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Katie Price Instagram post banned by advertising watchdog over diet claim
Sponsored video promoted ultra low calorie diet without encouraging users to take medical advice, regulator rules A post on Katie Price’s Instagram account has been banned by the UK’s advertising regulator for irresponsibly encouraging a low calorie diet, while simultaneously failing to disclose it was an advert and making unauthorised weight loss claims. The Instagram…
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Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation
Trump’s social media company went public relying partly on loans from trust managed by person of interest to prosecutors Donald Trump’s social media company Trump Media managed to go public last week only after it had been kept afloat in 2022 by emergency loans provided in part by a Russian-American businessman under scrutiny in a…
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AST SpaceMobile hit by delays
AST SpaceMobile is being rebranded to AST Networks. That was the one positive slice of news to emerge from its end-of-year results. The company’s overall news didn’t help confidence with investors and its share price crashed 13.6 per cent on April 1st and another 24 per cent on April 2nd. AST undoubtedly has a great…
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3 Body Problem at Netflix #1
3 Body Problem, the sci-fi series from David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo, claimed the top spot on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing March 25th with 15.6 million views and was the most-watched title of the week. Making their list debuts were the docudrama Testament: The Story of Moses in second…
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UKTV licenses titles from Disney
UKTV has secured the rights to six shows from Disney Entertainment which will air across its portfolio of brands. Alaska Daily and The Company You Keep will both air on UKTV’s crime channel Alibi this summer; A Small Light will feature on free-to-air channel Drama in May; Mike will air on entertainment channel Dave later…
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It’s us and them
It’s interesting how people interpret things. Many think it’s old banks versus new banks; branch versus app; physical versus digital; government currencies versus cryptocurrencies; and more. For me, it’s not versus though. It’s and. We live in a world of transition where new and old banks work together well. My old bank does my boring……
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Ateliere, TMT Insights partnership
TMT Insights and Ateliere Creative Technologies have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption and optimisation of cloud-based media supply chain workflows promoting operational and cost efficiencies for content owners, distributors and broadcasters. At the centre of the offering is Ateliere’s proprietary FrameDNA technology, which is available as part of its cloud-native media supply…
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Four months in, here’s the rundown of Google’s Chrome cookie conundrum so far
Four months down, and Google’s endeavor to wrangle the tracking chaos in Chrome is… well, let’s call it complex. A grand total of one percent of browser traffic is now free from third-party cookies. Hooray? Amidst the ensuing chaos, there’s been a medley of trial and error, wild guesses, and enough pontificating to fill a…
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Things worth reading: 3rd April 2024
Things we’re reading today include … Citi report reveals 42% of energy clients lack climate transition plans – FinTech Global Pastor created ‘worthless’ cryptocurrency targeting Christians to support ‘lavish lifestyle’: Authorities – ABC News (go.com) Bitcoin prices fall more than 7% as cryptocurrency market expected to remain volatile – UPI.com Lloyds Banking Group invests £3……
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Report reveals TikTok brand engagement strategies
Creative data company Vidmob and TikTok have unveiled insights from a collaborative study to pinpoint the creative strategies – such as real people, direct connection, and brand integration – that propel success for brand advertising campaigns. More specifically, the research identifies the key visual and creative elements that significantly boost engagement and purchase intent within…