LONDON - Kate Moss's Virgin Mobile ad is the most anticipated event of Christmas Eve after a visit from Santa Claus, but for those who cannot wait, the spot is to appear first on the internet.
LONDON - Cocaine model Kate Moss is to play a toned down version of her former wild-child self, drinking tea and lazing about in a baggy jumper in her first-ever speaking role as the face of Virgin Mobile.
LONDON – Carphone Warehouse has agreed to buy OneTel from Centrica in a deal worth as much as £154.2m, depending on the number of customers Centrica recruits for Carphone Warehouse over the next three years.
LONDON - NTL, the cable firm that is in the process of merging with Telewest and acquiring Virgin Mobile, is now the target of an £8bn takeover bid by private equity firms.
LONDON - O2 and Buongiorno have teamed up to launch 'Soccer Addicts', which they claim is the world's first mobile sports talkshow.
LONDON – Vodafone has signed a long-term deal to be the title sponsor of the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team from the 2007 season, ending the mobile phone giant's sponsorship of Ferrari after next year.
LONDON - Microsoft is to unveil a computer-to-telephone call service as part of a relaunch of its MSN Messenger brand as Windows Live Messenger.
Microsoft is on the money with the look of its latest games console, the Xbox 360.
LONDON - Sir Richard Branson is prepared to accept less for his stake in Virgin Mobile so that NTL will go ahead with its takeover of the company.
LONDON – NTL has responded to the rejection of its £817m bid for Virgin Mobile by independent directors, saying that its offer is the best alternative for the firm owned by Sir Richard Branson.
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