Advertising Age

MillerCoors is moving its media buying and planning business from Interpublic to Publicis Groupe, concluding a review that began in September.

The entity that will handle the beer account is called Connect at Publicis Media, a Chicago-based group created for MillerCoors that will draw on talent from across PublicisMedia, whose standalone agencies include Starcom; Zenith; Mediavest Spark; and Optimedia Blue 449. MillerCoors’ incumbent media agency was Interpublic’s Initiative, which participated in the review. Initiative declined comment. The other finalist was Omnicom Group‘s OMD, according to the MillerCoors.

Economic Times

Mumbai, February 07, 2016: TIMES NETWORK – of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group is set to launch its No.1 English News Channel, TIMES NOW in Europe, marking its presence in 100 countries. This momentous occasion was celebrated in Mumbai today. Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan was present at the function. The expansion, closely followed on the heels of Times Now’s launch in UK, will enable TIMES NETWORK to add a potential audience of 1.4mn Indians in mainland Europe in countries like Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, taking the international footprint to 10 million on 5 continents. The network will launch TIMES NOW with the support of Bobbles Media GmbH DTH and OTT ...