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Friend of Becca and all-around icon Alex Newell joins the ladies for a fabulous, wide-ranging convo. They discuss Met Gala moments and what it's really like behind the scenes of fashion's biggest night. Alex also opens up about winning a Tony for their unforgettable role in Shucked, shares some Glee memories and hot takes on cast members, and talks about their feature film debut in Another Simple Favor starring alongside Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. And because it's Ladygang, we get into the juicy stuff—like Alex's love life and the time they caught a cheater red-handed on Venmo. Plus, an epic Good Week/Bad Week featuring sweater-eating moths, Keltie's new hobby, rockstar hotties, and a Becca Tobin rant you don't want to miss.We have deals for YOU!!Tropcial Smoothie Cafe: Smoothies and beachside bites made just for you! Earn rewards with the Tropical Smoothie Cafe® App! Learn more at TropicalSmoothieCafe.comMacys: Check out the Macy's Memorial Day Sale from May 21 -26! Shop now at Macys.com or in storeProgressive: Wanna save on car insurance? Visit Progressive.com to see how much you can save!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of LadyGang, things get weird in the best way possible. The ladies dive fork-first into the wild world of celebrity food combos—think pickles in peanut butter, hot sauce on watermelon, and a few truly unholy snacks you'll wish you could un-hear. They also share their own bizarre eating habits, from Jac's very specific sandwich dissection technique to, Becca's drunken cracker creation and they'll even have a taste of Keltie's go-to childhood treat. Plus, it's a Good Week/Bad Week for the books, complete with a dramatic rant from Becca and a relatable meltdown from Keltie. So grab a snack (maybe not mustard-flavored ice cream) and get ready to LOL, cringe, and question everything.We have deals for YOU!!GoPure Beauty: Tighten, lift, and restore elasticity in your neck! Get 25% off goPure with code Ladygang at GoPureBeauty.comQuince: Treat yourself to luxe travel upgrades! Go to Quince.com/lady for 365-day returns PLUS free shipping on your order!StoryWorth: Get the perfect gift for the mom in your life. Save $10 at StoryWorth.com/ladyBoll & Branch: Get new spring bedding! Get 20% off at BollAndBranch.com/ladygangCoverGirl: Superboost your lashes with NEW Lash Blast Supercloud Mascara! Only from Easy, Breezy, Beautiful COVERGIRL. http://bit.ly/3Ez5HC9Progressive: Wanna save on car insurance? Visit Progressive.com to see how much you can save!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The perfect episode to send to your friends who are not in the Ladygang yet! You asked us where to start if you are new, and we thought this was the perfect place. Relive our best and worst Good Week, Bad Week moments and get to know the history of the gang. Check out our amazing sponsors!!! Macys: Get all your fall essentials at Macy's! Visit Macys.com or in-store! Origins: Check out the new Youthtopia line from Origins! Shop now at Origins.com/youthtopia Huggies: Get your baby's butt into Huggies' best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby.

Kate is joined by Adam Boulton, journalist and fellow Times Radio presenter, as together they quiz three 'Election Insiders' on the D-Day political aftermath and the party manifesto launches ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, after a hilarious Good Week-Bad Week from Jac and Becca, Keltie opens up about her decision to undergo a hysterectomy after uncovering a blood disorder. The ladies have an in-depth conversation about Keltie's health journey, hopefully inspiring you to care for yourselves and fight against the doctors who shrug off the often horrible symptoms of womanhood as "just being tired." Check out our great sponsors!!! Kion: Save 20% on your fundamental supplement for fitness at GetKion.com/ladygang KiwiCo: Got curious kids? Get 20% off your first month with code LADY at kiwico.com/panda

For this episode of aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel is back from his recent trip in Sicily with Jacob & Co., so our trio of usual hosts reunite to talk about the latest news stories and new releases from this week in the world of watches. To start the show, Ariel asks the ever-important question of whether or not anyone other than Rick (and potentially maybe other farmers) is actually legitimately in favor of daylight savings time, and whether or not the industry can just create a watch for those who do prefer it, which will be able to help them keep track of their altered schedules. The Casio G-Shock Plowman and Rolex Farm-Dweller were two of the more promising sounding options for potential watches to fill this category.Next is a discussion about the various crazy watches that Ariel saw on his recent trip with Jacob & Co. and the type of people who wear them, followed by a quick edition of Good Week/Bad Week, where our hosts aren't quite sure whether or not it could possibly be taken as a compliment that Rolex was recently was vandalized by activists with orange paint for being emblematic of wealth and success. From here, the conversation turns to the new Omega Speedmaster Chrono Chime and the purpose of this ultra-expensive and complex model within the greater market. Up next, it's a discussion of the new Jacob & Co. Opera “The Godfather” Movie 50th Anniversary Musical Triple-Axis Tourbillon watch that Ariel got to check out while in Italy, along with a brief explanation of the laser engraving technique that he believes will start to make an appearance on other timepieces in the coming years. To close out the conversation, it is an interview with Mike France from Christopher Ward about the new C1 Bel Canto chiming watch, followed by a discussion among our three hosts about how deep the rabbit hole of watches that make noise really goes.Show Notes2:32A defense of daylight savings5:42Introducing the Rolex "Farm Dweller"6:22 aBlogtoWatch Weekly Watches Watches7:47https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-jacob-co-bugatti-chiron-sapphire-green-crystal-watch/13:12Last week's show this week.16:12Good Week / Bad Week https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11364677/Just-Stop-Oil-target-Rolex-Eco-mob-jet-luxury-watch-shop-Knightsbridge-orange-paint.html19:42https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-debut-omega-speedmaster-chrono-chime-and-1932-chrono-chime-watches/28:13https://www.ablogtowatch.com/jacob-co-opera-the-godfather-movie-50th-anniversary-musical-triple-axis-tourbillon-watch/38:32Christopher Ward Bel Canto

