Marketing articles from November 2000

Marketing archives from November 2000

Vodafone severs link with Air Miles to focus on deals.(Vodafone Group PLC)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Vodafone is to end its association with Air Miles after research by the mobile phone giant revealed that its customers would prefer cheaper deals on its services than collecting Air Miles using the loyalty programme. The news signals the...

Guinness seeks sole global agency.(Guinness Brewing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Guinness has asked Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and Saatchi & Saatchi to pitch head-to-head for its global ad business. Diageo-owned Guinness hopes the move will allow it to introduce and adapt creative work more quickly, although this will...

Tory ads to attack Labour over Dome.(Conservative Party ads focus on Millennium Dome)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The Conservative Party is planning a pre-election ad campaign focusing on images of the Millennium Dome to turn up the heat on New Labour. A preliminary ad strategy has already been settled on by Conservative Central Office, co-ordinated...

Sega fights back against PS2 with new Europe chief.(Sega Enterprises Ltd. combats PlayStation2)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Sega has promoted UK marketing director Alison Turner to the wider role of head of advertising for Europe, as it attempts to co-ordinate its European advertising more effectively in the wake of Sony's launch of PlayStation2 (PS2) last week....

Coca-Cola GB to pick agency for UK-specific role.(Coca-Cola Great Britain)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Coca-Cola Great Britain is shortly to appoint a new UK-specific agency for its Coke brand as part of the continuing shake-up of its UK roster. This week it hired Soul to handle the Fanta brand. A Coke spokeswoman said that despite it last...

GLA unveils revamped logo to tempt investors.(Greater London Authority)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The Greater London Authority (GLA) is set to unveil a new logo that uses only the word'London' as the first part of a corporate identity drive created by Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper. The work will be used to encourage investment in London by...

The BBC is due this week to make a decision about the roster.(British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... The BBC is due this week to make a decision about the roster for its [pound]5m creative business. Publicis is understood to have been dropped from the shortlist leaving TBWA/London, Fallon, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, Duckworth Finn Grubb...

The National Bingo Game Association has handed its [pound]5m.(creative agency hired)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... The National Bingo Game Association has handed its [pound]5m creative account to Duckworth Finn, with a brief to entice new and lapsed members, young and old, to the game. The agency won following a final pitch against Roose & Partners.

Sales for Camelot's new Extra game have fallen.(Camelot Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Sales for Camelot's new Extra game have fallen since the game launched three weeks ago. Last week it pulled in [pound]2.8m worth of sales, compared with the previous week's sum of [pound]3m. A Camelot spokesperson said: "It is still early...

Go Racing has won approval from The Race Course Association.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Go Racing has won approval from The Race Course Association to secure the media rights to British horseracing for the next ten years. The RCA has recommended Go Racing's bid to Britain's race course owners. The consortium, which bid against...

The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror are reported.(newspapers considering joining Associated Newspapers in ending distribution contract with WH Smith)(Industry Legal Issue)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror are reported to be considering whether to follow the lead of Associated Newspapers and end their distribution deal with WH Smith. The disagreement centres on concerns that WH Smith plans to centralise...

Luxury goods group Richemont has pooled its [pound]70m.(Richemont S.A. medi business goes to CIA Medianetwork)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Luxury goods group Richemont has pooled its [pound]70m pan-European media business into CIA Medianetwork. CIA is understood to have fought off competition from Initiative Media, MindShare and OMD to win the business, which is worth about...

MTVi, the interactive division of MTV, has appointed Simon Downing.(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... MTVi, the interactive division of MTV, has appointed Simon Downing as UK marketing director. Downing joins from games publisher Electronic Arts where he was European marketing director.

The government has decided to retain existing controls.(outdoor advertising to continue under government control)(Advertising)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The government has decided to retain existing controls on outdoor advertising in the countryside. Planning minister Beverley Hughes said local planning authorities will be asked to review Areas of Special Control Advertising in their...

Stephen Park, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts director.(resignation in face of company restructuring)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Stephen Park, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts director of UK marketing and sales, has quit the company ahead of a European restructuring. The organisation is planning to integrate its marketing and sales offices in the UK, France and Germany....

The FAPremier League has announced a three-year broadcast deal.(British Broadcasting Corporation to broadcast rugby matches; talkSport to provide scores to listeners)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The FAPremier League has announced a three-year broadcast deal with the BBC for matches to be covered on Radio 5 Live. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, continues a relationship that has been in place since 1992. The League has also reached...

