30 Nov 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Carling is pushing its presence in Bristol with a wireless promotion that the lager brand says is the biggest of its kind in the UK to date.
LONDON - BT has made two senior appointments to newly created division BT Entertainment, cementing its plans to distribute on-demand music, gaming, TV and movies via broadband, but remaining short on details of deals.
29 Nov 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON – Proximity Worldwide is to expand its mobile marketing business in a tie-up with phone company Ericsson, which will see the two jointly promote mobile marketing.
LONDON - CNN has launched the first mobile news service to be entirely supported by an advertiser, with money from Xerox effectively allowing it to be offered to consumers free of subscription charges.
LONDON - Havas chief Alain de Pouzilhac is attempting to counteract the influence of the advertising group's largest shareholder, Vincent Bollore, by forming a bloc of friendly shareholders that could help thwart any takeover of the French firm.
26 Nov 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – An entertainment news service including 'Big Brother' clips is to be made available on mobile video network 3 following a deal with Associated Press Television News.
LONDON - EasyGroup is close to a deal with T-Mobile for the network operator to carry calls for EasyMobile, Stelios Haji-Ioannou's attempt to apply a low-cost model to the mobile phone market, according to reports.
24 Nov 2004
| by Joe Lepper,
LONDON – Folk has designed a fresh brand identity for mobile internet technology company Bango to give it a more consumer-led look.
22 Nov 2004
| by Joe Lepper,
LONDON – O2 has secured a 3D lenticular cover slot for the next issue of IPC Ignite!'s NME, which features the magazine's annual Cool List.
18 Nov 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON - Orange, the mobile phone operator, is supporting this year's Band Aid tune by making a ringtone of the song downloadable for Orange customers.