For this episode of aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel is back from his recent trip in Sicily with Jacob & Co., so our trio of usual hosts reunite to talk about the latest news stories and new releases from this week in the world of watches. To start the show, Ariel asks the ever-important question of whether or not anyone other than Rick (and potentially maybe other farmers) is actually legitimately in favor of daylight savings time, and whether or not the industry can just create a watch for those who do prefer it, which will be able to help them keep track of their altered schedules. The Casio G-Shock Plowman and Rolex Farm-Dweller were two of the more promising sounding options for potential watches to fill this category. Next is a discussion about the various crazy watches that Ariel saw on his recent trip with Jacob & Co. and the type of people who wear them, followed by a quick edition of Good Week/Bad Week, where our hosts aren't quite sure whether or not it could possibly be taken as a compliment that Rolex was recently was vandalized by activists with orange paint for being emblematic of wealth and success. From here, the conversation turns to the new Omega Speedmaster Chrono Chime and the purpose of this ultra-expensive and complex model within the greater market. Up next, it's a discussion of the new Jacob & Co. Opera “The Godfather” Movie 50th Anniversary Musical Triple-Axis Tourbillon watch that Ariel got to check out while in Italy, along with a brief explanation of the laser engraving technique that he believes will start to make an appearance on other timepieces in the coming years. To close out the conversation, it is an interview with Mike France from Christopher Ward about the new C1 Bel Canto chiming watch, followed by a discussion among our three hosts about how deep the rabbit hole of watches that make noise really goes. Show Notes 2:32 A defense of daylight savings 5:42 Introducing the Rolex "Farm Dweller" 6:22 aBlogtoWatch Weekly Watches Watches 7:47 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-jacob-co-bugatti-chiron-sapphire-green-crystal-watch/ 13:12 Last week's show this week. 16:12 Good Week / Bad Week https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11364677/Just-Stop-Oil-target-Rolex-Eco-mob-jet-luxury-watch-shop-Knightsbridge-orange-paint.html 19:42 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-debut-omega-speedmaster-chrono-chime-and-1932-chrono-chime-watches/ 28:13 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/jacob-co-opera-the-godfather-movie-50th-anniversary-musical-triple-axis-tourbillon-watch/ 38:32 Christopher Ward Bel Canto --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ablogtowatchweekly/message

Good Week Bad Week is back featuring a landgrab by the RPS for pharmacy technician representation, LPC levy calculation confusion, the demise of the volume-driven contract – and a Coffey break disaster. Plus we look forward to this weekend's Pharmacy Show and the last ACTNow campaign catch-up. See you at the NEC!

The CIG editors are back with Good Week Bad Week plus the remarkable story of the Medicines to Ukraine initiative. If you want to get involved, details at www.medicinestoukraine.com. Please give your support.

Mercury may no longer be in retrograde, but it feels like it still is to the ladies. Keltie's been wearing the same 3 underwear for 5 weeks, Becca is able to cry again and Jac is giving the best TikTok advice of all time. Check out our amazing sponsors!!! Freshly: Get $125 off your first five orders when you go to Freshly.com/lady Coors Light: Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/lady Pair: Go to paireyewear.com/lady for 15% off your first purchase! Progressive: Quote at Progressive.com to join the over 27 million drivers who trust Progressive!

Good Week Bad Week is back – sector misses a trick at NHS ConfedExpo in Liverpool, cancer referrals from pharmacy, misinformation muddies the RSG vote and the chief pharmacists' misstep over the makeup of the professional leadership commission. Plus the countdown is on for next week's Recognition of Excellence Awards!

The CIG editors return to discuss the week's top pharmacy stories in Good Week Bad Week including Well Pharmacy telling staff that isolating after a positive Covid test is now a personal choice, HRT shortages in the news and hub & spoke under scrutiny once more. In the interview hot seat: Daniel Lee of HubRx

The CIG editors are back with Good Week Bad Week and on the lookout for outstanding pharmacy support staff for the Training Matters Recognition of Excellence Awards. Also under discussion: the latest financial results for LloydsPharmacy, why so many pharmacies struggled to get into the Covid booster programme, and the NPA and AIM on local integration and the under-performing CPCS. For details on how to enter the RoE Awards, https://www.tmmagazine.co.uk/recognition-of-excellence-awards

The CIG editors (sans The Prof) are back with Good Week Bad Week. The landmark HEE workforce survey, contractors' engagement (or should it be lack of engagement?) with the pharmacy representation review and the PDA applying the pressure as Boots cuts back on its opening hours all feature. Plus new Rowlands Pharmacy boss Nigel Swift in the interview hotseat.

The FFW team are dropping like flies but Kris and Phil are here to cover two rounds of Ligue 1 that saw a lot of movement in the table, the first managerial sacking of the season (Guess who...) and the European games.

'Move fast and break things' was Facebook's corporate philosophy in its early days. Europe now wants to do the opposite when it comes to the harmful effects of social media: move fast and fix things. This week we're taking a look at the EU's plan to rein in the tech giants with the help of one of our favourite European tech nerds, Guillermo Beltrà of the Open Society European Policy Institute. We've also got a special Outer Space edition of Good Week Bad Week. This podcast was produced in collaboration with the Open Society European Policy Institute. You can find out more about their work here and check out an episode we previously made with them about Europe's climate policy here. This week's Isolation Inspiration: The Unlikely Murderer (Den osannolika mördaren) and Tear Along the Dotted Line (Strappare lungo i bordi). This episode was produced as part of Sphera, a collective of independent European media. Find out more at sphera-hub.com. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review. Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak Senior producer: Katz Laszlo Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family. Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | hello@europeanspodcast.com

Good Week Bad Week is back – Covid vaccine buses and pharmacy's continuing amazing work on the vaccination frontline hindered by mixed messaging from the Government, warnings about the workforce crisis and pharmacy closures, and the RPS pledges to end its financial investments in fossil fuel companies. But which is good and which is bad? You may be surprised!

The CIG editors are back with Good Week Bad Week – the big pharmacy chains in the US in the dock over opioid misdirection and misuse, the sale of LloydsPharmacy and AAH to Aurelius, and pharmacies in England blasting spectacularly through the 3 million mark for flu jabs all feature.

This week's pod celebrates the nation's brilliant pharmacy support staff as we pay tribute to this year's Recognition of Excellence Awards finalists and winners with Training Matters editor Helena Beer. Plus PSNC's hunt for a new chief, Scotland's chief pharmacist Alison Strath's first press interview in post, thank-you payments from Well Pharmacy and Pharmacy First for England? All feature in Good Week Bad Week, plus our regular ACTNow campaign catch-up with Pharmacist Support. Check out our latest module on supporting women in their contraceptive choices - https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/sponsored-education/contraceptive-choices-lovima

Several teams had a weird week over the European games and the League games at the weekend. Kris, Jez and Phil are here to round up the Rhone derby, Lille's win over OM, and Rennes' unexpectedly comprehensive result against PSG. We look forward to the Nation's League semi-finals and potential final day, and there's a look back at the legacy of Bernard Tapie, who died this week.

Good Week Bad Week returns as the CIG editors discuss Covid payments, more bad press about pharmacy and EHC, the expansion of the NMS – why is depression still omitted? – and why GPs and pharmacists should be working together not competing against each other over flu and Covid jabs. Plus we build up to next week's Recognition of Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the very best of the UK's wonderful pharmacy support teams.

