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Clean Creatives urges Netflix to sign 'fossil-free' agency for media mandate

Omnicom, WPP, and Dentsu are in the running for Netflix's $190 million EMEA media business.

Campaign and Marketing Week to co-host sessions as Campaign House returns to Cannes Lions

Campaign and Marketing Week will co-host sessions at Cannes Lions 2026 as part of parent company Haymarket’s week of activities at the global advertising festival.

Cannes Lions unveils 2026 festival programme, including debate hosted by Campaign

Live debate will cover whether creative taste can be objective.

BIG W, Nivea and Specsavers lead Australia's ad awareness gains in March: YouGov

Ad visibility surged for BIG W, Nivea and Specsavers in March, topping YouGov’s rankings for gains in consumer recall.

'You’re spending media behind creative that doesn’t work': VaynerMedia's Marcus Krzastek

A brand can pour in millions into paid media, but without strong organic signals, it's merely amplifying weak creative, says VaynerMedia's global president in an interview with Campaign Asia.

Cindy Rose brings in psychologist to boost WPP's culture

It follows the appointment of a new chief people officer, Mark Taylor, former chief people advisor at Lego Brand Group.

Three networks pitching for global Adidas account

WPP’s EssenceMediacom is the incumbent on the account.

Initiative China retains Uni-President media remit

The account was awarded without a pitch.

Google to retire Dynamic Search Ads in favour of AI Max

Users of several legacy search tools will be automatically upgraded to AI Max by the end of September.

Disney's 1,000 role cuts underway, marketing and brand functions impacted

The redundancies to centralise marketing under Asad Ayaz were confirmed via an internal staff memo. CEO Josh D’Amaro said, “this is hard”, but necessary to streamline operations.

FTC settles alleged boycott and ‘unlawful collusion’ between WPP, Publicis and Dentsu

Complaint alleged WPP, Publicis and Dentsu used trade associations to promote “demonetisation of disfavoured political viewpoints."

Digital Media Awards 2026 winners revealed

WPP Media dominated Campaign’s Digital Media Awards 2026 with major wins, while Taiwan-based work stood out in AI, content, and entertainment-led campaigns.

Havas grows 2.5% in Q1 as acquisitions make initial impact

Yannick Bolloré says the group has started the year “on solid footing”, organic growth slipped across APAC and Africa.

OMD China expands Yili remit with $100 million digital win

The media mandate sits with Mindshare.

Assembly APAC CEO Richard Brosgill exits the role

Brosgill, who grew Assembly's Asia-Pacific footprint across 14 markets and led the ADK Global acquisition, has stepped down after 16 years with the network. No successor has been named.

Malaysia Airlines appoints Kingdom Digital as digital creative agency

The global marketing remit spans 20 countries.

Malaysia Airlines appoints Kingdom Digital as creative agency

The global marketing remit spans 20 countries.

Ogilvy names Duffy Lau Hong Kong CEO

The former Grey Hong Kong MD takes charge of both Ogilvy and Grey amid a leadership reshuffle.

Publicis and TikTok crack the code on why only 27% trends survive beyond two weeks

Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam move as a single cultural bloc with 70% shared trending content even as they speak different languages. Japan is the self-contained opposite ecosystem that breaks every regional playbook, findings from six months of TikTok data points across seven markets.

WPP hires chief transformation officer to drive Cindy Rose's Elevate28

She joins from The Estée Lauder Companies and will be responsible for designing, implementing and embedding the operations that underpin WPP’s three-year growth plan.

WPP hires chief transformation officer to drive Cindy Rose's Elevate28

She joins from The Estée Lauder Companies and will be responsible for designing, implementing and embedding the operations that underpin WPP’s three-year growth plan.

Martin Sorrell continues to fire shots

Now in his ninth decade, the S4 Capital founder is still ragging on WPP and thinks PR is just an extension of advertising that doesn’t need to exist on a standalone basis.

Omnicom lands IBM's global media account

WPP Media, the incumbent, did not defend the account.

