166. 40 years of Aardman ads | turkey-sized meatball | how did Charlie's Bar end up on ITV?

<p>Campaign's media editor Beau Jackson meets with&nbsp;Lydia Gough and Steve Harding-Hill from the Aardman animation studio, celebrating 40 years of making commercials.</p><br><p>Back in the studio, features editor Matt Barker and reporters Shauna Lewis and Charlotte Rawlings discuss various stories that have appeared on the Campaign site over the past week.</p><br><p>The trio chat about changes at EssenceMediacomX, before chewing over Ikea's invite for customers to have Christmas dinner in-store and a turkey-sized meatball, before taking a look at the&nbsp;Charlie's Bar Instagram ad that appeared on peak-time ITV.</p><br><p>Further reading:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/essencemediacomx-shakes-senior-leadership-team/1849950" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EssenceMediacomX shakes up senior leadership team</a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ikea-cooks-giant-turkey-sized-meatball-christmas/1849957" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ikea roomsets become new Christmas dinner destination</a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/itv-gives-primetime-media-spot-viral-instagram-christmas-ad/1849680" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ITV gives primetime media spot to viral Instagram Christmas ad</a></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>