Good Week Bad Week for…. Covid costs covered at last but deep concerns remain, long Covid, Meader tears into the Government, 10 years of pharmacy technician registration and an M1 rant

Sean and Dylan break down every storyline from Jon Rahm's epic win at Torrey Pines, including reactions from on-site and the odds that Torrey could host the Open again in the future. We also play Good Week/Bad Week with everyone on the leaderboard. 

Hello Serie A fan; the end is nigh as we head into the final weekend.. but there's still glory to be won, plus those two champions league spots for Milan, Juve and Napoli to scrap over. We talk about who's up for it and who's up to it, plus more items on the list of things not to do and a curious tattoo.Kenny, Oscar and Boaz pay tribute to Gigi Buffon, pour scorn on Benevento and senseless bust-ups. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running order:(00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:19) Reactions to the Coppa Italia final(07:21) The obligatory Gigi Buffon tribute(09:38) Atalanta and Milan season decider(19:16) Best of the rest:Napoli march on to Champions League contentionFonseca wins in his final derby Mancini's contract is extendedZlatan is out of Euro 2020(26:17) Good week: Juventus/ Bad week: Benevento(26:46) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsFollow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.comTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen on all streaming platforms: fanlink.to/scudetto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's goals galore this week as we summarise two action-packed rounds of games and continue our top 4 speculation. Then at the other end of the table, we rate Benevento's survival hopes and preview the other relegation run-ins. All that plus a last-minute entry into the Gagliardini challenge and Atalanta's Texan tuxedos.Oscar, Boaz and Kenny discuss Inter's extended title celebration, Napoli's goal glut, and rapid hattricks and sending offs. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:00) Milan find their form and top 4 ramifications(10:07) Gattuso's high scoring Napoli(13:16) The fight to escape relegation(17:51) Inter closing out the season like champions(22:11) Gagliardini Challenge update (25:02) best of the rest: Rome derby incoming, Salernitana go up (26:17) Good week: Milan/ Bad week: Juventus(27:58) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsFollow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com Theme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen on all streaming platforms: fanlink.to/scudetto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello Seria A fan, we have a winner as Conte's Inter are crowned with four games to play. However, there are still prizes to go around with three teams sitting on 69; it's anyone's guess who will be left out. In other news, Rome has a new emperor (clothing status TBD), Parma go down, Empoli come up. Kenny, Oscar and Boaz discuss the upcoming Juventus vs Milan showdown, changes to the Coppa Italia and liver damage. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions... and the monthly return of #ASKSCUDETTO(00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(05:52) Inter are crowned Italian Champions(10:44) Interview with Inter season ticket holder(20:59) Roma announce the appointment of Jose Mourinho(31:18) Juventus vs Milan preview and Donnarumma fan drama(39:00) Proposed changes to the Coppa Italia(45:35) Best of the rest: Parma officially relegated, Lazio - Genoa goal-fest, Empoli back in Serie A(47:24) Davide Astori case closed with a guilty verdict (48:56) Good week: Inter/ Bad week: Parma(51:06) #ASKSCUDETTO(01:02:53) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsFollow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.comTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen on all streaming platforms: fanlink.to/scudetto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Good Week Bad Week returns in a new format: the departure of Simon Stevens, dispensing doctors, the mental health of female care providers and contractors' broken NHS payments system all feature. Plus toxic Twitter and an extract from an exclusive interview with LloydsPharmacy's superintendent pharmacist, Victoria Steele. The full interview will be released next week. The Talking Pharmacy podcast is sponsored by Aronix from Dr Reddy's.

Roma's Europa League ends in huge disappointment; a heavy 6-2 defeat to Manchester United likely marks the end of the club's European campaign and must signal the end of Fonseca's adventure at the helm. Meanwhile, speculation about Andrea Pirlo's future at Juventus intensifies with a shock return by Massimilano Allegri rumoured to be on the cards. Elsewhere Lazio and Milan showcase their contrasting form in a match that was always only going to end in one way. Kenny, Oscar and Boaz discuss the upcoming Hipster Derby, ineffective interpreters and improbable Serie A playoffs. Oh, and Inter could win the title this weekend. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running order:(00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(05:40) Roma Europa League disaster (16:20) Pirlo Out, Allegri In rumours intensify(22:11) Suarez Italian test update(24:56) Lazio continue in fine form(29:39) Milan fall out of the CL spots, Benevento incoming(32:48) Sassuolo - Atalanta, the Hipster derby(36:23) Good week: Napoli/ Bad week: Roma(38:40) Serie A playoffs reaction(42:15) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsFollow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.comTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen on all streaming platforms: fanlink.to/scudetto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The European Super League crashes and burns, along with the reputations of the 12 clubs involved. In Italy the reaction was predictably fiery, with a backlash against Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli in particular. Elsewhere non-Super League worthy Atalanta drew to non-Super League worthy Roma in a match they dominated, and non-Super League worthy Napoli also advanced their cause with an entertaining and high scoring victory against non-Super League worthy Lazio. Oscar, Boaz and Kenny discuss what constitutes a half-volley, yachting attire and take an unpopular stance on thievery. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:42) European Super League: the Italian angle(14:50) Atalanta drop two points in draw with Roma(17:30) Roma continue to be incredibly inconsistent(21:44) Napoli 5 Lazio 2, fireworks on display(23:50) Milan continue to stutter(29:25) Lazio vs Milan and Torino vs Napoli incoming(31:07) Good week: Sassuolo / Bad week: Parma(35:08) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsFollow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.comTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen on all streaming platforms: fanlink.to/scudetto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Following a tumultuous few weeks for Paulo Fonseca, Roma qualify for the semi-final of the Europa League with a 1-1 home draw with Ajax. Atalanta threw away a 2 goal lead but eventually managed to beat Fiorentina 3-2 thanks to an Ilicic penalty. Elsewhere, their next opponents, Juventus, got the job done against Genoa, setting up a tasty match this weekend.Boaz, Kenny and Oscar discuss the upcoming Napoli vs Inter fixture, fans in attendance at Euro 2020 and Lazio's socks. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:43) Roma march on in the Europa League(09:25) Risk-taking Atalanta pip Fiorentina in enjoyable victory(12:07) Juventus get the job done against Genoa(15:36) Atalanta - Juventus match preview(20:00) Napoli shine against Samp and prepare to host Inter(21:19) Inter continue to grind out wins with victory against Cagliari(25:06) Italian government and FIGC confirm fan attendance for Euro 2020(28:04) DAZN deal leads to assorted chaos(31:30) Best of the rest: great point for Torino, Spezia comeback in final 3 mins, Zlatan makes headlines(37:30) Good week: Torino / bad week: Crotone(39:12) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsFollow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.comTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen on all streaming platforms: fanlink.to/scudetto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pirlo's Juventus experience yet another mixed week with a poor performance in the Derby Della Mole followed by a convincing win against Napoli in that long-postponed match. Elsewhere, Inter secure victory in their game in hand and can be considered well and truly on the run, but Milan continue to stutter at home.Kenny, Oscar, and Boaz react to Roma's win in Amsterdam, discuss Atalanta's chances for the 2nd spot, and finally answer a tricky question from 6 weeks ago. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:30) Has Pirlo progressed as a manager?(09:58) The race for 2nd place: Inter unstoppable(13:02) Milan's stuttering home form continues(17:15) Reactions to Roma's win in Amsterdam(21:48) (Finally!) naming our Serie A Unique 11(25:26) Good week: Atalanta / bad week: Cagliari(27:46) Azzurri Covid repercussions from International break(30:39) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsFollow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.comTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen on all streaming platforms: fanlink.to/scudetto See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Azzurri secure maximum points in World Cup 2022 qualifications with victories against Bulgaria and Lithuania. Meanwhile, Italy U21 team battle their way to qualification with 5 red cards in 3 games. Elsewhere, Weston McKennie's dinner party is busted by the police in the buildup to the Turin Derby.A returning Oscar, Boaz and Kenny discuss assorted Lazio scandals, Inter's questionable new badge and Siniša Mihajlović taunting a child. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions... plus the return of #ASKSCUDETTORunning Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:10) Azzurri earn routine victories against Bulgaria and Lithuania(11:40) Italy backroom staff and Bonucci test positive for Covid(13:24) Italy U21 qualify for next round of European Championships(15:33) Weston McKennie hosts an inopportune dinner party(17:20) Turin derby build-up(18:42) Lazio earn fines and bans for breaking Covid protocols (23:15) UEFA impose fan attendance at Euro 2020 this summer(26:30) Best of the rest: Upcoming weekend Serie A schedule(28:13) Good week: Italy / bad week: Lazio(29:09) #ASKSCUDETTO(44:09) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen to the artist on Spotify and Apple Music.Follow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Passion Story is a story of contrasts. Bad things as well as good. Much like this past year. 

