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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has cleared Endemol, Nestle and Channel 4 of fixing the Big Brother golden ticket promotion, although it has criticised them for the way in which it was carried out.The golden ticket promotion to find a member of the public to enter the house (see Big Brother Seeks Contestants Through Wonka-esque… Continue reading Big Brother Golden Ticket Draw Not Fixed

Apple is to start selling films over the internet, which viewers will be able to watch on their TVs.The company is launching a device which will wirelessly stream music and videos from the internet to consumers’ televisions.The device, which will cost $299, has been given the temporary name of iTV and is expected to launch… Continue reading Apple Takes On The Movie Market

BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s main commercial arm, has announced two key appointments to drive its growth strategy within the UK and internationally.Both appointments will report into David Moody, BBC Worldwide’s managing director of digital media and director of strategy.Luke Bradley-Jones, who joins from Spectrum Strategy Consultants, has been appointed as head of strategy and will… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Announces Key Appointments

Bango, the mobile internet platform provider, has announced an agreement with Yahoo! to deliver search marketing products and services to the mobile marketplace.Bango now offers Yahoo! search advertising products and services to mobile content providers, through the integration of Bango’s platform and Yahoo’s mobile marketing service.This is intended to create a one-stop solution to allow… Continue reading Bango Signs Mobile Search Marketing Agreement With Yahoo!

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has acquired a majority stake in mobile content company Jamba, known as Jamster in the UK.News Corporation has acquired a 51% stake in Jamba, the company behind the Crazy Frog, in a deal believed to be worth $187.5 million.News Corp bought the stake in Jamba from owners VeriSign, who purchased Jamba… Continue reading News Corp Acquires Controlling Stake In Crazy Frog Company

Wal-Mart, the giant US retailer, is to launch a digital video download service, according to a report in today’s Financial Times.The report says that Wal-Mart has published job advertisements for a business manager to head what is described as a new digital video category at Walmart.com.No details are given in the advertisement of when Wal-Mart… Continue reading Wal-Mart Could Launch Digital Video Downloads

Following its expansion beyond London, Ocean Outdoor is launching a new division to provide clients with formatted roadside opportunities.Ocean City Vision will be headed by Iain Chapman, former sales manager at Van Wagner.Initially, Ocean City Vision’s portfolio will be made up of Ocean Squares, the largest format backlit product in Europe, and Ocean 96s.Ocean says… Continue reading Ocean Outdoor Launches New Division

GCap Media’s Classic FM has signed a deal with eMusic to provide paid-for music downloads on its newly relaunched website.Visitors to classicfm.com will be able to download tracks on a variety of subscription models, giving them access to thousands of tracks.The partnership, which goes live tomorrow, will be promoted across all of Classic FM’s media… Continue reading Classic FM Signs Music Download Deal

Logitech has teamed up with Match Day Media Ltd (MDM.TV) to launch a new advertising campaign that will be broadcast at football stadiums across the UK.The new campaign, aimed at technologically savvy consumers, marks the first time that Logitech has advertised over a TV network.The campaign will run alongside the football and lifestyle themed entertainment… Continue reading Logitech To Broadcast Campaign At Football Stadiums

Mobile media company 3 will next week become the first podcast advertiser on the Galaxy radio network as part of a six figure package to promote 3’s new mobile messaging service.3 is launching a new service that allows users to stay in touch with their friends by accessing email and messenger accounts on 3, in… Continue reading 3 Becomes Galaxy Radio’s First Podcast Advertiser