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Media Lifeline: Branded TV channels.(Chronology)
The latest funded channel offers product info and content with a Honda theme.
2000: Following a relaxation of broadcast regulations, the supermarket chain J Sainsbury and the ITV powerhouse Carlton Communications form a 50:50 joint venture to launch a new television channel. Called Taste Network, it is hailed as the UK's first food and drink channel. But, in August 2001, the partnership is dissolved and Carlton rebrands the channel as the Carlton Food Network.
2001: BMW becomes the first advertiser to establish a TV and video content franchise when it launches BMW Films. The films are shot by prominent directors such as John Frankenheimer and Ang Lee and feature stars of the calibre of Madonna and Gary Oldman.
July 2005: Ofcom again revisits the UK broadcast sponsorship code and introduces further liberalisations to bring it into line with the European Union's Television Without Frontiers directive. A ban on product placement and surreptitious advertising remains, but a green light is given for advertisers to sponsor whole channels.
October 2005: Audi is quick to take advantage of the new code unveiled by the Ofcom chief executive, Stephen Carter ...
- Gary Oldman Premieres New Mobile Movie Studio.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 25, 2006 700+ words
...Award-winning actor and film-maker, Gary Oldman today unveiled a pioneering new mobile...online community for mobile movies. Gary Oldman, the director of BAFTA award-winning...films. Commenting on the initiative, Gary Oldman said: "I am fascinated by the potential...
- Gary Oldman: El malo del cuento.(Magazzine)
- Newspaper article from: El Norte (México D.F., México) August 2, 1998 700+ words
Byline: Justo Elorduy Gary Oldman ha destacado por ser, en casi todas sus pelculas, el villano...la fecha el ser el malo de la pelcula ya le est "chocando" a Gary Oldman. El actor que se dio a conocer en las pantallas mexicanas como...
- New Short Film by Gary Oldman Premieres on the Nokia Nseries Studio.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 14, 2006 700+ words
...new short film, by award-winning actor and film-maker Gary Oldman, shot on the new Nokia N93 multimedia computer premieres...are regularly posted on the site. Commenting on his film, Gary Oldman said: "Mobile video devices like the Nokia N93 allow us...
- New Oldman. (interview with actor Gary Oldman)(Interview)
- Magazine article from: Interview Furnish, David February 1, 1998 700+ words
Gary Oldman's directorial debut, Nil by Mouth, is a slice of South London life...filmmaking, or was it out of a need to tell this particular story? GARY OLDMAN: I wanted to tell this specific story more than I wanted to throw a...
- Gary Oldman, Michael Jackson, Princess Di, Suzanne Somers.(Originated from...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service November 8, 1995 700+ words
THE EVILS OF TYPECASTING ``It meant I didn't have to go in and play another psychopathic killer.'' _Gary Oldman, on why he took the role of oversexed, guilt-ridden, Puritan preacher Arthur Dimmesdale in ``The Scarlet Letter,'' in...
- Gary Oldman Joins EA in a Tour of Duty on Medal of Honor Allied Assault...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 15, 2002 700+ words
...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2002 Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) announced today that acclaimed theatre and film actor Gary Oldman has joined the ranks of Hollywood talent enlisted by EA and will lend his voice-over talents to Medal of Honor Allied Assault...
- Gary Oldman se divorciara.(Gente)
- Newspaper article from: El Norte (México D.F., México) April 18, 2001 700+ words
LOS ANGELES (AP).- La esposa del actor Gary Oldman inici los trmites correspondientes para dar por trmino su matrimonio de cuatro aos. Donya Fiorentino entreg los papeles para comenzar...
- Gary Oldman Set to Star In New Line Cinema's 'Lost In Space'
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 21, 1997 700+ words
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Gary Oldman is in final negotiations to star as the sinister Dr. Smith in New Line Cinema's highly anticipated science-fiction action...
- IN BRIEF: Gary Oldman uses Nokia N93 to shoot promo film.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: New Media Age August 17, 2006 700+ words
Film actor and director Gary Oldman has shot a two-minute short film on the Nokia N93 mobile to promote the launch of the handset maker's online mobile movie community...
- Global highlight: Nokia, London.(Gary Oldman to sponsor for Nokia Corp.'s...
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Hall, Emma October 9, 2006 700+ words
Byline: emma hall Nokia's first major campaign by Interpublic Group of Cos. uses actor Gary Oldman as both spokesman and demonstrator of its latest video-shooting cellphone. Mr. Oldman stars in a blockbuster commercial by...