Cesare Prandelli bows out as Fiorentina manager. Special guest Richard Hughes speaks to Boaz and Kenny about playing for the great man in the Atalanta youth setup. In the league, Milan stay in pole position for the 'best of the rest' crown as Juventus stutter to a 1-0 defeat at home to Benevento. Elsewhere, the Azzurri get their World Cup qualification off to a flier with a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland in Parma.The squad discuss the international action and Gazza's I'm a Celebrity antics, while Hughes shares a whole load of juicy insider tales. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running Order: (00:00) Intros and unpleasantries(03:26) Hughes shares his experiences of working under Mister Prandelli, as the gentleman manager steps down from Fiorentina(10:54) Milan keep touch with thrilling 3-2 victory in Florence(15:10) Zlatan becomes the oldest ever to hit 15 in a single Serie A season(19:22) GOAT Cristiano's Juve fall to Pippo Inzaghi's Benevento (Super Pippo anecdote alert)(30:08) Atalanta hit 6 in 7 with 2-0 win over Verona to set up potential third Champions League run(34:35) Roma 0-2 Napoli - Hughes's view(37:36) Civilised beers(39:25) Routine victory as Italy beat Northern Ireland 2-0(43:12) Roma 0-2 Napoli - Boaz's view(46:04) Good week Bologna / Bad week Juventus(48:44) Honourables and dishonourablesTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen to the artist on Spotify and Apple Music.Follow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Justin, Doug and Alec are back breaking down the March Madness bracket. They end it with the segments Good Week/Bad Week and Why We Love Sports this Week.

Roma are the last Italian side standing as Atalanta, Lazio and Milan crash out of their respective European competitions. Back home, Inter struggle with a major Covid outbreak forcing the postponement of their game against Sassuolo. Elsewhere, Ronaldo scores a perfect hattrick in a game that really matters. Boaz and Kenny discuss Torino's epic comeback, Irish politicians and pay tribute to the Trap. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(03:02) Italian clubs in Europe post-mortem(7:54) Threadbare Milan lose to Manchester United(11:44) Milan and Napoli entertain the neutrals(14:58) Inter's Covid outbreak(18:26) Roma take exception to Napoli's match postponement (21:02) Ronaldo hattrick as Juve beat Cagliari 1-3(24:41) Torino's epic comeback and best of the rest(27:56) good Week: Parma / bad week: Milan(29:47) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen to the artist on Spotify and Apple Music.Follow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Juventus fail to progress in the Champions League but has the Cristiano Ronaldo experiment been a failure? Elsewhere, Milan (Reserves) are back on track following a convincing win against Hellas Verona and a credible away draw at Manchester United.Kenny, Oscar and Boaz discuss the big game between Inter and Atalanta, the relegation dogfight and being Zlatan. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:26) Milan (Reserves) get a good draw at Old Trafford(7:45) Further discussion about Verona vs Milan (12:50) Juventus flop in Europe yet again(19:42) League leaders Inter beat Atalanta(22:28) praise for Inter's form and winning mentality(25:08) the week ahead for Atalanta.(27:52) relegation fight heating up: Torino and Cagliari(29:40) Best of the rest(31:25) good Week: Milan (Reserves) / bad week: Sassuolo(34:14) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen to the artist on Spotify and Apple Music.Follow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inter extend their lead at the top of the table as city rivals Milan experience week of mixed fortunes. Next up for the Nerazzurri is a visit from in-form Atalanta in what is surely the encounter of the weekend (on a Monday!) Elsewhere, a well-rested Lazio travel to Turin on Saturday as Pirlo seeks continuity for his Juventus project. Oscar, Boaz and Kenny address the chaos that follows the cancellation/postponement (delete as appropriate) of Torino's fixtures, a strong contender for the Gagliardini Challenge and Zlatan on a bike. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions and the return of #ASKSCUDETTORunning Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:00) Milan mixed week: Dominant in Rome, lacklustre vs Udinese(11:41) Roma's week and the end of the stadium dream(14:33) Inter extend their lead, is the title race is over?(17:28) Atalanta on a great run in time for Monday clash with the Nerazzurri(20:21) Juventus win against Spezia, consistency next on the agenda?(22:16) Torino Covid no-show chaos(26:16) Muriqi enter the fray for the Gagliardini Challenge(27:10) Good Week: Cagliari / Bad Week: Crotone(30:04) #ASKSCUDETTO(40:33) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen to the artist on Spotify and Apple Music.Follow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Following a statement victory in Serie A against Napoli, Atalanta can rightfully feel aggrieved by their 10-man loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League. Elsewhere Lazio were not expected to do much against World Champions Bayern Munich, but the manner of their capitulation leaves some regrets. Boaz, Kenny and Oscar revisit the Derby della Madonnina now that the dust has settled, discuss the upcoming weekend fixtures as well as a wealth of red cards. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable & dishonourable mentions.Running Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(03:35) Atalanta convince in six goal thriller against Napoli (07:12) Also... Atalanta justifiably aggrieved by the manner of the defeat to Real Madrid (12:17) Lazio mullered by Müller-less Bayern(17:04) Inter come out deservedly on top in the Milan derby(24:02) Europa Leauge post-match snap reactions(24:55) Best of the rest:Suning describe Inter as "irrelevant"Di Francesco won't be eating the panna cotta(?!)Italy Women qualify for Euro 2022(28:02) Good Week: Inter / Bad Week: Napoli(30:21) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen to the artist on Spotify and Apple Music.Follow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Juventus have a week to forget with self-inflicted losses to Napoli and Porto, albeit with an away goal to take back to Turin. Elsewhere Spezia impress in a deserved victory against Milan, one week before the Derby della Madonnina, just as Inter and Lukaku are seemingly finding their form. Kenny, Oscar and Boaz discuss the upcoming weekend fixtures, a penchant for gardening and the new king of the bongos. All this plus the customary #civilisedbeer selection, Good Week/Bad Week and our weekly honourable/dishonourable picks.Running Order: (00:00) Intros, drinks and unpleasantries(04:00) Juventus self destruct against Napoli and again vs. Porto(13:45) Spezia outplay Milan a week before Derby(16:14) King of the bongos(17:16) Derby della Madonnina (continued)(18:53) Inter and Lukaku find their form(21:55) Atalanta - Napoli preview(25:39) Best of the rest: Cagliari vs. Torino, Sassuolo vs. Bologna, Braga vs Roma(26:56) Good Week: Spezia / Bad Week: Juventus(27:36) Honourable and dishonourable mentionsTheme music by Kick Up The Fire. Listen to the artist on Spotify and Apple Music.Follow Scudetto on all platforms Scudettopod.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Good Week Bad Week returns – the prov-reg fiasco, vaccinations and a major consumer survey looking at pharmacy advice all feature. Plus contractors face a huge hit over methadone fees, Simon Dukes talks tough and the PDA invokes the Dunkirk spirit. Plus why the month of February is an infrequent source of neat nerdy joy...

