STOP PRESS: Rainey Kelly wins Danone account
19 Dec 2002
Danone has handed the ad account for Shape, the yoghurt brand it recently acquired from St Ivel, to its UK agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y R. Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO was the incumbent.
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is investigating 16 complaints that an ad for alcohol-free lager brand Kaliber condones dangerous behaviour. The Trigger Happy TV-style ad through Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO shows a bus driver drinking a bottle of Kaliber while his passengers refuse to board...
Danone has handed the ad account for Shape, the yoghurt brand it recently acquired from St Ivel, to its UK agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y R. Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO was the incumbent.
Philip Morris International has promoted its Japanese chief James Scully to vice-president of marketing and sales, responsible for all markets outside the US. He replaces David Dangor, who retired in August this year.
GlaxoSmithKline is redesigning the packaging of its Lucozade range for the first time in seven years, through Seachange Creative Partners. Lucozade Energy is using a 'bubbles' theme, while Lucozade Sport will get a 'winner' icon and a 'your sport, our science' strapline.
The latest, and what was widely expected to be the last, series of Friends due to air on Channel 4 and E4 in the New Year, may not be the last series after all (Media, page 6). Warner Bros is due to announce on January 12 whether the Friends stars have agreed to appear in another series.
Fox Kids Europe has appointed former Sky general manager Bruce Steinberg as its chief executive. Steinberg, who replaces Ynon Kreiz, will be responsible for all Fox Kids Europe channels across 56 countries.
Cadbury Schweppes has bought US sweet maker Adams, owner of the Trident and Dentyne gum brands and Halls cough drops, from Pfizer for £2.62bn.
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against travel web site Expedia.com from a customer who tried and failed to buy a flight at the 'from' price advertised. The ASA said airlines should ensure there is reasonable availability of flights at the advertised 'from' price.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has ruled that BSkyB has not breached competition law after an investigation lasting almost three years. Sky had been accused of charging rival pay TV platforms excessive fees for carrying its sports and movie channels.
Camelot has signed letters of intent with French and Spanish lottery operators to launch a weekly Lotto-type game with a Friday night draw featuring a jackpot of around 15m euros (£9.7m). In the UK and France the provisional name for the game is Euromillions and it will be called Euromilliones in Spain.
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