Revolution articles from February 2002

Revolution archives from February 2002

Emap negotiates content deal with Hutchison 3G. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... PublisherEmap is in talks with telecoms firm Hutchison 3G to provide content for its wireless services, Revolution can exclusively reveal. A spokesperson for Emap confirmed that talks were currently taking place, but both Hutchison 3G and...

Muller debuts [pounds sterling]3m ad push. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Dairy product giant Muller is launching its first major digital campaign as part of a [pound sterling]3 million cross-media push designed to drive consumers online for Valentine's Day, writes Mark Sweney. The campaign, which is giving...

Adlink shifts ad strategy. (News).(acquires DoubleClick's European media business)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Online sales AdLINK is to shift its business towards a pure playad strategy and focus on online ad sales following its [pound sterling]18.7 million acquisition of DoubleClick's European media business. Richard Holman, managing director of...

Channel 5 promotes TV drama with [pounds sterling]200k online campaign. (Bullets).(Crime Scene Investigation)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Broadcaster Channel 5 is launching a [pounds sterling]200,000 online campaign to promote the new series of TV drama Crime Scene Investigation. The campaign will run for about six weeks on portals Yahoo! UK & Ireland and Lycos UK.

Cinemaniacs links with kids' brands to promote new site. (Bullets).(Warner Village Cinemas' kids club)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Warner Village Cinemas' kids club Cinemaniacs has teamed up with Nestle Birthday Kids Club, games distributor THQ and fair trade chocolate firm Dubble to promote its recently launched web site (www.cinemaniancs.co.uk). Nestle Birthday Kids Club...

Yahoo! UK & Ireland offers rich-media ads on football site. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Yahoo! UK & Ireland is to offer UK advertisers the chance to take up individual rich-media slots on the global FIFAworldcup.com site. Formats will include buttons, left and right of screen modules and skyscrapers. All executions will rotate...

Walsh Simmons launches insurance e-commerce site. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... E-commerce agency Walsh Simmons is launching a site this week that offers Norwich Union life insurance policies via insurance broker Life Direct. WayToGo (www.waytogo.co.uk) will target 30 to 40-year-olds who are too busy to sort out their life...

New World Commerce merges with IQ Commerce. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Online direct marketing companies NewWorld Commerce and IQ Commerce have merged in a $5 million ([pounds sterling]3.5m) cash deal, brokered by equity firm eVerger. Under its new name NewWorldIQ, the company will continue to work on tailored...

Match.com to run Valentines promotion on FriendsReunited. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Online dating service Match.com is running a Valentine's campaign on the Friends Reunited site (www.friendsreunited.cc.uk). Active banners will allow users to enter basic search criteria for a partner. The creative has a school theme, and is...

BTopenworld hires Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO for ad push. (Bullets).(to promote online gaming service)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... BTopenworld has recruited ad agency AbbottMead Vickers BBDO to develop a major new campaign to support this week's launch of its subscription-based online gaming service. Three press executions will promote BTopenworld's Games Domain portal and...

Dial4aloan debuts interactive TV ad. (Bullets).(on Sky digital)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Personal finance firm Dial4aloan is running its first interactive TV campaign on Sky digital. Running until mid-February, it allows viewers to order a brochure or request a call back. It is part of a wider campaign that includes internet, print...

Supanet teams up with uSwitch. (Bullets).(to provide billing information)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... ISP supanet has struck a deal with utilities comparison web site uSwitch to provide users with household bill information. USwitch will offer impartial advice on utility suppliers, and search and information services for home telephone bills...

Tesco set to star as Vizzavi launches classified ad slot. (News).(supermarket firm advertises on multi-access portal)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Supermarket giant Tesco is one of three major brands to have signed up to a classified ad slot set to appear on multi-access portal Vizzavi. Vizzavi is to launch the advertising slot on its home page. It will direct users to advertisers'...