Three executives depart amid ‘changing of the guard’ at The Trade Desk

The leaders have stepped down amidst a slew of changes, challenges and disruptions for the company.

Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré earned $8 million in 2025

The chief executive received a base salary of $1.75 million.

Publicis wins Microsoft media account without a pitch as part of expanded partnership

Two companies “will leverage each other’s expertise to embed agentic AI”.

DBS calls creative agency review across six markets

The remit spans Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, and Taiwan.

Netflix launches new children's app to bolster gaming vertical

The Philippines was among Netflix's first test markets for the app.

WPP Media’s global chief strategy officer retires

Damian Blackden leaves ad industry after 37 years in media.

Microsoft appoints global media agency

Globally, the tech giant's media spend reached US$700 million last year, per COMvergence.

Publicis Groupe leaders on their aim to “disrupt” the sport sector with 160over90 acquisition

Campaign speaks to Arthur Sadoun, chief executive of Publicis Groupe, and Suzy Deering, CEO of Publicis Sports, about sports marketing being the network’s “next big bet”.

Brent Smart steps down as Telstra CMO

Telstra has appointed Jana Kotatko as successor in a combined role spanning marketing and retail.

Dstnct wins Singapore’s National Day Parade 2026 mandate

The indie will create the parade's brand identity, taglines, slogans and integrate the NDP's mascot into executions.

Campaign Asia sets pace for Cannes coverage with APAC-first push

Live APAC win tracking, on-ground reporting and a new regional hub will form the backbone of Campaign Asia-Pacific’s Cannes 2026 coverage.

Dentsu's incoming CEO vows to 'turn change into strength' in first address to staff

Takeshi Sano pledges execution-led transformation as the group tackles a sweeping international overhaul.

Event Marketing 2026 shortlists announced

See which events made the cut across more than 40 categories, spanning campaign, people, team, and agency accolades.

Singapore-based Rice Media acquired by social media agency

Financial terms of the deal and potential headcount changes were not disclosed.

Honda Office launches Southeast Asia PR network for Japanese clients

Exclusive: Senior communications leaders across six ASEAN markets will advise Japanese brands expanding beyond Japan.

LLM ads raise concerns: Experts discuss measurement and brand safety risks

AI search is set to become the next walled garden. Marketers are thinking through how this shakes out.

OpenAI shuts down Sora, billion-dollar Disney deal comes to an end

The generative AI video app, positioned as a breakthrough in text-to-video technology, has been scrapped less than two years after its launch.

The Trade Desk says Omnicom audits ‘have not identified any issues’

The DSP pushes back on Omnicom’s audit as routine oversight, even as its shares tumble around 7% in intra-day trading.

Laopu Gold’s 221% revenue jump points to new rules of premium in China

The 'Hermès of Gold' just proved that in China, heritage, scarcity and price hikes are the new definition of premium.

Unilever appoints influencer agency for global food business

Seven agencies pitched for the account, which covers Knorr and Hellmann's.

Suhayl Limbada exits KFC Thailand

Limbada led KFC Thailand to its first-ever Cannes Lions win in 2025.

IBM and Ogilvy end 32-year creative partnership

The WPP-owned agency has been the technology brand’s creative AOR since 1994.

From indie to holdco and back again: RGA’s PE-owned independence

RGA leadership talks about the agency’s first year of returning to independence.

Qatar Airways launches global creative review

McCann UK is the incumbent.

OpenAI owns the AI conversation and Anthropic's 'good guy' play isn't changing that: study

The ChatGPT parent leads global AI narrative as rivals trail significantly, per Carma's research.

‘Still finding its feet’: Underwhelming early returns for ChatGPT Ads

Multiple brands have reported less than ideal results from their first few weeks of experimenting with ChatGPT Ads, citing poor CTR’s and opaque measurement capabilities.

Omnicom Media appoints new OMD global leader

Ellen Griffin succeeds George Manas, who has been promoted to chief growth and solutions officer of Omnicom.