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Coca-Cola sponsors Somerset House gigs

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:15:00 GMT

Coca-Cola is to be the headline sponsor of the Summer Series of music concerts at Somerset House featuring Grace Jones (pictured), Calvin Harris and others.

YouTube hands over ad sales to publishers

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:15:00 GMT

YouTube has struck its first deals allowing publishers to sell advertising around their own content on the video-sharing site. Bauer and IPC Media are the first magazine publishers to sell advertising themselves on their channels for popular magazine brands including NME, Nuts, FHM and Kerrang!.

Transport for London launches Outer Limits poster design prize

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Transport for London is launching a poster design competition to promote outlying areas of the capital.

Michael Jackson's death overwhelms entertainment sites

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT

UK internet visits to entertainment website TMZ increased twenty-fold yesterday after it broke the news that Michael Jackson had died, according to Hitwise.

Jackson tragedy kicks off Elvis-style hysteria

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT

The tragic death of pop icon Michael Jackson overnight has led to a surge in sales for his albums on Amazon.co.uk, with parallels now being drawn to the merchandising success story of Elvis Presley following his death in 1977.

RFA wins brief for £150k show at Coventry Transport Museum

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Coventry Transport Museum has appointed Richard Fowler Associates to design a £150 000 permanent exhibition about the decline of the city's car industry since the 1980s.

Let's rock!

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The whole experience of live music, from getting information to buying tickets and even rewatching the concert afterwards, has been revolutionised by digital media

Urban Salon set for work on Titanic exhibition

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:45:00 GMT

Southampton City Council is in the process of appointing Urban Salon to design a permanent exhibition about the Titanic, which set sail from the city’s port nearly 100 years ago.

Vitamin creates polka-dot urban gnomes

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMT

Product design group Vitamin has created a set of urban gnomes for the Hayward Gallery’s summer exhibition Walking in My Mind, which opens today.

PlayStation extends Champions League sponsorship

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Sony Playstation has extended its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League until 2012.

MySpace to slash workforce

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

MySpace is slashing 30% of its workforce, as the News Corp-owned social networking site battles against increased competition.

German firm to work on Imperial War Museum North exterior

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:45:00 GMT

German landscape architect Topotek 1 has been selected as the preferred design team to work on the external spaces of the Imperial War Museum North in Salford.

Spinal Tap into online

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Spinal Tap have launched a global digital marketing campaign to promote the release of their new album, Back from the Dead.

Science Museum announces radical changes

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

London's Science Museum could change beyond recognition in little more than five years, having developed strategic plans to extend, redesign and rebrand.

Profile

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In his long career at the Science Museum, Tim Molloy has used his position as design client to change perceptions and champion rising stars. Lynda Relph-Knight talks to this maverick 'dealer in abstractions' about his plans

Max Fraser book gets LDF showcase

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The publication of design writer Max Fraser's London Design Guide will be accompanied by an exhibition at this year's London Design Festival.

Five to launch bingo and casino gaming service

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Five is to launch a branded bingo and casino gaming service following a deal with online gaming company PartyGaming.

Graphic power

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On the eve of this year's Bass festival, which celebrates the influence of Africa on the UK arts and culture scene, Design Week looks at the work of one of the artists featured, Nigerian graphic designer Ghariokwu Lemi

Brand awareness tested with new board game Eye-dentity

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Simon Wilson, director of Twyford-based consultancy Design Directions, has created a new board game which tests players' knowledge of brands.

Sony Ericsson launches music show on handsets

Fri, 29 May 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Sony Ericsson is launching a music-based entertainment programme aimed at young consumers.

Bingo industry campaigns to ditch tax increase

Thu, 28 May 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Two of the UK’s biggest bingo hall operators have launched campaigns to highlight the Government’s “grossly unfair” proposed increase in bingo tax.

Orange to expand gigs for charity work scheme

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Camille Alarcon

Barbie undergoes makeover

Wed, 27 May 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Mattel is to relaunch Barbie in the UK with new packaging and marketing as part of a global initiative to market the 50-year-old doll brand as a “fashion” icon.

Play.com to sponsor Take That tour

Tue, 26 May 2009 09:45:00 GMT

Play.com has secured the exclusive headline sponsorship for Take That’s forthcoming “The Circus Live” tour.

Truly London wins £16m 188BET ad account

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:01:00 GMT

188BET has appointed Truly London to handle its £16m global advertising account as the online gaming company bids to become one of the UK’s leading sports bookmakers.