Sky digital adds game favourite. (News).(console game Worms)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Popular console game Worms is to launch on Sky digital's interactive games channel Sky Gamestar. Through an exclusive deal with games developer Team 17, Worms is likely to cost about 50p to play. Games specialist Babel Media has adapted...

Littlewoods Leisure offers SMS game. (News).(short message service trivia game)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Gaming giant Littlewoods Leisure is launching a premium rate SMS game across all four mobile networks in the UK. The football trivia quiz game, called Shoot2Win, marks the first step in a major push by Littlewoods Leisure to break into the SMS...

Rank prepares blitz for gaming service. (News).(campaign will promote Rank.com gaming website)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Rank, the entertainment company, is set to embark on a multi-million-pound marketing campaign for the interactive gaming site on Rank.com. Rank's online gaming push follows rival entertainment firm Gala's [pounds sterling]3.5 million...

Diesel runs spoof ad for new range. (News).(of spring and summer apparel)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Diesel, the fashion brand, is to run a tongue-in-cheek swipe at multinationals in launching its latest spring/summer collection online. Visitors to sponsored by diesel.com are welcomed to 'Happy Valley' by brand mascot Donald Diesel, who...

Accounts: New accounts this week.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... * International oil group Total Fina Elf has appointed digital-media agency Green Cathedral to develop a web site for all its UK operations. The site, which will launch next month, is to act as the web-based UK corporate presence for the...

Cadbury to debut ads on Yahoo! (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Confectionery giant Cadbury is running its first ad campaign on Yahoo! UK & Ireland. Cadbury's e-commerce gift service, Cadbury Gifts Direct (www.cadburygiftsdirect.co.uk), is running the campaign as part of a wider initiative that sees...

Tetley site to focus on health benefits. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Tetley GB is this week launching a consumer web site for its Tetley Tea brand to coincide with a [pounds sterling]15 million above-the-line advertising campaign. In a break from Tetley Tea's previous activity, neither the ads nor the web...

Alton Towers sponsors MP3 site to promote new ride. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Alton Towers is to use online sponsorship on music download site MP3 UK to support the launch of a new visitor attraction. The theme park, part of the Tussaud's Group that also runs waxwork brand Madame Tussaud's, Thorpe Park and British...

Hot Tickets teams up with Pizza Hut. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Pizza Hutis running an SMS and email promotion with Evening Standard's magazine Hot Tickets as part of a six-figure Valentine's Day promotion. An ad encouraging readers to SMS or email their Valentine's Day messages to Evening Standard...

Acclaim to promote PS2 game. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Gaming company Acclaim Entertainment will enable internet users to curse friends and celebrities by email as part of the launch of voodoo-themed PlayStation 2 game Shadow Man: 2econd Coming. The viral campaign, created by agencies Frank PR...

EasyJet plans major search engine drive. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Low-cost airline easyJet is launching a pan-European online campaign potentially worth a six-figure sum. The activity will aim to raise easyJet's presence on search engines in the six markets in which it operates: the UK, France,...

Top Gear to add online price service. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Beeb.com is launching a car price comparison service on its Top Gear channel as part of a drive to boost the brand online. The service, called Top Gear Best Price, is being powered by price aggregation company CarPriceCheck. CarPriceCheck...

Oxy backs shower gel with web push. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Glaxo Smith Kline-owned Oxy is developing its sponsorship of mykindaplace.com's show biz channel to support the addition of a body wash to its range, as part of a six-figure deal. Oxy in the Shower will be promoted on both mykindaplace.com...

Partnerships mark the growing up of the online players. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Do you take this online auctioneer to be your partner, for richer and richer, in wealth and health? Ebay and Sotheby's are just the latest couple hoping to celebrate a long and happy online marriage. It's yet another sign of the times and...

Universal launches email push for DVD. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Film company Universal Pictures is launching a major campaign online to promote the DVD release of its classic horror film An American Werewolf in London. As part of a six-figure push, which covers both offline and online, marketing agency...