Good Week Bad Week is back in this week's podcast – POM to GSL switches, Pharmacy2U, Nadhim Zahawi, Professor Sir Roy Anderson, abuse of pharmacy staff and abolition of the tampon tax all feature. Plus not being wise in our own eyes (literally) and fuming over pavement joggers spewing their spittle.

Dave Parkinson and Ste Beech are joined in the virtual studio by Ste Orford and Graham Cunliffe to sift through the weekends Super League action. Also Parky talks GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK... but for whom? Finally, the guys preview next weekend and give their predictions. Sandwiched in the middle is all the week's Rugby League talking points.

This week's pod has all the regular features: Good Week Bad Week, Any Other Business, plus a Postcard from Dublin and the Talking Pharmacy Rantline opens for business. Also vaccines, testing, early education & training – and who's been splashing out with their RPS Rewards points...

It's a Keltie themed Good Week/Bad Week as we celebrate her birthday! Becca Tilley is also here to discuss all things Bachelor, how she got labeled as “the virgin," her friendship and work with Tanya Rad, and how Bachelor Nation affects the gram. Plus, the blue balls myth is debunked in Ask The LadyGang! Shout out to today's sponsors! Verishop – Go to verishop.com and use code LADYGANG for 15% off your first purchase. Bioclarity – Go to bioclarity.com and use code LADY to get 15% off everything! Daily Harvest – Go to dailyharvest.com and use code LADY to get $25 off your first box. KiwiCo – Go to kiwico.com/lady to get your first month free. Rothy’s – Go to rothys.com/lady to find your new favorite flats today.

On today's show, Brian gives his thoughts on Jason Garrett's situation in Dallas and what Jerry Jones should do. We also do Good Week/Bad Week and recap the weekend's games. Then, we wrap up the show with some weekly awards involving the Philadelphia Eagles, Pat Shurmur, and Adam Gase.

In today's episode, Laura Beth and Rebecca start a new segment called "Good Week/Bad Week". They discuss what motivates them and offer advice on how to get motivated! Follow them on Instagram @twentyfunpodDon't forget to subscribe and stay tuned for next week's episode!Keep it twenty fun!

R.U.N Entertainment presents: Don and the Goomahs, a fresh, new podcast with Trey Alessio, Taylor Shehan and Emily Wiese. The crew talks about reality TV shows, wedding planning, New Years Resolutions and introduces their Good Week/Bad Week segment. Plus the girls give Trey dating advice and much more.

We're back after the international break and GW13 and there's a lot to talk about! We discuss some individual and team performances in Good Week Bad Week, as well as the appointment of Susanna Dinnage as the CEO of the Premier League. Sarah and James bicker on air about who watches which Champions League game where... and 3 guesses who's Sarah's favourite in the jungle?Competition is getting fierce between the two hosts, but plenty of tips for GW14 and we welcome FLP Michelle from Twitter on as our guest. Find out how she managed to beat her whole office last year and rank no. 6 in our league this year! Fun fact video - SPOILER ALERT, don't click before the fun fact! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXWPlaTlHx0 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a thrilling England match we discuss Good Week // Bad Week in the first knockout rounds of the World Cup, Female Football Fans & Pundits, Inflated post competition transfer fees, Son's military service and more!This Fan Girl WebsiteFantasy Football Wives Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Never miss your #MediaSnack - subscribe for updates every Friday On this week's #MediaSnack we look at the challenging past year for Facebook and consider exactly how they can maintain their incredible rate of growth. This is going to be hard for a business for which advertising revenue accounts for over 98% of their total revenues. Their growth continues to be meteoric in spite of their scale, with revenues in 2016 growing over 50% year on year. Monthly average users now exceed 2 billion which makes Facebook one of the most adopted inventions in the history of mankind. Where do they go from here? In the last year, alongside this growth has come some dark clouds on the horizon for Facebook in a few key places: 1. Metrics - the almost monthly revelations that Facebook has overstated the effectiveness of their advertising products, often shared in 2. Accountability - calls for Facebook to drop the walled garden and stop "marking their own homework" and get MRC accredited. 3. Fake news - Facebook being used to manipulate voting in the US 4. Censorship - a seemingly confused policy around what is acceptable, behaving like a media company rather than a technology company 5. Data and privacy concerns - recent reporting raised the concern that Facebook is the worlds most sophisticated surveillance operation and their vast revenues from advertising suggest that this ability to monetize user data for targeting advertising is Facebook's greatest value. So, has Facebook's value peaked? We think there are a few important indicators for this. - Will they decide to be a media company? - Have they reached saturation and when do you get the next billion users from? - Minimising the churn of users, especially at the younger end where companies like Snapchat and Musicly are receiving investment t grow which will be focused on stealing away Facebook users. - Amazon - they are chasing ad revenue from Facebook which could be damaging because Facebook maintains a large share (along with Google) of digital advertising in many major Western markets, with Amazon providing a hugely compelling alternative, you'd imagine the risk that Facebook's advertising revenues can only go in one direction. - Data regulations like GDPR will cause users to be more aware of the data they give up to companies like Facebook and get more savvy about the terms and conditions. On this week's Good Week Bad Week we celebrate the amazing Singles Day on Alibaba who posted $25bn revenues in one day, so a great week for them. A Bad Week for anyone hoping to budget for their 2018 trip to Cannes Lions Festival (of creativity and expensive everything) as the owners of Cannes revealed, after some apparent consultation with agencies, the new 'slimmed down" version of Cannes. It appears to be far more of a token trim than a haircut and won't make any perceptible difference to the vast costs endured by agencies and vendors attending en masse. A missed opportunity to make Cannes more relevant to the next generation in our industry.

