Friends Reunited: the rise and fall
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Sold: one social media website. Slight signs of wear and tear. Clumsy, yet charming design. Last year’s fashion. 85 per cent discount, no returns.
LONDON – Sold: one social media website. Slight signs of wear and tear. Clumsy, yet charming design. Last year’s fashion. 85 per cent discount, no returns.
LONDON – Commercial radio’s share of total audience rose to 42.7 per cent in the second quarter of this year, a rise from 41.6 per cent on the last quarter, according to the latest set of Rajar figures, released today.
LONDON – Global Radio’s 95.8 Capital FM has overtaken sister station Heart to become London’s second most popular radio station, boosted by the strong performance of its breakfast show hosted by Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon.
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LONDON – Five weeks after his death, the estate of Michael Jackson has applied to create merchandising deals for products related to the singer such as stuffed toys and clothes.
LONDON – Microsoft has found a new champion for Bing after an online search uncovered a man who has proved adept at singing about search engines.
LONDON – Virgin Media has continued to grow its video on demand user-base, with over 55% of its digital TV subscribers watching VOD in the three months ended 30 June 2009.
LONDON – The Carphone Warehouse has appointed agency Face to work on a social media strategy for the brand.
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, USA
Executive Creative Directors: Susan Hoffman, Mark Fitzloff
Creative Director: Eric Baldwin, Jason Bagley
Art Director: Eric Kallman
Copywriter: Craig Allen
Developers: Josh Perez, Nick Bauer, Kiem Vu, Josh Pope, Laurie Brown, Colin Black
Digital Director: Sean O’Brien
Executive Interactive Producer: Marcelino Alvarez
Broadcast Producer: Celestina Lucero
Advertising Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, USA
Executive Creative Director: Susan Hoffman
Executive Creative Director:Mark Fitzloff
Creative Director: Eric Baldwin
Creative Director: Jason Bagley
Art Director: Eric Kallman
Copywriter: Craig Allen
Photographer: Chris Buck
LONDON – Premier Foods has boosted its focus on innovation and increased its brands’ market share.
LONDON – ITV slid to a £105m pre-tax loss in the six months to 30 June, as it suffered a 15% slide in TV ad revenue, although it has disposed of Friends Reunited for £25m.
LONDON – The proportion of young adults with a social network profile has fallen while more people from older age groups are joining, according to research published by Ofcom.
LONDON – The estate of Michael Jackson has applied to create exclusive merchandising deals for a number of products related to the singer including clothing and stuffed toys.
LONDON – ITV is poised to sell Friends Reunited for £25m, four years after buying it for £170m.
LONDON – Rupert Murdoch has said News Corporation will charge users to access its news websites, which include The Sun, The Times and Sky News.
LONDON – The publishing group DC Thomson said this morning it has agreed to buy ITV’s Friends Reunited social network for a cut price £25m.
LONDON – Commercial radio regained audience share from the BBC in Q2 2009, with its overall share rising to 42.7%, from 41.6% in Q1, according to the latest Rajar figures.
LONDON – Molson Coors is reviewing its £20 million UK media planning and buying account.
LONDON – Universal McCann has ended its search for a European chief by appointing Jim Hytner to the role.