13 Nov 2002
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - Shares in the Interpublic Group of Companies were falling today, as the market prepared itself for more bad news regarding its accounting practices.
13 Nov 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The communications bill is to be included in this parliamentary session, meaning it should become law by this time next year, as confirmed in the Queen's Speech today marking the opening of Parliament.
13 Nov 2002
| by Tania Mason,
LONDON - Murphy's Irish Stout is attempting to steal a march on rival Guinness with the national launch of 'Fastflow', a dispensing system that scraps the two-part pour and delivers a pint in 25 seconds.
13 Nov 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Emap has denied it plans to launch direct competitors to Red and Elle, but it has not ruled out the possibility that it is looking at increasing the frequency of Pop, its twice yearly unisex fashion and art magazine.
13 Nov 2002
| by Daniel Rogers,
LONDON - A group of Arab states and airlines are set to link up for a marketing initiative to improve the image of the Middle East as a tourism destination.
13 Nov 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - More couples who struggle to part with their Ferrero Rocher chocolates will feature in a £3.4m advertising campaign for the brand in the run-up to Christmas.
13 Nov 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Edinburgh-based production company PowerTV has hired Feel for the £2m relaunch of youth channel Rapture, which it bought from United Business Media in July.
LONDON – The Daily Mirror has hit out at what it calls the 'vile gay-bashing agenda' of Rupert Murdoch and his newspapers in the war of words over coverage of the Paul Burrell royal butler story.
13 Nov 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - MasterCard continues its 'Priceless' advertising campaign with a Christmas push telling consumers that paradise is only paradise because of the people you share it with.
13 Nov 2002
| by Mark Kleinman,
LONDON - Britvic Soft Drinks is preparing to bring out a soft drinks range called Freekin' Soda, aimed at the teenage market.