Thanks to everyone who made it possible for the LadyGang hit their 100th episode! Enjoy a collage of memorable of the finest moments the Ladies have to offer, including: the best of Good Week/Bad Week, Jac's worst dates, the memorable additions to the LG Dictionary, and special moments with celebrities like Nico Tortorella, Jane Lynch, Spencer Pratt, The Skinny Confidential, Hillary Kerr, Ryan Murphy, and Ru Paul!

Never miss your #MediaSnack - subscribe for updates every Friday On this week's #MediaSnack we look at the sudden wave of CEOs departing UK media agencies, 4 big names in one week left their respective media leadership positions. All 4 of the stories seemed to be exclusives to the team at Campaign, links below. What's causing this rush to depart/escape/fire [delete as appropriate]? There may be something in the water, its a good time of year for change of leadership as it allows new blood to impact the next calendar year's planning. But why are the rates of churn amongst agency CEO's increasing and why are the average tenures of agency CEOs decreasing in both London and New York? We consider what is it that makes the media agency CEO job so tough these days and what kinds of skills might be required of the future media agency leadership. 'Its Time For a Change of the Guard at Media Agencies' (Oct 2016) https://blog.idcomms.com/its-time-for-a-changing-of-the-guard-at-media-agencies On this week's Good Week/Bad Week we think that its a good week for the UK media industry (despite the leadership losses) as two of the UK's major advertisers launch reviews of their media activity: The UK Government's £150m media investment (currently with Dentsu Aegis in the UK) and SKY's £400m media investment (currently with Mediacom in the UK) will stress test agency capability in Q1 2018, just in time for new agency to prove their mettle. Both pitches have been launched with clear messages of change and demanding greater accountability from media agencies. Further reading: The media agency exodus and an absence of industry leadership by Gideon Spanier http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/media-agency-exodus-absence-industry-leadership/1447328 Media Agencies Facing Leadership Crisis by Seb Joseph https://digiday.com/media/media-agencies-facing-leadership-crisis/ Tracy De Groose from CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/tracy-de-groose-step-down-dentsu-aegis-network-uk-ceo/1446922 Paul Frampton CEO of Havas Media http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/paul-frampton-leave-havas-media-group/1447177 Pippa Glucklich, CEO of Starcom http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/glucklich-steps-down-starcom-uk-ceo/1446692 Nikki Mendonca, CEO OMD http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/accenture-hires-omd-emea-boss-mendonca-global-role/1446892 Good Week: UK Government Media Review http://www.campaignlive.com/article/government-launch-140m-media-buying-review-with-transparency-heart/1446551 http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/building-media-partnership-future/1446546 SKY Media Review http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/sky-calls-400m-media-review/1447794 Bad Week: http://adage.com/article/media/ana-pulls-ad-mistakenly-landed-breitbart/310867/ Question of the Week:

Never miss your #MediaSnack - subscribe for updates every Friday On this week’s #MediaSnack we stare into the gigantic dark abyss that is ad fraud. So often quoted in surveys as the thing that worries marketers the most, it remains a mystery and takes many guises, in fact there are over 30 types of ad fraud identified, so far. We consider the scale of the problem, which is difficult to be very precise, and ask the big question most often troubling marketers; who should actually be accountable for tackling ad fraud? We’ve seen some companies, most notably P&G, make their unhappiness with ad fraud very clear and very public. Others have taken more conservative and private approaches. This week in fact we've seen a significant milestone in answering the big question. Taxi app Uber filed a claim against their mobile agency Fetch for losses they claim were caused by ad fraud. If that goes to trial it will test in court, in a very public way and based on evidence, the true accountability of ad fraud. In some ways this represents all advertisers versus all agencies. It will be the jury find that get to review the evidence and decide if it is the advertiser or the agency who is responsible for the undeniable impact of fraudulent traffic and results. In the meantime, we can simply offer our perspective and so on #MediaSnack we look at the three main parties; the marketer, the agency/vendor and the publisher and share what specifically we think they should be doing to help combat the threat and impact of ad fraud. * Methodology for agency ad fraud content assessment: The scores were calculated by an ID Comms assessment of agency published information on ad fraud online on their main website address. Each agency researched was scored out of 25 based on ID Comms assessment criteria below. The areas investigated included accessibility of information, volume of resources and quality of resources 5 part assessment criteria as follows, each graded out of 5. Is ad fraud mentioned clearly on agency website home page? Is an agency POV searchable or easy to find on website? What volume of resources are there on ad fraud? What are quality of resources on ad fraud? Ease of next steps to find out more from agency On this week's Good Week Bad Week we celebrate the appointment of Annette King as CEO of Publicis Groupe UK, having made a rare move from WPP to their French rivals. Meanwhile, its a bad week for Verizon's Oath we think who, after shelling out billions to pull together the collection of tarnished media assets such as Yahoo!, Tumblr and Tech Crunch launched a brand campaign aimed at advertisers which many thought was a spoof ad. It is so painfully cringeworthy it may do more harm than good. In fact, it resembles an (earlier) spoof ad so closely that it seems that Oath may have inadvertently created a spoof of a spoof ad but done so with serious intent. Is that a double negative? Perhaps its the coolest thing ever made and we are wrong... Further reading: http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2017/09/25/why-the-fetch-and-uber-lawsuits-should-be-wake-up-call-the-ad-industry https://digiday.com/media/ft-warns-advertisers-discovering-ad-fraud-site/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/spoofed-online-ads-irk-publishers-and-marketers-1506603602?mod=djemCMOToday Launch of Nameles: http://nameles.org/ Good Week: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/09/27/ogilvy-uk-chief-annette-king-makes-shock-exit-publicis-after-18-years Bad Week: OATH's new brand spot "Madness" https://youtu.be/t-MfMoTNY5s The "Generic Millenial Ad" https://youtu.be/KG_i7oWzTyU

