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LONDON – EDF Energy has created a TV ad made entirely from ‘recycled’ film clips, as part of a cross-media marketing campaign to promote its commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
LONDON – The Newspaper Society has appointed Millward Brown to run a six-figure research project following a three-way pitch against Future Foundation and Sparkler.
LONDON – The Times is launching a social media and community website called The Times Health Club, which will help readers improve their health and fitness.
NEW YORK – The Weather Channel and its associated website weather.com have been put up for sale and could attract bids in the region of $5bn.
LONDON – Lacoste, the French sportswear brand, has lost a second court case to prevent a Gloucestershire dental surgery from using a crocodile as its logo.
LONDON – US late-night television shows including NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ and the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on CBS, have returned to air despite the continuing writers’ strike.
LONDON – ITV1 is understood to be close to commissioning a UK version of hit US crime series ‘Law and Order’, to take the new 9pm weekday drama slot created by the return of the ‘News at Ten’.
SHANGHAI – Heartland Media has secured out-of-home media planning duties for dairy giant Yili.
LONDON – Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which owns the rights to The Beatles’ back catalogue, is inviting offers to use the band’s hits in ads.
LONDON – US rap artist MC Hammer is to launch a user generated music video sharing website, in an attempt to rival YouTube as an online hub for dance and rap videos.
LONDON – ITV has launched the first campaign through its new agency, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, with print work for the new interlinked dramas ‘Moving Wallpaper’ and ‘Echo Beach’.
SINGAPORE – Local independent agency Gartshore & Associates, run by ex-Batey account director Bill Gartshore, is scaling back its business to focus on publishing.
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) has issued an open tender for its estimated S$5 million (US$3.5 million) advertising account.
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) has issued an open tender for its estimated S$5 million (US$3.5 million) advertising account.
KUALA LUMPUR – Crush Communications has appointed Sreejit Pillai (pictured) as its public relations director in Malaysia.
I’ve been kind of M-I-A around here due to vacational issues, so I haven’t been able to greet evryone properly for the New Year that just went by.
That’s why in an apologie-like kind of way I want to leave with these few visual testiomonies of the celebrations for New Year 2008.
First is a compilation made by TrendHunter consisting of 8 videos of the festivities in such diverse locations as Dubai, New York, Hong Kong and Sydney.
The second is a more curious one. A series of 360 degrees panoramic views of different events. Among others you’ll find images of Copa Cabanna, London, Taipei and Rio de Janeiro, just to mention a few.
I sincerely hope this year is full of success for everyone and brings many learnings and new experiences.
A big hug for everyone swinging by this website.
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