Industry Story of the Week
The UK’s three leading advertising bodies have come together to attack the Scottish alcohol ad ban proposal. The AA, ISBA and IPA have issued a joint statement in response to the Scottish government’s proposal to ban alcohol advertising and marketing. The statement rejects the plans, saying there is ‘no evidence’ to back claims that banning advertising will have any positive impact on any problems with alcohol consumption in Scotland.
Digital Story of the Week
The UK Government has introduced its new Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. The government on Wednesday introduced the new data laws from technology secretary Michelle Donelan, and said it was an effort to cut down pointless paperwork for businesses, reduce annoying cookie pop-ups, while remaining in step with EU data protection laws. One of the aims was to end red tape and the frequent cookie pop-ups when a person is browsing multiple websites.
Industry Story of the Week
The IPA has published its 2022 Agency Census revealing that overall staff numbers within IPA agency membership increased by almost a fifth year-on-year, passing 26,000 employees for the first time. In addition, the share of women in C-suite positions has increased by 12% and the share of individuals from a non-white background in the C-suite has increased by 58%, representing a considerable improvement in the pace of change year-on-year.
Audio Story of the Week
Global media powerhouse Conde Nast has made a new acquisition into the audio space with two-time Peabody award-winning investigative podcast In The Dark, which will be integrated into The New Yorker. The company acquired the copyright, production and distribution rights of the show from American Public Media, including In The Dark’s entire back-catalogue which includes two seasons since its launch in 2016
