News for August 2005
- 3 summons the music police for latest TV ad
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The ‘Dirty Music’ commercial, created by agency WCRS, is set on the mystical ‘Planet 3’ where music has become illegal.
The ad features a group of female
- Aug 31, 2005
- BBC and Channel 4 sign up to NTL video-on-demand
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Initially launched in January 2005 in Glasgow , NTL On Demand offers a selection films, TV shows, children's programmes and music videos available to view
- Aug 31, 2005
- Broadcast
- HMV launches own digital music service
- Launching on Monday, 9 September, HMV Digital has been developed in partnership with business and technology solutions provider Conchango.T The service
- Walkers gives away iPods in new mobile promo
- The campaign has been developed by The Big Kick with the mobile marketing run by technology agency Sponge . To enter, uses need to buy a packet of
- Online broker selects Accipiter for ad management
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ShareBuilder claims to be the UK’s seventh largest online brokerage, aimed at both beginning and experienced investors.
The deal will see Sharebuilder
- Aug 31, 2005
- Monster marketing head joins mobile shopping firm
- Walma will be responsible for formulating the company’s overall marketing and customer acquisition strategy, and launching Reporo’s mobile shopping platform
- Tesco mulls selling furniture online
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The move would see the retailer stock items such as dining tables and cabinets on its website, according to a report in Retail Week.
At present,
- Aug 30, 2005
- Retail
- 3 makes mobile music with Sony BMG
- The deal will mean 3's customers can access all artists on Sony BMG UK's roster, including Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, Usher, Charlotte Church and
- Yahoo! told to Flick off
- The news is revealed on Flickr’s FAQ page concerning the Yahoo! takeover, and shows that all independent Flickr users will eventually require a Yahoo! ID to
- Launch date nears for iPod phone?
- The computer giant will make a major announcement next week in San Francisco, sparking rumours that the firm will launch an mobile phone with iTunes