Register.com bids [pounds sterling]12m for web host. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Web hosting and online brand monitoring firm Virtual Internet has been offered close to [pounds sterling]12 million fonts business by domain name firm Register.com. The [pounds sterling]11.99m offer, which comes from the UK subsidiary of...

Standard Life pumps [pounds sterling]500k into financial site overhaul. (Performance index).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Mutuallife assurance company Standard Life is investing [pounds sterling]500,000 in an overhaul of its online service for Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs). A new site (www.ifazone.com) will go live in April. It is being designed by...

Paid-for-performance search engine Overture is to provide results to AOL Europe's 5.5 million users. (Deals done this week).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Paid-for-performance search engine Overture is to provide results to AOL Europe's 5.5 million users. Overture has struck a multi-year agreement with AOL Europe to provide its paid-for-performance search engine listings on the company's UK,...

Celtic Football Club has struck a deal with multimedia messaging company Xpedite. (Deals done this week).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Celtic Football Club has struck a deal with multimedia messaging company Xpedite (www.xpedite.co.uk), to launch an audio messaging service. The new service, which will deliver recaps of recent football matches directly to fans' telephones, aims...

Auction house Sotheby's has struck a deal with online auction site eBay to accept on line bids during live auctions. (Deals done this week).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Auction house Sotheby's has struck a deal with online auction site eBay to accept on line bids during live auctions. The two companies will launch a co-branded site on eBay where users will be able to bid during Sotheby's auctions in London or...

Digital radio station Oneword Radio has signed a deal with Naxos Audiobooks to co-produce a series of plays and dramas. (Deals done this week).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Digital radio station Oneword Radio has signed a deal with Naxos Audiobooks to co-produce a series of plays and dramas. Oneword will have exclusive worldwide broadcast rights to the productions and plans to web cast them on its web site...

Mobile communications firm Red Message is to provide exclusive wireless services to Rivals Digital Media. (Deals done this week).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Mobile communications firm Red Message is to provide exclusive wireless services to Rivals Digital Media. Red Message will deliver SMS updates on subjects including sports, music and horoscopes to users of Rivals Digital Media's sports sites....

Vital statistics: This week Nokia has found that people are willing to accept mobile marketing in exchange for lower prices.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Whether it's "consolidate your debts NOW!" or "XXX -- Britney gets naked", we all know just how annoying spam emails can be. Moving on from a legacy of junk mail dropping through the letterbox, consumers are now being beeped with marketing...

Another.com set to auction off domains. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Email service Another.com, which has been up for sale since 8 January, is to auction off thousands of its domain names on eBay.co.uk. From this week, Another.com is putting up to 2,500 surplus web addresses which are currently not being...

E-street launches service for SMEs. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Online city guide e-street.com is set to unveil an instant promotion service for the thousands of local businesses that are featured on the site. Companies featured on the network in the UK and Ireland, such as restaurant Zilli Fish, will...

Tracker. (News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 6, 2002... Tracker Online shopping summary Adults 15 -plus using the 18.3 million Internet in last month Number of GB e-shoppers (*) 9.9 million Six month online spend [pounds stering]4.5 bn ...

People.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... E-district, the online entertainment company, has hired ex-Static 2358 boss Andrew Fearon as its first full-time chief operating officer. Fearon, who joins the e-district board, will focus on prospective deals, contracts and developing the...

Tiscali hands email work to messagizer. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Wireless marketing firm Messagizer is to manage Tiscali's permission marketing channel and has announced a clutch of new advertisers. The European ISP aims to boost revenue from its email channel by improving the targeting of the...

Engineer set to boost new media resources. (News).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Engineering giant Arthur Shaw may dispose of its engineering division to focus on its media and broadband division. Although the media arm contributed just [pound sterling]200,000 in turnover, against [pound sterling]800,000 in operating...