Ad agency veterans Paul Delaney and Stuart Leach.(Knight Leach Delaney found guilty of trading while insolvent)(Industry Legal Issue)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Ad agency veterans Paul Delaney and Stuart Leach have been banned from holding directorships for two and a half years, after being found guilty of trading while insolvent. The High Court ruled last week that they allowed agency Knight Leach...

Securicor has announced the launch of an online secure shopping.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Securicor has announced the launch of an online secure shopping operation. Run under a yet-to-be-announced sub-brand, the venture will be headed by ex-Air Miles and Safeway marketing chief Stephen Taylor.

Jane Bainbridge has been promoted to the role of deputy editor.(Marketing magazine appointment)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Jane Bainbridge has been promoted to the role of deputy editor on Marketing. She has been with the magazine for four and a half years, most recently as features editor.

PocketPhone new chief to lead review.(SallyAnne Stoneley appointed marketing controller by)(PocketPhone Shop)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The PocketPhone Shop, the mobile phone retailer purchased by One 2 One earlier this year, is reviewing its advertising arrangements ahead of a repositioning campaign expected to kick off next year. It has also named SallyAnne Stoneley as...

Bass unveils first ad work by Leith.(Leith Agency work for Bass Ale Brewery)(Advertising)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Bass is to replace 'what a difference a Caning makes' with endlines such as 'riveting' and 'amazing', in the first work for the lager brand from the Leith Agency. The first ad, breaking on December 8, depicts a man watching the world go...

Carlsberg.(new television advertising for Carlsberg from DDB Needham)(Advertising)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Carlsberg is promoting itself as 'Probably the best after-ski drink in the world' with a new TV ad featuring three world ski champions: Luc Alphand, Pirmin Zurbriggen and Lasse Kjus. The ad sees the trio jumping from a chairlift and hurtling...

ITV continues to win tight against BBC in peaktime.(market share figures for television broadcasting)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... ITV has maintained a ten-point percentage lead in peaktime viewers over BBC1 for the fourth week running. Between November 20 and 26 ITV scored a 38.7% share, slightly down on the previous week's best performance of 40%, against an...

Horizon man set for top post after Burton's merger.(Tony Camp marketing director for new company formed by)(Burton's Biscuits and Horizon Biscuits merger)(Advertising)(Company Business and Marketing)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Tony Camp, Horizon Biscuits' UK marketing controller, has scooped the role of marketing director for the new, and as yet unnamed, business formed from the merger of Burton's Biscuits and Horizon Biscuits. Camp will oversee an advertising...

AXA Sun Life nets Prudential head as top marketer.(Frank Wilson appointed marketing director)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... AXA Sun Life, the fourth largest life insurer in the UK, has appointed Frank Wilson to the new role of marketing director. Wilson left the Prudential, where he was retail marketing director, in September following the merger of the...

Orange shifts UK boss to global role.(Richard Brennan to become global marketing chief for OrangeWorld)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Richard Brennan, commercial director for Orange in the UK, has become the global marketing chief for OrangeWorld, the company's newly-established arm responsible for its global strategy and brand. The appointment comes as Orange chief...

McCarten to Overhaul Marketing at Reuters
November 30, 2000... Kevin McCarten, Reuters' new chief marketing officer, is set to undertake a fundamental shake-up of the group's existing marketing operations, including its [pound]1m advertising account held by BMPDDB. McCarten, the former group marketing...

FA chases brand manager to work on Team England.(Football Association )(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The Football Association is hunting a brand manager for Team England to spearhead the brand's development within the organisation. Reporting to head of brand management Helen Willis, the brand manager will be responsible for promoting...

Ford.
November 30, 2000... Ford is set to emblazon its new Mondeo across an entire wall of the high-profile Fort Dunlop building in Birmingham, creating what it claims will be the world's biggest advertising poster. The two-tonne PVC banner, which covers an area equal...

Sonera Zed picks Finland chief for worldwide post.(Pekka Somerto)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Sonera Zed, the mobile internet services company, has named a former senior CocaCola chief as its new global vice-president of marketing, following the sudden departure of Paul Troy. Pekka Somerto is currently marketing manager for Zed in...

WWAV complains to ASA over PPS 'misleading' mail.(WWAV Rapp Collins files complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority regarding Royal Mails Postal Preference Service)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Europe's largest direct marketing services company, WWAV Rapp Collins, has attacked the regulation of the Post Office as "shambolic" as the debate over Royal Mail's involvement in the Postal Preference Service acquired a new intensity this...

Virgin Net names marketing chief for CRM strategy.(Jo Peat )(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Virgin Net, Virgin Group's entertainment and leisure portal, has promoted Jo Peat to the new post of marketing director to focus on customer relationship marketing. She will oversee all marketing activity for the site and coordinate...

