LONDON - Shares in UK cable operator NRL surged 9% on the news that it is to shed 5,000 jobs over two years and consider disposing of its broadcast division, which is worth 2.5bn ( 1.8bn), in an attempt to accelerate its chances of breaking even in 2003.
LONDON - Carlton Communications and Thomson Multimedia have been given clearance to go ahead with their joint venture cinema advertising company by the EU Competition Commission.
LONDON - GWR Group, the UK radio group, said that it saw no significant recovery in the advertising market until the first quarter of 2002.
NEW YORK - A new 200m ( 139.8m) KFC campaign debuts on US network television on Sunday, with Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander starring as a "Chicken Fanatic".
LONDON - The Food Standards Agency has slammed some members of the food industry for using misleading advertising labels on food packaging, and proposes tighter curbs on the use of words such as "fresh", "home-made" and "traditional".
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has handed Duckworth Finn Grubb Waters a 7m brief to encourage young people from underprivileged backgrounds into further education. The project, dubbed 'Excellence Challenge', will involve the creation of a brand identity and communications...
The government's annual adspend has soared to a record high of almost 200m, according to figures published earlier this week. Its 192m spend for the year ending March 2001 represents a rise of nearly 70% on the previous 12 months. The COI Communications annual report, which details...
Centrica Telecommunications has hired former Orange and Cable & Wireless marketer Phil Hendey as its commercial director, triggering a review of the firm's agencies. Hendey reports to Centrica Telecoms managing director Ian El-Mokadem. He will be responsible for all marketing activity...
Hans Snook, the founder and ex-chief executive of mobile phone network Orange, is to launch a chain of health outlets extolling the benefits of alternative medicine. Snook is understood to have been working on the brand since he stepped down from Orange in March, when the company floated...
Vizzavi, the internet portal joint-owned by Vodafone and Vivendi, is to make its TV sponsorship debut by backing Pop Idols on ITV in a deal believed to be worth 2m. The agreement will see Vizzavi link its brand with a search to find the next Robbie Williams or Madonna. Pop Idols will offer...
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