Offline launches can boost sites. (Analysis).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... It seems doubtful that Queercompany's exit from the gay portal market will garnere as much publicity as the controversial 'lesbian kiss' ad poster campaign which marked its launch in 2000. The current funding climate may have proved fatal...

ISPs dominate work panel data. (Analysis).(internet service provider)
February 6, 2002... Tom Jessiman, UK managing director of Sports.com, has been fighting for work-based internet audience data since he launched the site two and a half years ago. Last week, Jupiter MMXI finally came up with the goods (Revolution, 30 January,...

Accountability is still key. (Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 6, 2002... It's not something the world of traditional media would want to crow about, but digital-media companies have been presented with a gilt-edged opportunity to increase their advertising share following reports that television viewing may be down...

Brand trust is crucial for e-payment. (Comment).(Brief Article)(Column)
February 6, 2002... Last week, made my first foray into the world of internet payment systems, leaving my trusty debit card to gather dust. Having won a bid on eBay, I was faced with a seller who asked if I wouldn't mind using one of the online money transfer...

When does a web site go past its sell-by date? Web sites need to be fresh to keep users' interest, but when is the right time to introduce a revamp? (Vox pop).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... There has been a glut of high-profile site relaunches recently from The Wall Street Journal's spectacular [pounds sterling]19.5 million new online look and Kellogg's six-figure revamp of its Real Fruit Winders site to Levis annual overhaul (see...

Fairy magic lights up my life. (Shopping with Revolution).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Thanks to a tomboy childhood, I have recently been overcompensating for the lack of 'girliness' in my youth. Like all girls in my class at school, I played with Sindy dolls, but they were far more likely to be hiking across the back garden with...

Accommodation for students. (Now showing).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... This site could take a lot of the pain out of searching for student digs, but it would have to be updated constantly, given how quickly these places are filled. After selecting a city, you can key in the maximum rent you can afford and...

Visa Winter Olympics and Paralympics. (Now showing).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... I don't care if the closest I can get to snow in London is some fake replica in Milton Keynes somewhere; if people are competing I'll watch it--and want statistics and useless bits of information to bore my workmates with. Unfortunately,...

The bingo association. (Now showing).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... I rashly agreed to review this site thinking it would be a brightly coloured bingo portal with real-time games and cash prizes--and my eye was immediately drawn to the lavender-coloured bingo card on the homepage. Adrenaline pumped through...

Channel 4. (Now showing).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Channel 4's relaunched home portal is the first stage of its move to house the entire C4 site portfolio under one roof. The result is a cleaner, sharper look with more clearly defined areas that lead through to subject sites. The...

Paramount comedy. (Now showing).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Fans of New York shagfest Sex & the City will appreciate its crash course' microsite. The quizzes are good fun, and recognise acutely the need women have for an ever expanding shoe collection. Best game on offer is Goldigger, where players work...

Web content can generate revenue: Some content needs to be free to attract traffic, but business-critical and must-have information can both generate revenue, online publisher Ingenta's chief executive Mark Rowse tells Steve Barrett. (Opinion).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... The land-grab mentality of the dotcom boom swell and truly over and the phrase first-mover advantage has been consigned to the dustbin -- along with the discarded share options of dozens of failed digital entrepreneurs, who thought that people...

All your e-tailers in one basket. (Trail blazer).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Altura International provides tailored online shopping malls for third-party web sites. It started in the US in 1997, and is gearing up for expansion over here. John Pincott tells Mark Sweney about its UK plans. One way of gauging the...

We shop: So you don't have to. (Fulfilment).
February 6, 2002... Asda has turned its back on warehouses for its home delivery offer. The retailer's Iain Spence (right) tells Charlotte Goddard how the supermarket plans to boost the reach and efficiency of its e-commerce service To be or not to be may be...

