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3 AUGUST – FROM UBM TO USA
The positive reception afforded BD's showreel for UBM Client Solutions in the UK has been replicated across the pond - UBM Electronics commissioned Black Diamond to produce a brand new version for their specific use. The showreel again features Senior Editor Jimi Simpson's bespoke animated sequences and Creative Director Craig Johnson's typography.

29 JULY - TIME SAVED
Black Diamond were commissioned to create a shortform 30" re-cut of an existing Hugo Boss Watches promo (for their sponsorship of Alex Thomson's yacht) for Cowes Week, which starts this Saturday.

13 JUNE - EAGLE RIDER partner with BD and Charley Boorman for new TV series

10 JUNE - BD Secure CANADIAN TOURIST COMMISSION co-funding for Extreme Frontiers with Charley Borman

8 JUNE - AND THE AWARD GOES TO… Black Diamond's 'To The Rock And Back' has just picked up the Award of Merit for Short Documentary at The Indie Fest 2011. Congratulations go out to director/producer Craig Johnson and senior editor Jimi Simpson. Craig says: 'It's always great to have your work recognised and if it means it gets seen by a wider audience then that's a bonus too. It was a genuine labour of love for me and Jimi, I guess it was worth it.'

27 MAY – THE BIG DEBATE GETS BIGGER - Black Diamond were commissioned by UBM to produce a unique animated identity for their ‘Big Debates’ events. BD were already responsible for production and post-production on UBM’s live debates (including title sequences) - but this new brief goes one stage further by creating a logo that can work across all three UBM entities: Building, Property Week and Building Design. Conceived by Creative Director Craig Johnson and executed by After-Effects Editor Jimi Simpson, the finished animation will now become the opening ident for all their future Big Debates vodcasts. As soon as the first new debate goes live, we’ll post the link.

13 MAY - We are all asking ourselves whether the recent glorious weather will be the best of the summer for 2011. Lets hope it lasts till at least the 30th May, as that’s when BD’s new summer TV series ‘Kings of the Surf’ premiers on Sky Sports. With 75 programmes to edit before September, the boys in Edit 5 are flat out.

10 JUNE - BD Secure CANADIAN TOURIST COMMISSION co-funding for Extreme Frontiers with Charley Boorman

27 MAY – THE BIG DEBATE GETS BIGGER - Black Diamond were commissioned by UBM to produce a unique animated identity for their ‘Big Debates’ events. BD were already responsible for production and post-production on UBM’s live debates (including title sequences) - but this new brief goes one stage further by creating a logo that can work across all three UBM entities: Building, Property Week and Building Design. Conceived by Creative Director Craig Johnson and executed by After-Effects Editor Jimi Simpson, the finished animation will now become the opening ident for all their future Big Debates vodcasts. As soon as the first new debate goes live, we’ll post the link.

11 MAY - BLACK DIAMOND has co-ordinated a pan-European campaign on YAHOO EUROSPORT to promote the AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA this May. Live in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden. Check out: http://visitcalifornia.eurosport.com/

26 APRIL – THE ROYAL WEDDING - Trust the Aussies to send up the wedding. Sydney-based Radio Nova descended on London to produce a few ‘skits’ for Australia’s Channel Ten, and who better that BD to provide the crew and post for our down-under mates. You can check out the full coverage of Fitzy & Wippa’s Royal Adventure here: http://www.novafm.com.au/royaladventure.

15 APRIL - BD have been engaged to represent BRITAIN'S NO 1 OLYMPIC ALPINE SKIER CHEMMY ALCOTT. Chemmy, who is currently recovering from a horrific injury sustained while training in Canada, aims to launch herself into the UK media starting with appearances on Sky Sports News and A Question of Sport.

