Newcastle United launches lingerie line
Newcastle United, the Premier League football team, is launching its own-branded lingerie, in a move to raise the club's appeal to its female and male fans alike.
Moss Bros offloads Cecil Gee to JD
Moss Bros has sold its high-street menswear chain Cecil Gee to JD Sports Fashion for 拢1.7m.
French Olympic ticket site crashes
The London 2012 Olympics' ticketing process was hit by a fresh hiccup today (Monday) when the official French outlet crashed as Britons hopeful of landing a ticket logged on.
New advertising think tank to focus on marketing to children
Credos, the new think tank created by the Advertising Association, is to focus its research on areas including improving understanding of advertising's impact on children and measuring advertising's contribution to the economy.
Murdoch's newspaper rivals join BBC in opposing Sky takeover
Rupert Murdoch's proposed full takeover of Sky has prompted the wrath of rival national newspaper publishers, who have joined the BBC and Channel 4 in calling on the Government to block the deal.
ASA turns blind eye to Paddy Power ad complaints
A Paddy Power TV ad depicting a blind football player kicking a cat by mistake has escaped a ban from the advertising watchdog despite attracting more complaints than any other ad this year.
McDonald's to champion British farms with Olympic sponsorship
LONDON - McDonald's is to emphasise its use of British farm produce in a TV campaign later this year tied to its sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympics.
Travelodge ramps up marketing with cuddly toy TV ads
LONDON - Travelodge, the budget hotel chain, is returning to the nation's TV screens after a 20-year gap with a 拢10m advertising campaign created by new agency Mother.
Indy combines newspaper and magazine sales
LONDON - The Independent has further restructured its commercial operations and will now offer agencies a joint sell across its newspapers and magazine supplements.