22 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) – Current Wimbledon and US Open champion Venus Williams has signed what is reportedly a 27m endorsement deal with sportswear manufacturer Reebok, a record figure for a female athlete.
The tennis player has represented the sports apparel brand in TV and print campaigns since 1995. The current ...
22 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Online games retailer Gameplay reported strong year-on-year sales growth yesterday, prompting its share price to leap by 11.5% this morning.
The company said revenues for the half year ended January 31 were expected to exceed 40m in spite of current technology market trends ...
21 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
business, as it looks to offer fans new services and build the Team England brand....The Football Association is talking to direct marketing agencies about its England Members Club business, as it looks to offer fans new services and build the Team England brand.
The FA s move ...
. Through the Members Club we will aim to build that support, he said.
Both Barber and brand manager ...
21 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Cable operator NTL has re-entered the bidding war for the pay-per-view TV rights to Premiership football matches, after abandoning its 328m bid earlier this year.
The company is believed to be bidding for cable TV rights only and is offering a much smaller amount ...
21 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Scottish Radio Holdings has confirmed that it is in talks with a potential buyer, widely believed to include Scottish Media Group.
Shares in Scottish Radio Holdings, which owns Radio Clyde and newspapers in Scotland and Northern Ireland, jumped 6.6% to 1,710p yesterday ...
21 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Sir Richard Branson is to delay his decision on legal action against the National Lottery Commission, after losing his fight to run the National Lottery.
Sir Richard yesterday left the UK for the Caribbean island of Necker to spend Christmas with his family, and will delay his ...
20 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) – A management shake-up at French pay-TV group Canal+ is being mooted, following a strategic review as a result of its amalgamation into Vivendi Universal -– the media group created out of the merger between Vivendi, Seagram and Canal+.
Canal+ chairman Pierre Lescure ...
20 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
LONDON (Brand Republic) – Camelot, the incumbent organiser of the National Lottery, has scooped the contract to run the UK Lottery for the next seven years following a 4-1 vote by the Lottery Commission, citing a greater risk involved in appointing a new operator.
The Commission said it believed Camelot ...
19 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) - The National Lottery Commission is due to announce its decision on who will run the National Lottery at 4pm today.
The decision is expected to cause more controversy, as many believe it is poised to choose Camelot over Sir Richard Branson’s The People’s Lottery. If this happens ...
19 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Online retailer eToys.com is understood to be looking for a buyer after warning that its Christmas sales will be well below expectations.
The company, which is based in Santa Monica, California, expects its third-quarter sales to be between 120m and 130m, after forecasting ...