21 Dec 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON – Sky is supporting the launch of its high-definition television service next year with a marketing partnership with Sony's HD products division.
21 Dec 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON – Aegis has said that its recent acquisitions will help its financial performance remain in line with expectations, offsetting weaker than anticipated adspend growth in Europe.
21 Dec 2005
| by Craig Smith, editor
This Christmas more than 160,000 people won't have to play along with the charade of rattling their gift and asking 'I wonder what it is?' It's a Sky set-top box.
19 Dec 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON – Carphone Warehouse has agreed to buy OneTel from Centrica in a deal worth as much as £154.2m, depending on the number of customers Centrica recruits for Carphone Warehouse over the next three years.
15 Dec 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON – Tourism New Zealand has awarded MindShare its international media planning and buying account, with work covering the UK, North America, Japan and Australia.
15 Dec 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Vehicle leasing company Arval has appointed integrated agency Flamethrower to create and implement a business-to-business direct marketing campaign at the end of January.
14 Dec 2005
| by Craig Smith, editor
The news that Charlton Athletic's new shirt sponsor is to be Llanera SL proves that Premiership Football really is a game of two halves. Draw a line under the current top 10 clubs and you will find sponsors that you have actually heard of, including Chelsea (Samsung), Liverpool (Carlsberg) and Arsenal...
14 Dec 2005
| by Craig Smith, Editor
This was a tough year for choices. Not good when the task is to identify the best of the best of UK marketing services agencies in 2005.
13 Dec 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON – The COI has finalised its direct marketing roster, which includes field marketing, contact centres, mailing services and data suppliers.
12 Dec 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Digital radio consortium MXR has put together a promotion giving away 239 DAB digital radios on-air and online in the run-up to Christmas.