Washington Post to acquire Microsoft's Slate magazine
22 Dec 2004 | by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON – Microsoft has sold its pioneering eight-year-old online magazine Slate to The Washington Post.
LONDON – Aegis has acquired US internet search marketing agency iProspect.com in a deal that could net the founders of the firm $50m (£26m).
LONDON – Microsoft has sold its pioneering eight-year-old online magazine Slate to The Washington Post.
LONDON – Starbucks has launched a website celebrating 20 years of its Starbucks Christmas Blend created by digital agency Wheel.
LONDON - Yahoo! Europe has been rocked by the departure of president Pierre Chappaz, who has quit after just two months in the role.
LONDON – The World Rally Championship has teamed up with sports content company Premium TV to offer its fans exclusive broadband and mobile access to the motor sport.
The World Rally Championship (WRC) is to capitalise on the sport's popularity with a broadband subscription service called WRC+.
Ebookers has signed up actor Brian Blessed as the voice of its first TV ads in a £6m branding drive. The 12-week 'Greatest show on earth' campaign breaks on Christmas Day.
Fox's Biscuits has created a Christmas online game to promote its Rocky brand to eight- to 11-year-olds. The snowboarding game, which is available at www.rockyr.co.uk, was created by digital agency DS Emotion.
Men's fashion retailer Hackett is to use a high-profile outdoor campaign featuring Rugby World Cup-winning hero Jonny Wilkinson to promote its e-commerce site.
Ofcom has terminated Auctionworld's licence after the digital TV channel, which is in administration, failed to remedy serious breaches of the Ofcom Code. It has also failed to pay a £450,000 fine previously imposed by Ofcom.