Ogilvy & Mather has apologised for an ad, made by its Indian offices for a mattress brand, that used illustrations of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban.
Mcgarrybowen has picked up the advertising account for BSkyB's gambling service, Sky Bet.
AnalogFolk has hired Lise Pinnell, the digital planning director at JWT London, as its head of strategy.
Better Together, the cross-party campaign to encourage Scotland to vote against independence, is holding last-ditch talks to find an advertising agency as it seeks to shore up support ahead of the September referendum.
ITV is believed to have landed Sony as a multimillion-pound sponsor for this summer's World Cup and is in final talks to secure alcohol and finance brands.
Macmillan Cancer Support has approached advertising agencies about a fundraising project.
The collapse of the Publicis Groupe and Omnicom merger could trigger an agency price war, according to financial analysts, who believe the deal never made financial sense.
Tracy De Groose, the chief executive of Carat UK, has been appointed to the newly created role of chief executive at Dentsu Aegis Network UK.
VCCP has launched an Anglo-French agency with offices close to St Pancras International and Paris Nord stations that will service luxury and premium brands.
SapientNitro has won the UK advertising account for Let There Be Beer, the campaign from the Global Brewers Initiative aiming to boost beer sales.