New ads for old. (Online advertising).
February 6, 2002... "It's confusing," admits Jon Williams, creative director of Publicis NetWorks. He is talking about the burgeoning number of online advertising formats being unleashed onto the market. A raft of new ad shapes and formats are hitting users'...

Campaign of the week: Make-up brand Rimmel targeted women with interactive advertising and a free lipstick sample to raise awareness of its new Hydra Colour range. (Online promotions).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Name of campaign Exaggerate Hydra Colour Lipstick Client Coty Agency BMPtvi Background Coty's Rimmel brand was launching its new Exaggerate Hydra Colour range of lipsticks. As part of the launch, Rimmel wanted to give away more...

Mailbox.
February 6, 2002... Combining paper and PCs works. (Mailbox) It's difficult to know where discussions about multi-channel end and the multi-media debate begins. Writing about the fall of pure-plays (see Revolution, 23 January, p15), Robert Hamilton does,...

Archived design howlers betray the folly of youth. (Terminator).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Engineers behind the official web site for the 1901 census might have been stumped when huge demand saw the whole thing collapse, but wait until the world catches on to another little gem Terminator heard about last week. Infinitely more...

Our photographer is tall and stands on a ladder. So what's your excuse? (Terminator).(Brief Article)
February 6, 2002... Revolution swell-known in new media circles for its design values, so Terminator was rather surprised to receive a complaint about our much loved Trailblazer section. Simon Jones (aka, 'Angry from Wirral', it says here) is unhappy with the...

Top 10 games searches.
February 6, 2002... 1. PlayStation 2 cheat 2. Casino online 3. Roulette online 4. Grand Theft Auto cheat 5. William Hill online casino 6. Free games 7. PlayStation 2 8. PC cheats 9. Tomb Raider 10. PC games In the...

Vivendi Universal sells off 80 per cent of ad 2-one. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Media giant Vivendi Universal has sold an 80 percent stake in the UK arm of online ad sales house ad 2-one to marketing and events firm Button Communications Group, Revolution can reveal. Vivendi Universal will retain a 20 percent stake in...

E-tailer Jungle.com loses marketing chief Singleton. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Andy Singleton, marketing director of e-tailer Jungle.com, is leaving the company after taking voluntary redundancy, writes Mark Sweney. Singleton, who has held the site's top marketing post for more than three years, will step down in...

DTI division e-enables call centres. (News).(United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry online)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Trade Partners UK, the division of the Department of Trade and Industry responsible for UK trade development, is investing more than [pounds sterling]2 million to webenable its contact centres, Mark Sweney reports. The 'Customer First'...

Former NetNames chief sets up web services company. (Bullets).(Ivan Pope launches Akaart)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Ivan Pope, founder and former chief executive of web domain services company NetNames, is launching an internet services company called Akaart. It aims to offer domain hosting, email, database management and e-postard tools.

Virgin Mobile plans email campaign with safety message. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Virgin Mobile is to run an email campaign to encourage its customers to safeguard their mobile phones. On 15 February, 50,000 Virgin Mobile customers will be sent a link to a microsite (www.mridontgetit.co.uk), where they can watch animated...

AOL UK signs content and marketing deal with Yell.com. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... AOL UK has signed a marketing and content deal with Yell.com to feature the business directory across its UK online brands. Yell.com business finder content will be included on aol.co.uk, CompuServe subscription services and netscape.co.uk.

E-district settles civil action over former chief executive. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Online entertainment firm e-district.net has agreed the settlement of its proceedings against former chief executive Steven Laitman with the High Court. E-district.net launched a civil action against Laitman for an alleged breach of fiduciary...

GirLand hires Ad Pepper to handle online sales. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Teen site GirLand is stepping up its advertising and sponsorship by appointing Ad Pepper to handle its online sales. The ad sales house will handle all banner inventory for the site in a new move for GirLand, which has previously run few...

