19 Dec 1996
Cadbury is adding a festive boost to its sponsorship of Coronation
Street with the addition of holly and snow to the Aardman credits. The
festive addition to the sponsorship, which at pounds 10m is the UK s
largest broadcast sponsorship to date, will run from Christmas Day until
January 6.
19 Dec 1996
M&C Saatchi is launching a specialist sponsorship agency called M&C
Saatchi Sponsorship next year. Its first account will be the Benson &
Hedges Formula 1 Jordan team. Matthew Patten, former head of client
services at Orbit, the Lowe Howard-Spink sponsorship shop, will head the
operation.
19 Dec 1996
Tour operator Airtours has signed a sponsorship deal with ITV s holiday
show Wish You Were Here, in a move that is believed to give Airtours
access to the names of viewers who write to the show for information.
19 Dec 1996
A star was definitely born when our seasonal mystery brand was first
launched as a Christmas beer in 1926. Its exceptional clarity astounded
even the Den Hoorn brewery, which had been operating in the town of
Leuven since 1366. But Leuven s most famous name, which also brands this
product, is that...
19 Dec 1996
| by JAMES CURTIS AND KAREN DEMPSEY
James Curtis and Karen Dempsey look at the highs and lows of the past 12
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12 Dec 1996
Whitbread Beer Company is to carry out the first taste test on the
Internet, inviting Net surfers to e-mail it for a free product sample.
12 Dec 1996
Cadbury is launching its second promotion tied to the Coronation Street
sponsorship in a further attempt to strengthen the link between its
confectionery brand and the Granada TV soap.
12 Dec 1996
HP Bulmer has signalled its desire to build a portfolio of premium
international lagers with its decision to distribute New Zealand beer
Steinlager in the UK.
12 Dec 1996
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
The ITV sponsorship committee has delivered a damning verdict on the
Independent Television Commission s proposals for changing the
sponsorship code - claiming they could endanger existing sponsorships.
12 Dec 1996
Capital Radio is the first advertiser to sponsor a London Underground
station - the new-look Leicester Square.