03 Jan 2008
| by Francesca Newland
LONDON -- Malcolm Earnshaw, the former director general of ISBA, received a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
03 Jan 2008
The AA is the dominant brand leader in the roadside assistance market. Over the last 100 years, the brand has been built on the quality, expertise and dedication of its patrol force. Their expertise is not only with cars (they fix over 80%of breakdowns at the roadside); but with car owners. This is...
03 Jan 2008
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, has acquired Money-Media, a US-based online news and commentary business, for an undisclosed sum.
03 Jan 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - BSkyB is to show a brand new, award-winning feature film on its pay-per-view film channel on the same day as it is released in UK cinemas in a deal with Curzon Artificial Eye.
03 Jan 2008
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - IPC has agreed to sell its only parenting title, Practical Parenting, to Magicalia, publisher of a number of other parenting titles, for a confidential sum.
03 Jan 2008
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - The Newspaper Society has appointed Millward Brown to run a six-figure research project following a three-way pitch against Future Foundation and Sparkler.
03 Jan 2008
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - The Times is launching a social media and community website called The Times Health Club, which will help readers improve their health and fitness.
03 Jan 2008
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - EDF Energy has created a TV ad made entirely from 'recycled' film clips, as part of a cross-media marketing campaign to promote its commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
03 Jan 2008
| by Staff
NEW YORK - The Weather Channel and its associated website weather.com have been put up for sale and could attract bids in the region of $5bn.
03 Jan 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Lacoste, the French sportswear brand, has lost a second court case to prevent a Gloucestershire dental surgery from using a crocodile as its logo.