29 May 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Jamie Redknapp, the former Liverpool and now Tottenham player, is sending up his reputation for being injury-prone in two spots for BT to tie in with the World Cup.
29 May 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Natalie Imbruglia, the singer and former soapstar, is the lastest star to be worth it for French cosmetics company L'Oreal, as the diminutive Australian signs a contract estimated to be worth £100,000.
29 May 2002
| by Ravi Chandiramani,
LONDON - O2 is slashing its UK agency roster in an attempt to strip out costs and present a more coherent image under lead creative agency Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest.
29 May 2002
| by Tania Mason,
LONDON - The Samaritans is reviewing its creative account out of Ogilvy & Mather as it seeks to promote the availability of its counselling services over channels such as the internet.
29 May 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Future Network, publisher of the Official PlayStation magazines, saw its share price climb after revealing it has wiped out its debt and has £2m in the bank.
29 May 2002
| by Ravi Chandiramani,
LONDON - Republic, the pressure group campaigning for an elected head of state, is to encourage people to compare the British and Swedish royals in its first ad calling for a public debate on the monarchy.
29 May 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - BT has hired Quiet Storm to handle advertising around the upcoming Mardi Gras being held in London as part of Gay Pride.
29 May 2002
| by Mark Kleinman,
LONDON - Parliament is set to scrutinise the government's pre-election advertising splurge after a committee of MPs demanded an investigation into allegations made in Sunday night's 'Panorama' documentary.
29 May 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - UK media group Emap has appointed headhunters to find a new chief executive to replace Robin Miller, who wants to retire by next summer.
29 May 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Findus raises the St George's Cross for its World Cup campaign as England fans are shown relieving injuries, caused by supporting the team from their armchairs, by applying packets of frozen Findus vegetables.