19 Dec 2001
| by Dan Williamson,
LONDON - Howard Johnson, one of the original team members behind the 365 Corporation, has left the firm.
19 Dec 2001
| by DAN WILLIAMSON
David Annat, managing director of Sportinglife.com, is to assume
responsibility for all four of Ukbetting's online sports operations
including the relaunched Sportal, Revolution can reveal.
Annat will take up his senior executive position as Sportinglife.com's
parent Ukbetting begins to...
19 Dec 2001
French-based agency Fi System is buying web agency Uovo, writes
Amanda Nottage.
In a mainly equity-based deal and subject to approval from Fi System's
own shareholders, Uovo will be merged into Fi System UK, alongside its
Manchester-based direct marketing agency Fi Direct, and its web agency...
19 Dec 2001
| by DAN WILLIAMSON
Cosmetics brand Nivea and DIY retailer Homebase are to launch their
first interactive TV ad campaigns in the run up to Christmas.
Nivea's campaign has been developed to support the launch of its new
anti-wrinkle cream Q10 Plus. The interactive commercial, which will only
appear on ITV Digital,...
19 Dec 2001
Mobile portal Genie (www.genie.co.uk) has signed a deal with
customised phone cover service Makemyphone.com to distribute free prepay
sim cards to customers.
Under the deal, a sim card worth 3.99 will be given free to
customers who buy a Makemyphone.com cover, which are ordered by
uploading...
19 Dec 2001
Sport.telegraph.co.uk is to launch a new online fantasy football
game based on the FA Cup.
Telegraph Fantasy Cup (www.cup.telegraph.co.uk) will run from 5 January
until the FA Cup final in May, but players can sign up to play on the
site from this week.
Players will have to pay a...
19 Dec 2001
Howard Johnson, one of the original team members behind the 365
Corporation, has left the firm. As product director, he was involved in
initiatives such as 365's agreement to provide football and rugby
content for The Mirror's Monday sports supplement (see Revolution UK
Online, 14 September)....
19 Dec 2001
Premium TV (PTV), ntl's sports rights and content subsidiary, is to
roll out premium content web subscription services for the 78 football
clubs it has rights to. The first service, due to launch on Saturday, is
for Leicester City FC (www.lcfc.com) and will cost fans 4.99 per
month. PTV is...
19 Dec 2001
Web technology firm Nettec is losing its chief executive at the end
of the year, following recent takeover talks. Brian Gunn will leave the
company from 31 December to help reduce the company's cost base. Nettec
has stated that talks have been held with a number of parties, but that
no firm...
19 Dec 2001
Debenhams has signed a deal with interactive shopping service
iSeeTV (www.iseetv.net) to let users chat live to personal shoppers via
their TVs. ISeeTV, a joint initiative between Telewest Broadband and iTV
technology company Media Logic, is being rolled out to more than 50,000
homes in the...