Losses at AOL Time Warner tipped to exceed $50bn
24 Apr 2002 | by Staff,
NEW YORK - AOL Time Warner is expected to break a new US business record later today by posting losses predicted to exceed $50bn (£34.5bn), the largest in US corporate history.
LONDON - The long-awaited rebranding of former BT mobile phone network BT Cellnet as 02, will kick off for real on May 1 in a £130m campaign as part of a pan-European push.
NEW YORK - AOL Time Warner is expected to break a new US business record later today by posting losses predicted to exceed $50bn (£34.5bn), the largest in US corporate history.
LONDON - ITV1 is to ditch its heart emblem, which appears onscreen alongside its blue and yellow logo, in a £1m rebranding of the channel, which will see the creation of a new on-air look.
LONDON - A three-legged animated footballer called 'Leggsy' will be the star of Coca-Cola's 2002 World Cup TV ad campaign, Marketing can exclusively reveal.
LONDON - Sony is to employ its artificially intelligent robot dog Aibo to act as a brand mascot on all advertising for its consumer electronics portfolio across Europe.
LONDON - Nescafe has clinched a £9.5m deal to sponsor Channel 4's flagship teen show 'Hollyoaks'.
A creative brief is like a road map. A good brief leads to imaginative and persuasive ads. And gets you there quickly, writes AdCracker.com's Steve McNamara .
LONDON - IPA President Bruce Haines reminded the advertising industry of its importance to the media world, underlining the fact that it funds over 50% of the nation's TV viewing.
LONDON - Foreign exchange operator Travelex has emerged as the surprise sponsor of ITV's World Cup coverage in a deal worth £3m.
LONDON - ITV Digital has attracted as many as six potential buyers since administrators Deloitte & Touche put the service up for sale on Monday.