Campaign podcast: Ascential, The Guardian, mishaps

<p>Campaign features editor Matt Barker is joined by media editor Beau Jackson in the studio to chew over some recent news stories.</p><br><p>The pair first chat about TV coverage of the Paris Olympics, before discussing the future of Ascential, set to be acquired by publisher and events group Informa&nbsp;for £1.2bn.</p><br><p>Talk then turns to the controversy over The Guardian's placement of a watch advert (with the tagline "Watch porn") next to a feature about men watching videos of child abuse. They then recall some of the year's other big mishaps, including Apple, Calvin Klein and WH Smiths.</p><br><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/cannes-lions-warc-owner-ascential-acquired-12bn/1881935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cannes Lions and Warc owner Ascential to be acquired for £1.2bn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/cannes-lions-warc-owner-ascential-acquired-12bn/1881935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian apologises over ‘watch porn’ ad placed next to child abuse article</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>