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Dimsum to close down

Dimsum Entertainment will wind down its operations by Sept 30, in a bold move to further propel Star Media Group Berhad (SMG) into embarking in new ventures. The move follows a strategic review carried out by SMG’s key management team that has identified a number of new opportunities the group

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Directors Think Tank sign director Darrel Hyon-Le’

Directors Think Tank, APAC production house of the year as voted by Campaign Brief Asia ‘The Work’, have added director Darrel Hyon-Le’ to the team. Darrel’s craft is firmly in creating stunning visual narrative. However, he has an obsession with detail that creates work that is layered, textured, visceral and

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LG confirms shut down of its loss-making global mobile phone business

LG Electronics announced today that is will be closing down its loss-making mobile division, making them the first major smartphone brand to withdraw from the market. LG’s smartphone division has logged nearly six years of losses totalling some $4.5 billion. Dropping out of the fiercely competitive sector would allow LG

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Editor’s Note: 50,000 readers, one year on

Yes, the WEEKENDER turns one this month. And that’s me on the cover when I was a year old…. To say that the past one year has been easy for us, is like saying being struck by lightning twice is easy. The odds of being struck by lightning twice in

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Taking a closer look at “Through Your Eyes”

By Mark Tungate We meet the team behind the visionary campaign that won the first Latin American Grand Prix at the Epica Awards. An un-viewable music video by the Argentine singer Dante Spinetta caught the eye of the international press during the Epica Awards, where it scooped the Responsibility Grand

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Have you spotted us while stuck in traffic?

To celebrate the one year mark since our subscribers started receiving the weekly MARKETING Weekender, we are celebrating by taking over some Malaysians roads. Partnering with three Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) network owners, Prisma, Wow Media and Spectrum, the MARKETING Weekender can be spotted at various locations across Klang Valley. DOOH

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In conversation with global headline maker, Laura Rogers

By Mark Tungate The global creative director at adam&eveDDB is the driving force behind She Takes Over, an initiative promoting the work of women in creative fields. After a brief few seconds of trying to get our mobiles to work properly, Laura Rogers and I agree that we’re losing our

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