19 Dec 1997
| by EMMA HALL
BBC Magazines has been forced to close its style magazine, Clothes
Show, which was struggling...BBC Magazines has been forced to close its style magazine, Clothes
Show, which was struggling ...
Laskier, director of the family group, BBC Worldwide UK region,
said: Despite the fact ...
not been
possible to achieve enough return on our investment.
Laskier added that BBC Worldwide ...
18 Dec 1997
| by DRAYTON BIRD
BBC Magazines has pulled the plug on Clothes Show magazine after
the title failed to generate...BBC Magazines has pulled the plug on Clothes Show magazine after
the title failed to generate enough profit.
The BBC decision comes despite it having made considerable investment in
the magazine since it was launched in 1987.
Peter Phippen, managing director of BBC Worldwide ...
12 Dec 1997
| by KAREN YATES
the sports manufacturer, Umbro. The
supermarket chain s partner, George Davies, hopes to design the kit...Asda is hoping to snatch the contract to produce Manchester
United s football strip from the sports manufacturer, Umbro. The
supermarket chain s partner, George Davies, hopes to design the kit ...
, Microsoft, have had meetings with Don
Cruickshank, head of the telecoms regulator, Oftel. The meetings ...
12 Dec 1997
| by LARRY BARKER
series
Agency: Doner Cardwell Hawkins
Writer: Chris Kirk
Art director: Ivan Davies
Director ...
28 Nov 1997
| by JIM DAVIES
to
remember campaign for BT, tend to be a little more straightforward. The
BBC and news agencies are geared ...
27 Nov 1997
| by DAVID SUMNER SMITH and PATRICK BARRETT
.
BBC Worldwide has restructured its UK activities. It has developed three
centres of expertise ...
21 Nov 1997
| by JOHN TYLEE
marketing push starting with a commercial
starring the stand-up comic, Alan Davies. The campaign, through ...
14 Nov 1997
| by JOHN TYLEE
that prevented perspiration.
Meanwhile, Microsoft has been told to take greater care after a trade ad named ...
-heading, 'Some companies we've taken action against.'
Microsoft said it had begun legal proceedings against ...
13 Nov 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
George Davies, the founder of Next and the man behind Asda s George
clothing range, has been...George Davies, the founder of Next and the man behind Asda s George
clothing range, has been appointed chairman of the Asda-owned George
Davies Partnership.
Marketer Chris Onslow has been confirmed as the Partnership s new
managing director. Onslow joined from the British Shoe Corporation ...
13 Nov 1997
| by AMANDA RICHARDS
Three weeks ago, Microsoft faced the threat of a dollars 1m a day
fine in the US for allegedly...Three weeks ago, Microsoft faced the threat of a dollars 1m a day
fine in the US for allegedly ...
formed in the 70s by charismatic entrepreneurs,
Microsoft has become a member of the new establishment ...
, this is also true of Nike, Virgin and The Body Shop - all
formed around the same time as Microsoft and now ...