Never miss your #MediaSnack - subscribe for updates every Friday On this week’s #MediaSnack we reflect on what's driving media pitches in 2017 and what to expect to be figuring in pitch briefs in 2018. ***** Thank you to COMvergence for sharing some of their data on the global pitch activity this year. You can find out more about them and their research into the global media industry here: http://comvergence.net/ ***** At this time of year, as we enter Q4 it's a good time to reflect on the global media pitch market; the major ones are concluding and marketers begin to refine their thinking for reviewing agency contracts for the year ahead. Tom and David consider the trend of pitches since 2015 which you will remember became known as 'MediaPalooza' because of the unusual volume of media pitches triggered, especially in the USA. The subsequent years have been relatively quieter, driven by marketers reflecting on powerful insights provided by 2016's ANA media transparency report and P&G's Marc Pritchard making a rallying cry to the industry to clean up its act in January 2017. Tom and David are anticipating all this marketer reflection to result in 2018 being another busy year. Some pitches will occur due to natural 3 years cycles following the 2015 gold rush, but other major advertisers will be considering 2018 as the year in which they put their new knowledge and oversight of their media investments to the test. Expect that 2018 pitches focus less on cost savings and more on defining a long-term constructive relationship with a media agency as a business partner, built on principles of trust and transparency and shared values and objectives. With reference to data from a great study called 'Global Media Governance & Guardianship' by the WFA published in August 2017 - #MediaSnack predicts that 5 key themes will become part of 2018 media pitches: 1. Liability for fraudulent inventory 2. Brand safety 3. Control of programmatic 4. Data ownership 5. Fair agency compensation Some #MediaSnack tips for those advertisers preparing 2018 media pitches: Prepare, think long-term, set a clear vision, create a strong contract, drive better accountability On this week's Good Week Bad Week, we congratulate independent media agencies in the UK, who last week made up 5 of the top 10 most successful agencies in new business in 2017 so far. Its a Bad Week for the ID Comms Library Shelves, who have featured in all 94 episodes so far but will be replaced next week as we move into our new, bigger office in London. Can a shelf itself be left on the shelf....? Further reading: WFA Report: https://www.wfanet.org/news-centre/global-marketers-making-radical-changes-to-media-management/ Good Week: Bad Week: RIP the ID Comms Library Shelves... QOTW: What will dominate 2018 media pitch briefs? Talent, Fraud or Pricing?

Never miss your #MediaSnack - subscribe for updates every Friday On this week's #MediaSnack we look at the gathering rumours (and plausible evidence) that one of the major advertising holding companies will be an acquisition target by one of the big consultant or audit firms. These whispers first became acknowledged in Cannes this year when a few people were suggesting a WPP / Accenture merger was being discussed, which WPP quickly refuted. We take a look at two companies that might be in the mix of acquisition talk, Accenture Interactive the 'agency'-like division which has been on an acquisition spree in recent years, most notably buying some creative agencies like Karmarama outright. We compare the relative sizes of Accenture and Publicis to highlight that the consulting giant does indeed dwarf the French marketing services group both in revenues and headcount by more than 4 times. The fortunes of the company are equally different, Accenture has seen a progressive rise in share price over recent years in a straight line that has seen 70% growth, whilst Publicis is at the same level today as it was two years ago. Publicis is likely to be one of the major holding companies which are best positioned to sell, or be bought. The challenge and arguments over leadership which caused 2013's failed Publicis Omnicom merger would seem to be removed with the departure this year of long-standing CEO Maurice Lévy. His successor Arthur Sadoun, who has continued Levy's restructure of the group and is understood to be readying the business for a leaner future, is less likely to be an obstacle to a merger or acquisition. The due diligence prepared ahead of the failed Omnicom deal from 2013 would have given Publicis Groupe a good insight into their business, its strengths and weaknesses and synergies of integration. They will know that the consulting groups still covet Sapient their digital consulting business and would also be keen to acquire stellar agency brand names like Saatchi, BBH and Burnett. We would anticipate a deal like this within the next 6-12 months. But if Accenture is the most likely to buy and Publicis the most likely to sell then is this the perfect marriage? Cultural alignment could be a barrier, although the fact that Accenture has a French CEO might alleviate Publicis shareholder concerns. An alternative might be for Accenture to look at fellow American IPG, whilst the French consultancy Cap Gemini has made noises of their interest in a future acquisition and so might make a better suitor for Publicis. On this week's Good Week Bad Week we celebrate the fact that its a good week for the eager next generation of media agency leadership as 4 agency CEO's announced their departures in the same week leaving gaps for fresh new ideas and new leaders. It has been a bad week for Dentsu-Aegis Network in the UK as their largest client, and one of the UK's largest advertisers, the UK Government announced a review of the contract and a £140m buying pitch planned to start in February next year. The government's lead marketer Alex Aitken has laid out a bold agenda to drive greater transparency this time around and focus on greater value creation from media buying not cost price reduction. ID Comms attended the initial agency briefing on Thursday at HM Treasury with leaders of the UK's major networks agencies and independents, we were pleased to see the government open to a more collaborative approach, setting up a process which will seek input from agencies on the process itself in advance. Question of the Week: Who will Accenture buy next? Publicis, IPG, Whatever.... Please vote. Check back for the results next Friday.

