11 Dec 1997
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Camelot is expanding its interests into online entertainment in a
venture with IT company ICL to create Europe s largest multi-player
video games service.
11 Dec 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
The Royal Mail is setting up a business unit to promote its direct
marketing and home shopping services in a drive to convince the
marketing community that it is a media owner in its own right.
11 Dec 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
Exchange & Mart is launching on the Internet. A pounds 170,000 ad
campaign will back the launch.
04 Dec 1997
| by RAYMOND SNODDY
Fodor Wyllie Associates has won a three-way pitch to handle This is
London, the Evening Standard s new interactive guide to London.
27 Nov 1997
| by HARRIET MARSH
Camelot is to relaunch its Instants scratchcards and the online
game in the first quarter of next year to strengthen its position in the
run-up to the licence bid in the year 2000.
27 Nov 1997
| by WINSTON FLETCHER, chairman, Bozell UK G
Air Miles has had to write apology letters to 2.5 million customers
and open a special Web site after its call centre in Crawley was swamped
with enquiries.
27 Nov 1997
| by RAYMOND SNODDY, media editor, The Times
Associated Newspapers is to launch an online version of the Evening
Standard called This is London . It will incorporate ES Magazine, Hot
Tickets and the restaurant guides.
27 Nov 1997
| by RAYMOND SNODDY, media editor, The Times
Autotrader, the weekly car magazine, is launching on the Internet.
The site can be found at www.autotrader.co.uk.
20 Nov 1997
| by JEREMY BULLMORE
The D.Visions Video Van will be one of the less conventional
attractions at Marketing 97. Parked inside the main hall, the
three-tonne van will be connected live to both Marketing Online and the
Marketing 97 Web sites during the show, giving visitors the chance to
browse through both on a giant 84...
20 Nov 1997
| by JEREMY BULLMORE
Information and Internet companies have a strong presence at the
exhibition.