British Airways to announce online discount scheme. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... British Airways is to introduce an online discount scheme in a bid to fend off the threat posed by low-cost airlines such as easyJet. It is expected to announce the move on Wednesday, although prices are not predicted to be as low as those...

Guardian Unlimited unveils online dating service. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Guardian Unlimited is launching an online dating service. Soulmates runs in both The Guardian and The Observer newspapers and will have a web site (www.guardian.co.uk/soulmates) from this week. It has a search function to allow users to search...

Sky digital reveals growth in iTV betting. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... More Sky digital viewers are placing bets via its iTV platform than by phone and the web, according to a Sky spokesman. He added that the largest proportion of users now comes via iTV, but phone betting still leads the way in terms of cash...

Opodo targets travellers with free flights offer. (Bullets).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Online travel company Opodo has launched its first UK online promotion with Virgin Radio and free newspaper Metro. It is giving away hundreds of flights during the three-week push in a bid to increase brand awareness and drive traffic to the...

MTV reveals plans to focus on sponsorship for iTV. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... MTV is to drop advertising and focus on sponsorship activities on its recently launched and planned interactive TV services. The music broadcaster, which is owned by US-based media giant Viacom International, will encourage brands to take...

Pre-election ads aim to boost votes. (News).("Votes are Power"/United Kingdom Electoral Commission)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... The Electoral Commission is to use extendable banners and viral marketing as part of a [pounds sterling]45,000 online campaign to get young people to vote in the local elections in May. An integrated campaign called 'Votes are Power' will...

Arsenal.com signs for m-pay launch. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Arsenal.com is to partner Vodafone's m-pay digital content micro-payment service at launch. It is incorporating the m-pay billing service, which allows consumers to charge digital content valued between 5p and [pounds sterling]5 directly...

VW ties with Conde Nast for promotion. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Volkswagen has teamed up with Conde Nast Online to run a month-long promotion in conjunction with department store Selfridges. The campaign comes as part of a six-figure online push for the new VW Polo. Targeting women aged 25 to 35, twill...

IForce, the digital fulfilment company. (Accounts).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... * IForce, the digital fulfilment company, has been chosen by Greene King Pub Company to handle the online and offline fulfilment of all its seasonal promotional and point-of-sale materials for 600 restaurant outlets across the UK. IForce's...

Lifestage marketing firm Bounty Euro RSCG, part of the Euro RSCG advertising network, has been appointed by the Inland Revenue to help distribute its Chilren's Tax Credit claim packs. (Accounts).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... * Lifestage marketing firm Bounty Euro RSCG, part of the Euro RSCG advertising network, has been appointed by the Inland Revenue to help distribute its Chilren's Tax Credit claim packs. As part of an integrated cross-platform campaign, Bounty...

Corporate e-business company Netinfo has been selected by Crossrall (Cross London Rail Links) to design and build its website. (Accounts).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... * Corporate e-business company Netinfo has been selected by Crossrall (Cross London Rail Links) to design and build its website. The site will aim to keep MPs, lobby groups, local authorities and other relevant parties up to date with the...

The North York Moors National Park Authority has hired web agency Imaginet to develop its web site. (Accounts).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... * The North York Moors National Park Authority has hired web agency Imaginet to develop its web site, due to launch this summer. The site will let the authority provide a one-stop shop to showcase all its products and services, boost tourism,...

Rivals links to Sun's F1 game online. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... Digital sports content firm Rivals Digital Media has signed up as an online affiliate of The Sun's Fl Dream Team fantasy Formula One game. Branding for Rivals Digital Media's sites Rivals.net and PlanetF1.com will feature on the website of...

Masterfoods makes e-commercial debut. (News).(Brief Article)
February 13, 2002... FMCG giant Masterfoods is launching its first e-commercial and a web site for its Catsan kitty litter brand this week in a [pounds sterling]1 million push. Masterfoods, which owns pet food brands including Sheba, KiteKat and Whiskas, has...