MTV partners with Bruckheimer to launch game studio
19 Dec 2007 | by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - MTV and Jerry Bruckheimer, the award-winning producer behind 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Top Gun', is to launch a videogame development centre.
LONDON - Barclays has split the lead marketing role formerly held by Jim Hytner in two, appointing Dave Jeppeson as UK retail marketing director and Richard French as commercial marketing director.
LONDON - MTV and Jerry Bruckheimer, the award-winning producer behind 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Top Gun', is to launch a videogame development centre.
LONDON - Tom Ford Beauty has escaped censure by the ASA over its men's fragrance ad, which positions a bottle of perfume between a naked woman's legs.
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