03 Jul 2009
The brand, which originated in Australia, currently uses the specialist full-service agency UK Advertising and Marketing Services to handle its media, but media owners close to the brand indicate that it has called a pitch. UKAMS, which also handles creative for SkinDoctors, is likely to repitch ...
16 Jun 2009
| by Caroline Lovell
Virgin Media and Universal Music have joined forces to tackle online piracy by launching an unlimited music download subscription service. Source: Financial Times The Premier League has issued a tender for the broadcast rights to its 46 football matches, increasing pressure on Setanta Sports, which ...
04 Jun 2009
| by Noel Bussey
of business confidence in the services sector showed that output may already have started to rise in that part ...
27 May 2009
| by Anne Cassidy
dispute with the Government over tax on foreign earnings. Source: The Times City finance professionals ...
07 May 2009
| by Caroline Lovell
The online video service Hulu, set up by Walt Disney, Fox and NBC Universal, has signed its first deals ...
03 Apr 2009
| by Caroline Lovell
operator, claims it is stealing customers from budget airline Easyjet because of its poor customer service ...
02 Apr 2009
| by Caroline Lovell
Waitrose has signed a deal with the motorway services operator Welcome Break as it looks to open up stores in service stations for the first time. Source: The Financial Times The former chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Tom McKillop, has resigned from the BP board in response to unrest among ...
01 Apr 2009
| by Caroline Lovell
Sun-Times Media, the owner of the flagship title Chicago Sun-Times and part of Conrad Black's former newspaper empire, has filed for bankruptcy. The company is being pursued by the Internal Revenue Service in the US for up to $608 million in back taxes and penalties relating to past business practices ...
25 Mar 2009
| by Caroline Lovell
The agency pitched against TBWA\London, the other agency on the Beiersdorf UK roster, earlier this month. A campaign will launch on 14 April and run throughout the full season, before and after the programme. The ads will also air on www.4oD.com, Channel 4 s TV and film catch-up on-demand service ...
24 Feb 2009
| by Matt Williams
climate." Robin Jones, the marketing director at Sk:n, said: "ATP offers a first class service to Sk ...