LONDON – It’s been a long week and you deserve a rest. Thankfully, it’s time to down tools for Revolution’s game of the week, selected by our resident gaming expert, Kerb managing director Jim McNiven. This week its retro Track & Field clone Janey Thomson’s Marathon.
LONDON – Barclaycard is launching a new website offering its customers exclusive access to gigs and tickets.
LONDON – Barclaycard has launched music site to support its sponsorship with partners Live Nation, Mercury Prize and Global Radio featuring exclusive offers on tickets and downloads.
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LONDON – The Canadian government has slammed Facebook’s privacy policy, saying the social networking website breaches Canadian laws by holding users’ personal information indefinitely, and has issued a 30-day ultimatum for the site to amend its data guidelines.
LONDON – Krispy Kreme donuts has launched a partnership promotion with Madame Tussauds-owner Merlin Entertainment.
LONDON – Luxury car manufacturer Lexus is promoting its new IS 250C convertible through a direct and digital marketing campaign targeted at drivers who can’t justify the impracticalities of a soft-top vehicle.
LONDON – Microsoft is said to be on the verge of agreeing a deal to buy Yahoo!’s web search business – just two months after launching its Bing search engine.
LONDON – Google has seen its UK revenue share fall 1% year on year, despite posting an 18% increase in profit for the last financial quarter.
LONDON – Google Q2 financial results are ahead of analyst’s expectations, showing just how well the search giant is performing during these tough economic times, and indicating that the online ad market is stabilising. Chris Whitelaw, president of I Spy Search Marketing, picks out the highlights.
LONDON – The Wall Street Journal’s glossy magazine, WSJ, has appointed Times Media executive Sophie Raptis as publisher in one of several new appointments.
LONDON – Former BBC presenter Ray Stubbs is to host Disney-backed broadcaster ESPN’s live coverage of the English Premier League from the start of the 2009/2010 season.
LONDON – BBC One topped the ratings last night with police drama ‘New Tricks’ reeling in 8.1m viewers and a 34.1% share, according to unofficial overnight figures.
LONDON – Turkish Airlines has booked a 12-month holding on JCDecaux’s newly launched welcome site at Stansted to promote its daily flights from the airport over the next 12 months.
LONDON – Beer Pong Challenge, an iPhone app created by Super Experiment, is making more than £7,000 (£4,300) a month from ads.
LONDON – Boondoggle, a Dutch agency that won five gold Lions at Cannes this year, has created a short film revealing that the awards are not in fact worth their weight in gold.
LONDON – Doritos is supporting the launch of the limited edition mystery flavour ‘iD3’ with a digital campaign this month.
LONDON – Ray Stubbs is leaving the BBC after 25 years to host ESPN’s live coverage of the Premier League.
LONDON – Pop star Mika is launching a loyalty scheme on his website to allow fans to earn points that can then be traded for rewards.
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