Never miss your #MediaSnack - subscribe for updates every Friday On this week's #MediaSnack we look at the giant opportunity ahead of Amazon to bust the much-feared 'duopoly' of Google and Facebook. So-called because of their dominance of digital marketing spend, the duopoly has accounted for almost all growth in digital media spend in recent years and looked unstoppable. Some have speculated that Snapchat would be the company to break this up but it is becoming clear that Amazon is taking their advertising business seriously at last and have seen rapid growth, albeit from a small base. We look at the comparative sizes of these three tech giants and compare their ad revenue businesses, their opportunities and predict their respective fortunes across the coming 3 years. In short, we predict that Amazon's advertising business will overtake that of Facebook in revenue terms in 2020 and take a huge chunk out of Google's search revenues in the process. Why? Because they have all the pieces of the puzzle ready: They watch and learn before they disrupt and they will have learned a lot in the last couple of years as Google and Facebook have been subject to far greater scrutiny from advertisers. Amazon has secured a share of promotional budgets (rather than advertising budgets) and have permission over user purchase data which is highly valuable to many advertisers. They are beginning to dominate product search in some markets and this will grow through the growth of the Alexa network. Important for many marketers will be Amazon's reassurance over brand safe environments and controls on ad placements. Finally, and probably the winning ingredient is Amazon's total commitment to market orientation (that is being wholly customer focused) which means reinvesting all profits back into products which delight customers (in this case the advertisers) so we expect full transparency and market leading people, service and tools. On this week's Good Week Bad Week we celebrate the latest update from UK marketing trade body ISBA who have revealed that a large cohort of their members have implemented their rigorous media agency contract template and many more are expecting to do so soon. A very bad week for mobile agency Fetch (owned by Dentsu) who have been subject to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco claiming breach of contract. The claim list is brutal, accusing the agency of fraudulent practice and demanding damages to be set by jury trial. If this goes to trial it may expose some of the intricacies and methods employed by agencies to deliver results for advertisers. Whether this goes to trial or not, it looks to be highly damaging for Fetch's reputation unless they can fully and quickly address the claims in public. Good Week: http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/isba-claims-brands-using-tougher-agency-contract-review-6bn-media-spend/1444971 Bad Week: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-18/uber-goes-on-rare-legal-offensive-suing-dentsu-unit-for-fraud http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/uber-sues-dentsus-fetch-media-fake-clicks/1444941 http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/fetch-strikes-back-uber-lawsuit-claims-non-payment/1444989 https://digiday.com/marketing/industrial-complex-uber-fetch-lawsuit-wont-change-anything/ Question of the Week: Will Amazon build the biggest ad revenue business in the world? Yes, No, Whatever.... Please vote. Check back for the results next Friday.

Never miss your #MediaSnack - subscribe for updates every Friday On this week's #MediaSnack we look at the Q2 results published by the marketing services groups over the summer and consider the causes and implications. Is this downturn a blip or the new normal? Are the days of holding company dominance and stellar growth rates over? Probably, but we have some ideas how things might play out. On this week's Good Week Bad Week we celebrate the launch of GroupM's new agency, the merger of MEC and Maxus, called WaveMaker. It's a bad week for the "crappy media supply chain" as P&G's Marc Pritchard gives an update on his 5 point media transparency action plan and heads to DMExco next week to share the progress they've made and to issue a rallying cry to the stragglers to shape up or miss out on P&G's vast media investment. Oh, and Bell Pottinger, once one of the world's most powerful PR forces has ruined its own reputation and faces meltdown this week. A very bad week indeed. Further reading: http://adage.com/article/agency-news/invisible-hand-wpp-wednesday-transparency-takes-toll/310217/ http://www.moreaboutadvertising.com/2017/08/heres-a-turn-up-is-publicis-on-the-right-track-while-wpp-has-lost-its-way/ http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/omnicom-continues-organic-growth-lead-rivals/1443022 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/306145/wpp-reports-organic-decline-shares-tumble.html Good Week: http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/wpp-unveils-wavemaker-name-merged-mec-maxus-agency/1443769 Bad Week: http://www.adweek.com/digital/digital-advertising-is-facing-its-ultimate-moment-of-truth-and-billions-of-dollars-are-at-stake/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/sep/07/bell-pottinger-could-go-under-within-days-sources-claim Question of the Week: What do you think about the new #MediaSnack? Worse, Better, Whatever.... Please vote. Check back for the results next Friday.

  We worked extra hard on the episode this week folks, so we hope you enjoy! Topics: healthcare fail, women who aren’t helping, movie excitement from Acadia, what bothers BNev, Good Week/Bad Week and special appearances by CNev and a laundry basket. Please leave us a review on iTunes and tell your friends to subscribe! […]The post Waiting for the Train: Episode 55 appeared first on Superficial Gallery.

Bill, Andy & Geoff struggle to overcome the aftereffects of Andy’s stag weekend to discuss the fallout from Ireland’s disappointing 21-9 loss to New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening. Ahead of the next match versus Australia, the guys also try to figure out how Ireland will line up in light of injuries to Jonny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw and CJ Stander. Tangents include the lads offering their advice on Christmas shopping while segments include “Good Week/Bad Week”, “People Forget That…” and the “Stag Party Travel Guide” visits Bristol. This episode is brought to you by Waterford Beer Tours. Use the offer code "BEEF" for a €5 discount. Mention John “Heavy in the Streets” Murnane and get €6 off! For more info, go to waterfordbeertours.com

Bill, Andy & Geoff discuss the big results for Irish sport over the last week including Conor McGregor’s win over Eddie Alvarez, James McClean’s winner in Vienna and an 8 try rout of Canada in rugby. The guys also preview round 2 of Ireland v New Zealand in the November internationals where, amazingly, Ireland are 16 point underdogs. John Murnane joins the show to discuss his physical recovery from the Chicago trip, walking home from Foxboro at midnight after a loss to Seattle and how Bill Belichick is partially responsible for Donald Trump’s presidential win. Tangents include measuring both Andy’s anxiety level ahead of his Stag Weekend in Bristol and the decrease in life expectancy of John’s son under a Trump presidency. Segments include “Good Week/Bad Week” and the return of “People Forget That…” This episode is brought to you by Waterford Beer Tours. Use the offer code "BEEF" for a €5 discount. Mention John “Heavy in the Streets” Murnane and get €6 off! For more info, go to waterfordbeertours.com

Bill, Andy and Geoff discuss the weekend’s Champion’s Cup rugby, the announcement of the Ireland squad for the first November test against New Zealand and contract extensions for Joe Schmidt and Bundee Aki. John Murnane joins the guys to discuss the World Series and the Chicago Cubs bid to end a 108 year wait for a championship. Facing the Cubbies are the Cleveland Indians, and a city potentially equally deserving of a win. The guys also continue to plan their assault on the windy city as well as discuss Tom Brady’s form ahead of the Patriots visit to Buffalo in Week 8 of the NFL season. Tangents include Andy’s ongoing house hunt in Dublin and Dennis Bergkamp and Florian Fritsch’s fear of flying. Segments include “Good Week/Bad Week”, the debut of “People Forget That…” and there are some big words dropped in the latest edition of “Thornley Bingo”. This episode is brought to you by Waterford Beer Tours. Use the offer code "BEEF" for a €5 discount. Mention John “Heavy in the Streets” Murnane and get €6 off! For more info, go to waterfordbeertours.com