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PBL draws everyone into the 007 mission
PBL is claiming its cross-media advertising push is working, with the latest campaign to promote the new James Bond film the tenth such deal in the past four weeks.For the first time Hoyts Cinemas and non-media asset Crown Casino are joining the fun. They are taking part in the promotion of Casino Royale, to be released in Australia on December 7.
ACP, the group's magazine arm, Channel Nine, the ninemsn website and mobile marketing company 5th Finger are all playing roles in the promotion, which claims a first for how it exploits the ability to connect mobile phones with the web.
PBL sales and marketing director Joe Pollard says 15 more cross-media deals for clients large and small are in the pipeline. Pollard was recruited in August to put together PBL's cross-media packages.
Scrutiny On Diversifying Source Markets
Markets that are closer to the tourism destination are quite naturally more lucrative, one of the region's tourism experts asserted, despite some members of the industry insisting that now is as good a time as any to target markets other than North America. .Anna Nicole Caught Up In Bahamian Property Scandal
ANNA NICOLE SMITH faces eviction from the Bahamas if claims made by a former boyfriend are true. The actress/model, who buried her 20-year-old son DANIEL on Nassau last week (ends20OCT06), has illegally claimed residency on the island if allegations made by South Carolina-based property developer GAITHER BEN THOMPSON are to be believed. A spokeswoman for the realtor tells TMZ.com the busty blonde bought a Bahamian property on credit from Thompson, who she briefly dated, but has not paid a penny for it. A source tells the website Smith attempted to convince Thompson he was the father of her newborn baby DANNIELYNN in May (06) - a month before another ex, LARRY BIRKHEAD, went public about the pregnancy, claiming he was the biological father. Thompson laughed off the claims because he had undergone a vasectomy before he started dating Smith.UN Report Says Caribbean Making "Inroads" into HIV/AIDS
United Nations: With the benefits of wider access to antiretroviral treatment, the United Nations says several Caribbean countries were making "inroads" in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.According to the 2006 report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, the progress in stemming the epidemic is more evident in the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba and Jamaica.
"The balanced approach adopted in Barbados, emphasizing both HIV prevention and treatment, is showing encouraging results," the report said.
It said the introduction of antiretroviral treatment in Barbados in 2001 has led to a "steep decline" in AIDS death rates since the late 1990s, from 43.2 per 100,000 persons older than 16 years in 1997 - 1999 to 17.2 per 100,000 persons during 2003 - 2005.
"However, AIDS is still a significant cause of premature deaths among adults, mainly because many people still opt for treatment only after they have become severely ill," the report said.