Royal Liver holds on to Publicis for [pound]8m UK ad work.(Royal Liver Assurance retains Publicis, increases adspend)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Royal Liver Assurance, the UK's second-biggest friendly society, has retained Publicis to its UK advertising account, following an agency review. It is understood to be increasing its adspend to [pound]8m. Publicis repitched for the...

Universal Bank widens net on funding.(financing of the Post Office's Universal Bank)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Utilities firms and standalone internet banks could be forced by the government to contribute to the financing of the Post Office's Universal Bank. The system is understood to be under consideration in a bid to spread Universal Bank...

Royal Mail recruits top Littlewoods marketer.(Gillian Wilmot )(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Royal Mail has hired Littlewoods brand and strategy director Gillian Wilmot to its key post of managing director of business and consumer markets. Wilmot, who has worked at Littlewoods for just 18 months, was previously Avon UK's...

Energizer signs deal to sponsor indoor athletics.(will sponsor the European indoor athletics series)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Energizer, the flashlight and battery manufacturer, whose brands include Eveready, has signed a three-year deal to sponsor the European indoor athletics series. The deal, agreed last week for an undisclosed sum, sees the high-profile...

Levi.(Levi Strauss Co. signs Samantha Mumba to promotion campaign, United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Levi's has signed popstress Samantha Mumba to promote its Red Tab Home Laundry range of customisable clothing. Mumba will front an in-store campaign targeting l5-to 24-years-olds, created by newly appointed agency KHWS. She wears three...

Scottish Tourist Board to put off agencies review.(organisation to be renamed Visit-scotland, marketing director being sought)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The Scottish Tourist Board (STB) is to delay its statutory agency review until at least September while it seeks a new chief executive and marketing director. The review had been due next spring. Former chief executive Tom Buncle quit...

iVillage to target women in UK with strategic ad push.(Web site enters UK market, runs site jointly with Tesco)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Women's web site iVillage.co.uk will make a cautious entry into the UK market next week with a highly targeted strategic ad push. Tesco and iVillage will jointly run the site. Initial activity will include viral marketing, using...

Express Purchase Wins Favour with Advertisers
November 30, 2000... Advertisers and agencies have welcomed Northern & Shell proprietor Richard Desmond's [pound]125m purchase of Express Newspapers, despite the fact that it brings the papers into the same stable as titles such as Asian Babes and Big Ones. ...

Miller Enlists Rock Band to Front Ads
November 30, 2000... Scottish Courage has signed US band the Fun Lovin' Criminals to write a song and star in a new ad for imported lager, Miller Genuine Draft. The ad, 'Traffic Jam', begins with the band members drinking from bottles of Miller as they sit in the...

Tesco.(advertizes new 24-hour store)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Tesco is to demonstrate how its new 24-hour store can make shopping quieter in the run-up to Christmas, with a new [pound]600,000 push. The ad, breaking on December 4, sees Prunella Scales' Dotty character pushing her sleeping grandson around...

TSL hands [pound]1.6m supplement ads task to Conquest.(Times Supplements Ltd. appoints ad agency Conquest to run campaign)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Times Supplements Limited, the News International subsidiary, has appointed Conquest to handle the [pound]1.6m ad account for its TSL Educational supplements as it revamps some of its key titles. The first piece of work will be an ad...

The Department of Health.
November 30, 2000... The Department of Health has appointed Media Reach to its Ethnic Smoking task in a bid to raise awareness among Asian communities of the risks involved with tobacco consumption. The through-the-line work will comprise TV, radio ,poster and...

Young's Bluecrest.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Young's Bluecrest, the UK seafood business, has appointed MediaCom TMB to handle its [pound]5m account. The account was put up for pitch following the merging of Young's and Bluecrest.

Britannic Asset Management.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Britannic Asset Management has appointed The Bridge to handle its [pound]1m account after a pitch involving Faulds and The Union. Britannic will start a brand-building programme next month. Media buying will be through Feather Brooksbank.

Future Publishing.(appoints Andy Sutcliffe)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Future Publishing, the consumer and online publisher, has appointed Andy Sutcliffe, former managing director of Cabal Communications, to be group publisher of its newly created Sports and Entertainment division. Reporting to Future managing...

Business a.m.(circulation statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Business a.m., Scotland's new business, financial and political daily, has announced an audited circulation of 10,941 for the first two weeks of November. The newspaper, which launched in October, now has an estimated daily audience of just...

Adams Childrenswear.(extends Save The Children Federation sponsorship)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Adams Childrenswear has announced a three-year extension to its corporate sponsorship of Save The Children. The deal continues the ten-year relationship between the organisations and will see the charity's brand showcased in Adams' 305 stores...

