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
LONDON (Brand Republic) – The Body Shop has severed its contract with its internet partner, troubled Japanese internet investor Softbank, in a move which will bring the retailer’s website in-house.
The ethical cosmetics and toiletries retailer will pay 6m for Softbank’s 24% stake in the joint venture ...
20 Dec 2000
before he was called to give impartial advice to the Advertising Standards Authority.
As a result ...
20 Dec 2000
before he was called to give impartial advice to the Advertising Standards Authority.
As a result ...
20 Dec 2000
LONDON (Brand Republic) – Beenz.com, the internet currency trader, has become the latest online business to announce a restructuring, including job cuts and the closure of overseas offices, as a result of a downturn in online spending by its customers.
The company, which is also said to be seeking a ...
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 ...
20 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
LONDON (Brand Republic) – Drinks giant Diageo, in collaboration with French company Pernod Ricard, has scooped Seagram’s spirits business in a 5.5bn deal.
Diageo paid 3.4bn and Pernod Ricard paid 2.1bn for the spirits and wines division. However, the deal is far from complete, with a legal ...
19 Dec 2000
| by Louise Banbury,
LONDON - The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a poster advert for Yves Saint Laurent
19 Dec 2000
is one of the most complained about ads in the history of the Advertising Standards Authority and has...- The poster campaign for Yves Saint Laurent s Opium perfume featuring naked model Sophie Dahl is one of the most complained about ads in the history of the Advertising Standards Authority and has been ordered to be taken down.
The poster, which shows Dahl on her back with her legs provocatively ...
19 Dec 2000
is one of the most complained about ads in the history of the Advertising Standards Authority and has...- The poster campaign for Yves Saint Laurent s Opium perfume featuring naked model Sophie Dahl is one of the most complained about ads in the history of the Advertising Standards Authority and has been ordered to be taken down.
The poster, which shows Dahl on her back with her legs provocatively ...