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31 May 2001
Vodafone announced a 28% increase in earnings for the year ending March 31, to pounds 7.04bn, but took a pre-tax loss of pounds 8.1bn following a pounds 11.88bn goodwill charge related to acquisitions.
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BT Wireless is set to unveil a WAP and web offering aimed at small businesses, called 'Connected'. The service is understood to be a joint venture between BT Cellnet and Genie, BT's mobile information portal aimed at consumers. Its services will include unified messaging and content....
Vodafone announced a 28% increase in earnings for the year ending March 31, to pounds 7.04bn, but took a pre-tax loss of pounds 8.1bn following a pounds 11.88bn goodwill charge related to acquisitions.
Mobile phone giant Orange has signed a deal to team up with loyalty currency Air Miles for the first time. The four-month tie-in will offer Air Miles to customers who purchase Orange phones on a contract-service plan. It is Air Miles' first major partnership with a telecoms brand since...
The Carphone Warehouse has signed up to sponsor breakfast bulletins from the Big Brother house on Capital Radio, following a broadcast deal between Capital Radio, Channel 4 and Endemol Entertainment, the producers of Big Brother. The Carphone Warehouse link is the second telecoms-related...
Cadbury is to launch what it claims is the biggest-ever text message promotion, on ten of its chocolate bar brands. The promotion, which is being handled by wireless marketing company Flytxt, will run on 65 million chocolate bars from mid-August and will tie in with a dedicated TV ad campaign....
The Carphone Warehouse has relaunched its interactive TV service on Sky Digital's Open platform with an expanded range of mobile handsets, accessories, PDAs and land-line phones. The mobile phone retailer brought in Deepend London to redesign the interface and simplify navigation. Separately,...
LONDON - BT has awarded its estimated pounds 20m consumer direct marketing account to OgilvyOne following a final two-way pitch against BHWG Proximity.
So BT is finally giving ET the chop. After much speculation, its advertising campaign featuring the Spielberg alien is to be axed after two years. The next BT campaign to break will be developed by ad agency St Luke's. While details are still being kept under wraps, Marketing learned last...
McCann-Erickson London has won the pounds 12 million global advertising account for Thuraya, a new satellite telephone system set to be launched from Saudi Arabia. The agency will develop a TV and print campaign for the company, which aims to provide a more affordable alternative to systems...
TBWA/London has been handed responsibility for its network's European Apple Macintosh business. The account, which spends pounds 5 million in the UK, was previously run from TBWA's Amsterdam office.