Anchor ties with Shrek 2 in the UK

Anchor is to sponsor US box-office smash hit Shrek 2 in the UK to promote its Real Dairy Cream, as part of a focus on kids' films this summer.

Ads will take the form of sponsorship idents in the final slot before the previews, with the line 'Anchor Real Dairy Cream sponsors summer family films'.

The Shrek 2 tie-up could prove lucrative for Anchor, with the US release threatening to break the record for first weekend takings set by Spider-Man in 2002.

The ident will run for 13 weeks from 25 June and will feature the cartoon cows from the TV ads performing in front of a cow 'director'.

Anchor has increased marketing spend from £3.6m in 2003 to £13.4m this year.

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