The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Locog) has awarded its official London 2012 programme business to Haymarket Media Group, ending a 15-month competitive pitch process.
23 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Diamond necklaces will be given away with Samsung's Diva Diamond phones in the New Year, developed as part of a double-pitch win by Big Communications for both Diva Diamond and Solid Immerse handsets in O2 stores.
23 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Mobile operator O2 will launch a series of products in the New Year based around Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, embedded into new smartphones.
22 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Price hikes proposed by the Royal Mail prior to a privatisation next year will hit agencies' direct marketing budgets, according to direct mail specialists Post Switch.
Hair brand Shockwaves has been named as the headline sponsor for NME's music awards for the seventh year running.
21 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Apple has removed an app designed to search Wikileaks' data just two days after the app was made available.
Product placement will be allowed in UK TV programmes from 28 February 2011, sponsorship rules have also been relaxed, and paid-for references on the radio can be integrated into programmes from today.
Charitable group Campaign Against Drink Driving (CADD) has launched an ad campaign in an effort to reduce the number of drink-driving incidents over the festive period.
Soft-drinks giant PepsiCo has won the sponsorship of 'The X Factor' in the US, beating its rival Coca-Cola, according to reports.
Virgin Media has appointed former Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) marketing director Nigel Gilbert to the newly created role of chief marketing officer.