wave of election advertisements ahead of the November 11 parliamentary polls. The...

Media Insider: Advertising industry shake-up - independent agency Bastion Shine poaches six key staff from VML
Bastion Shine has recruited, from VML Wellington, managing director Fleur Head, head of planning Anna Gunnell, creative director Damian Galvin, head of media Alicia Tutty, strategy director Matt Saunders, and head of client services Kate Miller....

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav slams Uttar Pradesh govt over ‘omission’ of Deputy CMs in advertisement, terms it ‘insult’
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh government, questioning the “significance” of the two Deputy Chief Ministers after their names were allegedly...

SP Questions Absence Of DY CMs From UP Govt's Diwali Ads
Speaking to reporters in Safai later in the day, Yadav raised this issue again and said, "The BJP has given a news slogan 'Abki baar, Deputy CM baahar.' They have been ousted in such a way that they had to cancel there programme. I have heard that...

Director Atlee on making his advertising debut with Ching’s: “Love is the secret ingredient”
When it comes to combining scale, emotion, and style, few do it better than director Atlee. Known for turning every project into cinematic magic, his latest creation for Ching’s is yet another reflection of his distinctive flair and vision....

India News | SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav Slams Uttar Pradesh Govt over 'omission' of Deputy CMs in Advertisement, Terms It 'insult'
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 19 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttar Pradesh government, questioning the "significance" of the two Deputy...

Letters: Mallo, election ads; Cortez
Mallo dismissed citizen concerns about shelter Councilor Mallo is not the right person for Ward 4. On a change.org petition, 2,863 residents (only 1,526 people completed the 2024 Loveland Survey) cited many reasons why the proposed regional...

No More Ads! New Google Search Feature Allows Users To Hide Sponsored Results
Google has introduced a new search feature that allows users to hide sponsored results, offering a cleaner and less cluttered browsing experience. The update aims to make navigating Google Search more intuitive by reducing the visual impact of...
Maine Press Association celebrates journalism at annual conference, honors writers, photographers, advertising staff and designers
SOUTH PORTLAND — At its annual conference held in South Portland Oct. 18, the Maine Press Association bestowed accolades on reporters, photographers, advertising staff, and designers throughout the state, including those of PenBayPilot.com,...

Ads of the Week: Candy, chaos and clever comebacks
Brands are experimenting with humor, honesty, and just enough weirdness to keep us watching. From supermarket fashion on the runway to gaming with a moral twist, this week’s ads find personality in unexpected places. Uncommon Stockholm marries...

Anti-Junk Food Bill Rolls Out, Ban Towards Ads at Hand
A bill designed to reshape the nutritional industry has stalled nearly a year after its introduction. If ratified, the law would impose some of Africa’s toughest restrictions on trans fats, added sugars, salt, and saturated fats in packaged foods,...
Why South Africa's proposed alcohol advertising ban misses the mark
The Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) Liquor Amendment Bill, which seeks to amend the Liquor Act of 2003 and introduce a complete ban on the advertising of alcohol in South Africa, is a short-sighted and harmful intervention whose impact will be...

European release date of Vivo X300 Pro and compact Vivo X300 now official Vivo is rather quietly advertising the European launch of the Vivo X300 series, which will take place close to the official European debut of the Oppo Find X9. This means the…
The X300 and X300 Pro with Zeiss teleconverter are already advertised on some of Vivo's European websites (Image source: Vivo) Vivo is rather quietly advertising the European launch of the Vivo X300 series, which will take place close to the...

DB Corp’s Girish Agarwaal bets on real estate sector to boost advertising in coming months
DB Corp is banking on the real estate sector to drive advertising growth in the second half of the fiscal year, Promoter Director Girish Agarwaal told CNBC-TV18, following the company’s Q2FY26 results. The publisher of Dainik Bhaskar reported a...

Advertisement Ban
The regulations prohibit the advertisement of junk food on television and digital platforms before 9pm, with an estimated 7.2 billion calories per year expected to be removed from children’s diets as a result. Credits: envato elements; Author:...

H-E-B and Spurs renew partnership with new commercials, fan events for NBA season
SAN ANTONIO – As the NBA season approaches, H-E-B and the San Antonio Spurs are teaming up again to launch new commercials and a series of community outreach events celebrating their longstanding partnership. In a news release, H-E-B said it...

From advertising sales cadet to director: Stephen Royall's tenure spanned huge industry shifts
"What we would do is we would go out into the marketplace, deal with advertising clients, sell them advertising, come back, design ads, get production to make the ads up back in the hot metal days, and then get them set up in the paper," he said.