breaking news | May 13, 2008

Singapore - Apple appears to have ditched its one-carrier policy for the iPhone following a statement announcing that SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe Telecom and Optus had signed an agreement with the company to bring the product to Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia, later this year.

Global – Portfolio Night came to Singapore for the second time, on 8 May, with DDB Worldwide returning as key sponsor for the event which saw 10 of its offices participate globally.

Regional - Euro RSCG's CEO for APAC, India and Middle East, George Gallate will relocate to New York from Shanghai to launch a new Euro RSCG technology-focused agency

Singapore - Vibes has clinched a one-year retainer contract with Charoen Pokphand Intertrade to handle its CP Foods PR account.

Singapore - SMRT has launched 'Go Green with SMRT', a five-month long public education campaign which focuses on public transport as a 'green' mode of travel.

Singapore - Adobe Systems have hired McAfee VP for Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia and India, Ashley Wearne to managing director for its SE Asia business.

Singapore - Industry press inboxes received an email yesterday sent by a ‘John Tan', claiming to be a "concerned supporter of Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore" and warning recipients to "leave the agency alone".

Singapore - Singapore takes home three Pencils from the One Show 2008 awards with Ogilvy and TBWA Tequila bagging two Bronzes and TBWA APAC winning a Silver.

Global - Jerry Buhlmann, Aegis Media CEO for EMEA since 2003, has been promoted to global CEO of Aegis Media - he joins the Aegis Group's board on 2 June.

Singapore - HBO Asia has launched a campaign, featuring red lacy brassieres hanging over bus shelter creatives, for the latest season of Entourage.

Singapore - Wego is now the new name for travel search engine Bezurk which retired its name last night at an unveiling launch party.

Singapore - Singapore swiped three Pencils at the recent 2008 One Show Design awards, with Leo Burnett grabbing a Gold and Bronze, and Kinetic with a Silver.

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Singapore - Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) has added Mileage Communications in Singapore, an agency in India and another in The Netherlands to its group of agencies.

Asia Pacific - ESPN STAR Sports and Imagine OmniMedia have signed an agreement which will see the companies work together to develop the first global, reality-based football entertainment series in Asia.

Singapore - Singapore Post launched a Pi2 created campaign for Speedpost - its courier service arm - to increase its awareness locally and globally.

Singapore - In conjunction with its new brand campaign for 2008, the True Group has appointed Fly Entertainment celebrity couple, Allan Wu and Wong Li Lin, as their new ambassadors.

Singapore - The National Environment Agency's (NEA) ‘10% Energy Challenge' campaign, which has been running via TVCs and takes a light-hearted approach to energy conservation, will appear outdoors and in direct mail from May.

Singapore - McCann Erickson Singapore has hired Christopher Yong from DDB to handle its KFC account - his maiden project with the brand launched yesterday.

Singapore - Audi has launched its newest ride with a Batey-conceptualised ad campaign and Lumina Communications-helmed event which saw it create a racetrack at Changi Exhibition Centre for test drives.