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Set to launch early next year, the new network will see Sébastien Danet appointed chairman as the group seeks to drive business growth across the entire group.

Dominic Mills has ruffled some feathers on the trading desks after questioning their transparency. Here, VivaKi’s Marco Bertozzi argues his work has challenged the status quo and calls for a more open dialogue with trade bodies…

In the second of the series, Torin speaks with Pamela Conway of British Gas about advertising when under political and consumer pressure, the changing media mix for the energy giant and the focus on ‘owned’ channels.

Trading desks have escaped the laser-like scrutiny of both the client procurement departments and the media auditors, says Dominic Mills – but he can’t see this lasting, and sooner or later they’ll have to come clean…

Unless trading desks can offer a more transparent approach to their work, advertisers are likely to remain distrustful, say experts speaking at MediaTel’s Automated Trading Debate on Tuesday.

Speaking to Newsline at MediaTel’s 2013 Automated Trading Debate, Videology’s Rhys McLachlan said it will be very difficult to “fight the rising tide” of automated trading, “irrespective of your media.”

Content has become an increasingly important part of what all brands have to think about, says MediaCom’s Nick Cohen ahead of a speech at the Content Marketing Association summit on Tuesday.

Publicis Groupe has issued a statement today confirming that it is in discussions with M&C Saatchi about buying “significant” parts of its Walker Media business.

It’s possible the new-biz director will soon be overshadowed by the rise of an entirely new creature, says Dominic Mills. Meet the client retention director – whose job includes what you might call ‘marriage counselling’…

Survey finds that 41% of brands are already engaging in native advertising campaigns and over 66% are creating the content themselves – suggesting that agencies are lagging behind their own clients in capturing opportunities.