17 Dec 2001
Imagine if you could get in for free each time your favourite band came to town. True fans of indie rockers, Rocket from the Crypt (RFTC) can do just that, on one condition: that they get a permanent tattoo of the band's rocket logo inked into their flesh. That's dedication, writes Kate Kaye .
19 Nov 2001
One would think a 108m contract would be enough to instil loyalty in anybody, even a record industry ho like Britney Spears. Why, then, would she be guzzling Coke when she's under contract with Pepsi? asks Kate Kaye .
02 Nov 2001
Hey ladies, what would it take for you to bare your bosom in public? A nude beach? A necklace of cheap plastic beads? A few shots of Rumpleminz? How about 35 bucks, a bottle of champagne and some food, writes Kate Kaye .
02 Nov 2001
As EchoStar beats Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to DirecTV, Brand Republic details the key moments in the fight for the US satellite broadcaster.
13 Sep 2001
I had a hangover yesterday morning. I'd been out with my departing editor -- and best friend in New York - the night before, saying a big, drunken goodbye. But it was a beautiful day. The light in the city is different to London; much clearer. Blue is bluer and white is whiter, writes Elly Trickett...
10 Sep 2001
Simon Marquis, who has just been named as the new CEO of Zenith Media, does not seem unduly worried, writes Jennifer Whitehead .
07 Sep 2001
In the second of her fortnightly columns, Kate Kaye, uncovers an Orwellian nightmare in the bottom of her bottle of beer.
24 Aug 2001
In the first of her fortnightly columns, The Lowbrow Lowdown's Kate Kaye casts her eye over Stateside marketing and media.
15 Aug 2001
| by Claire Billings,
Not content with ruffling the feathers of Formula 1 car manufacturers, who are worried that its new-found interest in the sport could force it on to pay TV, Kirch is now having a go at UK broadcasting legislation and World Cup football.