03 Oct 2003
| by Mark Kleinman,
LONDON - The UK's biggest sporting property will get a new name next year when the title sponsorship of the English Premier League switches from Barclaycard to its owner, Barclays, in a £57m deal.
03 Oct 2003
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - A London tailor is unpicking the reputation of the bespoke suit industry as being filled with stuffed shirts with a raunchy tongue-in-cheek viral advertising campaign praising the power of the suit.
03 Oct 2003
| by Staff,
LONDON - Channel 4's reality television show 'The Salon' has found itself being something of a record breaker, as the show, set in a real-life beauty parlour, beats the world record for bikini waxing.
03 Oct 2003
| by Reporters,
LONDON - The police officer heading up the inquiry into the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl by Premiership footballers has warned of a trial by media as The Daily Sport this morning faced an investigation after it ran a story naming one of the players' club.
03 Oct 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - 'Pop Idol' judge Simon Cowell is to turn his talents to developing a television series, with a modern-day variation of 1980s favourite 'Fame' set in Los Angeles.
03 Oct 2003
Phew, I feel I can breathe a sigh of relief again. I've been feeling for a while that I've been swimming against the tide, but apparently not at all. My behaviour is completely normal, according to new research. Welcome to Super Youth, writes Gordon MacMillan .
03 Oct 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The National Magazine Company's Country Living magazine has teamed up with high-street chemist Boots to launch a range of Christmas gift products aimed at reflecting the title's values.
03 Oct 2003
| by Jeremy Lee,
LONDON - Carlton TV is suing Scottish Media Group for breach of contract regarding an agreement over the amount that Carlton receives from SMG for handling its airtime sales.
03 Oct 2003
| by Ian Darby,
LONDON - Tony Manwaring, the former chairman of Initiative Media, is returning to the agency he left three years ago.
03 Oct 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON – Emap is to rock the Midlands after its music brand Kerrang! beat 10 rivals to the lucrative West Midlands licence in a tough battle to secure one of the few remaining spots on the FM dial.