31 Aug 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – WH Smith is to trial Costa Coffee shops and Virgin Mobile outlets in 28 of its major stores in an attempt to boost flagging sales, which has been blamed on supermarkets moving into the books and DVD market.
31 Aug 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON - Habitat, the store credited with revolutionising British interior design, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a range of products designed by celebrities including Ewan McGregor and shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.
31 Aug 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON - Channel 4 has unveiled its autumn season with an emphasis on flagship dramas including controversial 'The Hamburg Cell', based on the student suicide bombers who took part in the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11 2001.
31 Aug 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Today's youth are turned off by sexually explicit advertising and prefer wholesome ads to fit in with their new favourite pastimes of board games and quiz nights, a new report claims.
31 Aug 2004
| by Jules Grant,
LONDON - As Hollinger International Inc faces legal action from the US financial watchdog, it has been revealed that its former chief executive Lord Conrad Black and others used $400m of corporate funds for perks such as private jets and club memberships.
31 Aug 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON - BBC arts presenter and executive Alan Yentob has reportedly been cleared of abusing expenses after a two-month internal inquiry authorised by BBC director-general Mark Thompson.
31 Aug 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON – Sky One is to advertise its new series of 'The Simpsons' after Channel 4 revealed plans for an aggressive marketing campaign for its terrestrial airing of the show, which it won from the BBC.
31 Aug 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - A gun-toting housewife has caused the latest Land Rover Freelander Sport ad to be banned, after 348 people complained that the spot glamorised gun culture.
31 Aug 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Five has seen earnings for the first half of the year leap six-fold to £6m, with revenues rising by 7.1% to £135m, a record performance for the seven-year-old channel.
31 Aug 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, has experienced a 5% growth in advertising revenue for the first half of the year, despite fears of weakened ad demand and falling audience share.