Egg.(releases report on Internet use)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Egg, the Prudential-owned bank, and MORI have released a report that claims 15 million people are online at home, and around nine million have digital television. The data, compiled from interviews with over 2000 people between August and...

Npower.(hires John Taylor International)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Npower, the national energy supplier, has appointed John Taylor International to handle its sponsorship of the FA Premier League. The company, which is in talks with the English Cricket Board about taking over from Cornhill Insurance as the...

Sponsorclick.(appoint strategic advisor)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Sponsorclick, the global sponsorship web site, has appointed former senior Procter & Gamble executive Jaap Velthuizen as a strategic advisor. Veithuizen, 60,spent two years as vice-president of marketing for Europe at P&G and prior to that...

Carat Group UK.(centralises trading negotiations)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Carat Group UK is initiating central trading negotiations with major media owners to cover its three mainstream media companies: Carat, BBJ Media and Feather Brooksbank. The businesses will remain separate operating companies and the change...

ScottishPower.(launches sales promotion)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... ScottishPower has linked with Philips for an on-pack sales promotion. Customers who buy Philips lowenergy lightbulbs are offered [pound]20 cashback if they sign up to ScottishPower's gas and electricity offer. The offer, created by Biggart...

Halifax.(Halifax Building Society launches children's savings account again)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 30, 2000... Halifax is relaunching its children's Halifax Monthly Saver account in a bid to position the account as the first choice for parents looking to build a nest egg for their children, or kids saving for the future. From December 1 the interest...

Jacob's Bakery Recruits Mars Celebrations Man
November 30, 2000... Jacob's Bakery has poached Graham Hunter, the Mars Confectionery marketer who masterminded the launch of Celebrations, to be its new marketing director. Hunter fills the post vacated in August by Barbara Reid, who left the job after just...

Sainsbury's e-chief moves to Taste.(Nick Adderley as marketing director for Taste TV,)(Sainsbury's and Canton Communications online service)(Advertising)(Company Business and Marketing)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Sainsbury's and Canton Communications have named Nick Adderley as marketing director for their joint TV and internet food and drink channel, Taste. They have also hired Lambie Nairn to develop the Taste brand. Adderley, formerly...

Sainsbury.(Christmas television advertising campaign for J Sainsbury PLC)(Advertising)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Sainsbury's new Christmas television campaign features Jamie Oliver and his new wife Jules in a take on the film Sliding Doors. It shows both Jamie and Jules alternatively cooking Christmas dinner for the family after they toss a coin to...

Burnett rebrands to create 'ethical' full service shop.(Burnett Associates renamed Lion)(Company Business and Marketing)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
November 30, 2000... Burnett Associates, the direct marketing agency which specialises in fundraising, has relaunched as Lion with a renewed focus on clients with "social and ethical equity". The agency, headed by managing director Marc Nohr, lists...

Malcolm Wall.(chief operating officer and executive director of United News & Media)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Malcolm Wall, former chief executive of United Broadcasting and Entertainment, has been appointed chief operating officer and executive director of United News & Media with effect from January 1.

Adrian Birchall.(Media Vest UK chairman retires)(Company Business and Marketing)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Adrian Birchall, chairman of Media Vest UK, is retiring on December 3l. His position will remain unfilled, with Jim Marshall continuing as chief executive officer, Media Vest UK.

Michelin.(Cirque du Soleil's European tour sponsorship)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Michelin, the global tyre manufacturer, is sponsoring the UK leg of contemporary circus act Cirque du Soleil's European tour. The sponsorship deal, worth over [pound]100,000, is Michelin's largest of the year, and will be used to push its...

Wimpy.(Christmas promotion)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Wimpy is launching a Christmas promotion based on the video release of the latest James Bond film, The World is not Enough. The campaign, through Ignition Marketing, includes a giveaway of scratchcards with every quarter pounder with cheese,...

MG Rover Group.(contract with AA)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... MG Rover Group has awarded its Roadside Assistance contract to the AA, continuing a relationship of over 22 years. MG and Rover car owners will now have the AA's 3600 patrols at their service.

KFC.(300 new restaurants)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... KFC, the fast food chain, has announced it is opening 300 new restaurants in the UK, creating 10,000 jobs over the next five years. The company opened its 500th store in Cardiff this week and pledged to boost its existing UK workforce from...

Guinness Great Britain.
November 30, 2000... Guinness Great Britain is resurrecting last year's 'Caught by Kaliber' competition, which invites consumers to send in humorous photos featuring a can or bottle of the non-alcoholic lager. Last year the Christmas contest offered a car as...

