19 Feb 2001
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the public service broadcaster, is understood to be interested...LONDON (Brand Republic) – BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the public service broadcaster ...
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The BBC is said to be keen to add Shopsmart -- which compares prices across a number of websites -- to the BBC’s commercial online e-commerce offering, Beeb.com.
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12 Feb 2001
The BBC is considering ways of providing a licence-fee funded service for mobile phone users, in a...LONDON (Brand Republic) - The BBC is considering ways of providing a licence-fee funded service for mobile phone users, in a bid to use its public service new-media arm to reach people for whom other BBC services are becoming less relevant.
The plans are being spearheaded by Ashley Highfield, the BBC’s first ...
23 Apr 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - BBC Worldwide is pulling the plug on its joint venture e-commerce division Beeb Ventures...BBC Worldwide's online retail portal Beeb.com will be integrated into BBC Worldwide, but only ...
to find employment within BBC Worldwide or the BBC's public service division.
Beeb Ventures was created in August 2000 when US-based technology investor THLee Putnam Ventures took a stake in BBC Worldwide's e ...
12 Feb 2001
| by Claire Billings
The UK government has ordered a detailed inquiry into the BBC to see if the public service...LONDON (Brand Republic) - The UK government has ordered a detailed inquiry into the BBC to see ...
Chris Smith’s decision to investigate the BBC comes in response to complaints from rival commercial ...
separation between the corporation and its commercial operation BBC Worldwide. It will include a review ...
13 Feb 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
Helen Normoyle, director of marketing at the BBC, is joining the sofa retailer DFS as chief
03 Jun 2004
Woolworths has struck a joint marketing deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC...Starting this week and running for a fortnight, every Woolworths customer buying a DVD title will receive a free BBC DVD called It's Child's Play, which features extracts from four popular BBC pre-school television shows - Teletubbies, Balamory, Tweenies and Fimbles.
Woolworths is supporting the initiative ...
05 Aug 2005
Boots has appointed BBC Broadcast to create a series of interactive ads for its Christmas campaign..... BBC Broadcast will work closely with Mother, Boots' advertising agency,
on the task. Mother will create the main campaign, while BBC Broadcast
will produce the interactive element that will run behind the main
ads. Jonathan Wilson, the senior account director at BBC Broadcast, said the
advertising would ...
20 Feb 2001
Internet shopping portal ShopSmart and the BBC have refused to comment on rumours...Internet shopping portal ShopSmart and the BBC have refused to comment on rumours that the broadcaster is considering buying it.
Reports suggested that the BBC's commercial arm, Beeb Ventures ...
slot - this may have to be reconsidered if the BBC buys it.
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20 Feb 2001
Internet shopping portal ShopSmart and the BBC have refused to comment on rumours...Internet shopping portal ShopSmart and the BBC have refused to comment on rumours that the broadcaster is considering buying it.
Reports suggested that the BBC's commercial arm, Beeb Ventures ...
slot - this may have to be reconsidered if the BBC buys it.
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18 Dec 2003
| by Poppy Brech
The BBC will this week report that it expects the number of households with Freeview to reach 2...in the approach to Christmas, according to the BBC.
This compares with peak sales of 55,000 a week last year.
The BBC claims that the growth of Freeview, alongside that of satellite and cable, means more than half of all UK households now have access to digital television.
Ilse Howling, the BBC's head of digital ...