Fleas can make rich pickings off the back of elephants, writes Dominic Mills – so can Roy Jeans, the ex-boss of Initiative and Rapport, make the most of the rise in UK-based entrepreneurs?
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Dominic Mills argues that Dentsu Aegis’s acquisition of John Brown Media – undoubtedly driven by iProspect – will force more than a few agencies to think: where-the-bloody-hell does this leave us?
The unnamed companies are set to use ad blocking tech developed by Israeli start-up Shine and would prevent ads from loading in web pages and apps.
The appointment of John Whittingdale as Culture Secretary has been widely reported as an attack on the BBC. Let’s not be so hasty, writes Raymond Snoddy.
The $.4.4bn deal will give Verizon access to AOL’s automated ad platforms and video content – as well as global content brands, including The Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Engadget.
