23 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Cinema admissions in the first 11 months of the year have been the highest since 2004, with the success of 'Avatar' and forthcoming 'Sherlock Holmes' promising to round off 2009 in style.
23 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is set to be "democratised" as a brand by a new TV series in 2011 following an agreement between Potter Frederick Warne and licensing agent Chorion.
22 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - ITV and Sky's 90-minute televised debates between the prime ministerial candidates will be free of ad breaks.
21 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Eurostar has cancelled a January radio sponsorship and is to review its 2010 marketing plans and use of social media as part of a contrite reaction to its ongoing service disruptions.
21 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Simon Cowell has reportedly offered marketing jobs at his record company to Jon and Tracy Morter, whose Facebook campaign denied his 'X Factor' single the Christmas number one spot.
21 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Staff at direct and digital agency Tullo Marshall Warren have started cycling in their front window to raise money for a Tanzanian village in tribute to their director of strategy Mick Costella, who died last December.
20 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Eurostar has been forced to adapt its social media presence from marketing to crisis communications as the frustration of customers hit by the weekend's massive delays played out visibly on Twitter and Facebook.
18 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Online sales will overtake offline sales in categories such as electrical goods and books in 2020, according to an eBay report.
18 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - London commuters will encounter abandoned nativity cribs at major locations including Trafalgar Square and Liverpool Street this morning as part of a campaign calling for more safe houses for street children.
17 Dec 2009
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Annual global mobile video on demand and TV revenues will double over the next four years to €3.4bn (£3bn), according to new research.