Nestle Rowntree.(Tooty Frooties)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Nestle Rowntree has relaunched its fruit-flavoured chewy sweets, Tooty Frooties, with stronger flavours and softer centres. The revamp will be supported by Nestle's sponsorship of the Nestle Birthday Club on Cartoon Network throughout 2001.

Clerical Medical.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Clerical Medical is claiming that the first burst of its new advertising campaign, featuring a modern female vicar and her doctor husband, has boosted brand awareness from 67% to 83%, its highest ever. The company is running the campaign,...

Cordiant Communications.(acquisition of InterCom Mangement)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Cordiant Communications, the UK advertising and marketing group, is continuing to strengthen its operations with the acquisition of German marketing and sales consultancy firm InterCom Management for [pound]23m. Cordiant's 80% share in...

Trueform Group.
November 30, 2000... Trueform Group is seeking an outdoor media partner to sell national and local advertising opportunities on its new Elite Advertising Bus Stops. Trueform is in the process of installing more than 14,000 new bus stop posts throughout the West...

Ben Sherman.
November 30, 2000... Ben Sherman has appointed Paul McAdam as international sales director for apparel and footwear. McAdam was previously managing director for European operations at Canterbury, the New Zealand rugby clothing brand. As well as developing the Ben...

Go Education.(new web site Go-Eddy.com)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Go Education has appointed Media Moguls and new media agency Internet Gurus to handle the launch of its new education-based web site, Go-Eddy.com. The new campaign will break in January and will include a direct mail campaign targeting...

Richard Desmond.(Sunday edition of Daily Star)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Richard Desmond, the Northern & Shell group owner who last week bought Express Newspapers for [pound]125m, is reported to be planning a Sunday edition of the Daily Star, in a move that will see it compete head-to-head with News of the World...

The BBC.(film studio)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... The BBC is reported to be making its debut in big budget movies by creating a [pound]250m film studio that will make film versions of Dr Who and a dramatisation of Jimmy McGovern's Mary Queen of Scots. The studio is to be funded by venture...

Age Concern England.(aged and television)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Age Concern England and the Independent Television Commission have published a new report stating that older people resent being pigeon-holed as the Songs of Praise generation, and seeing older characters portrayed as either grumpy or sweet....

Emap Advertising.
November 30, 2000... Emap Advertising has poached Liz Hoey from IPC to be its new creative solutions manager across its glossy titles, including Elle, Red and New Woman. Hoey moved from Emap to IPC as promotions manager for Marie Claire and Woman's Journal in...

Live it.
November 30, 2000... Live it, the customer magazine for the Conran brand published by Axon Publishing, has won the prize of Customer Communication of the Year, as well as the award for Launch of the Year, in the APA Customer Magazine Awards 2000. Citrus' campaign...

IPC Media & Sport Group.
November 30, 2000... IPC Media & Sport Group has promoted Karl Marsden to ad director, responsible for a range of titles including NME and Loaded. He replaces Nick Taylor, who becomes international sales director, and reports to Georgina Crace, managing director...

Hello!(Catherine Zeta-Jones' wedding coverage)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Hello! magazine has been allowed to distribute the issue containing pictures of Catherine Zeta-Jones' wedding, following a ruling on Friday by the Court of Appeal. The court agreed to lift the injunction that was previously imposed on the...

Midway Games.(contract with Total Media)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Midway Games, the US company that markets games for Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Dreamcast consoles, has appointed Total Media to handle its UK media planning and buying. Media spend in 2001 is expected to exceed [pound]300,000 as the company...

RAB-eye.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... RAB-eye, the new technology division of the Radio Advertising Bureau, is to be chaired by John Naughton, former TV critic at the Observer. RAB-eye is being created to act as a think-tank on the digital revolution as it affects radio and...

Nickelodeon UK.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Nickelodeon UK is about to launch an [pound]80,000 Christmas cinema ad campaign, targeting viewers of The Grinch, 102 Dalmations and Pokemon II. The ad, through Pearl and Dean, ends with the strapline 'Don't let anything come between you and...

Starcom Motive Direct.(Belinda Hanton appointed as senior media manager)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Starcom Motive Direct has appointed Belinda Hanton as senior media manager. She joins from Smith Bundy Carlson where she was media director, working on accounts including KLM, Unicef, and World Wildlife Fund. She will report to managing...

Somethin' Else.(independent radio production company sells dance program to British Airways PLC)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2000... Somethin' Else, the independent radio production company, has signed a deal with British Airways to provide its World: Wide dance music programme on all long-haul BA flights.