30 MARCH - BD redesign the California State Map for distribution across the UK

26 MARCH 2011 - Adventure Film Festival - to launch all new competition, win your very own Adventure Film Festival Experience! Check back soon for more news

24 MARCH 2011 - BD expanding into the luxury travel market with new signing

15 APRIL - BD have been engaged to represent BRITAIN'S NO 1 OLYMPIC ALPINE SKIER CHEMMY ALCOTT. Chemmy, who is currently recovering from a horrific injury sustained while training in Canada, aims to launch herself into the UK media starting with appearances on Sky Sports News and A Question of Sport.

26 MARCH - ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL 2011 - to launch all new competition, win your very own Adventure Film Festival Experience! Check back soon for more news!

22 MARCH 2011 – STILL SKIING LAKE TAHOE
While we’re all complaining about skiing on grass in the Alps this winter, our friends in California are still rejoicing – 5 feet of fresh powder this week! Ski Lake Tahoe, representing the seven top rated ski resorts dotted around California’s beautiful Lake Tahoe, have once again drawn on Black Diamonds expertise in editing for their new Ad – this time for Australian television.

18 MARCH 2011 - BD expand into talent management, more news of roster coming soon

15th MARCH 2011 – NEW CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN

BD’s are looking to eclipse the success of the CALIFORNIA CLASSICS cinema season; working with CALIFORNIA TOURISM and AIR NEW ZEALAND, stay tuned…

14th MARCH 2011 – TOURISM BC

BD are proud to announce they have been retained for a further 12 month period as the digital agency in charge of the TOURISM BC (UK) website and all Tourism BC’s UK digital CRM

13 MARCH 2011 - SKY SPORTS

BD have been engaged to create SKY SPORTS Idents for NISSAN (WORLDWIDE).

11 MARCH 2011 - CANADA'S WEST / TOG24

BD have signed contracts with CANADA’s WEST and TOG 24 to deliver an instore / online promotional campaign to run from April to August 2011 at all TOG24 retail stores and on www.TOG24.com.

10 MARCH 2011 - CALIFORNIA SALES AND MEDIA MISSION 2011

The BD travel team have successfully completed another key Travel Trade event for the CALIFORNIA TOURIST BOARD.

04 MARCH 2011 – URBAN GOLF TAKES YOU TO PALM SPRINGS

BDTV have been commissioned by the Short Form Film Co. to edit a promotional film shot by Joe Talbot in Palm Springs, California. The video showcases a co-operative between Palm Springs Golf and Urban Golf based in London. A nine month initiative titled ‘The race to Palm Springs’ takes place every Tuesday at Urban Golf commencing this week. Click along to http://www.urbangolf.co.uk/play-golf/race-palm-springs-signup-form to witness Joe’s unique shooting style, and editor Jimi Simpson’s talents on the Avid.

28 FEBRUARY 2011 – UBM U.S.A.7 JANUARY 2011 - DUNLOP UK DVD
BD has produced a DVD for Dunlop UK via Ad agency, p’ZAZ. The content is a compilation of seven short films post produced by BD throughout the past year for Dunlop Europe. Dunlop broke new ground last year, producing the Sportmax GP Racer D211 tyre, which is based on the hugely successful technology created for motorcycle racing.

It’s all about the marketing. BDTV are producing a video showreel for UBM’s United States arm which showcases their recent work utilising Adobe After Effects to bring together such media as Online, Events, Print and custom publishing in a harmonious way. Senior editor Jim Simpson’s talents at work in this case.

18 FEBRUARY 2011 - BREAKING POINT FOR THE 7FT POPCORN!
And so the big screen California Classics Movie Season comes to a close next Tuesday (22nd) at Picturehouse Cinemas nationwide. And what a way to say "cut!" - Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze star in the Kathryn Bigelow helmed actioner 'Point Break'. Swayze exudes ruggish charm while Keanu is...well, Keanu! Tickets have probably sold out already as they're free - but you could nip down to the Clapham Picturehouse if you fancy hugging a giant box of popcorn!

17 FEBRUARY 2011 - FULL OF CALCIUM...AND AN OSCAR-WINNER TOO!
This Sunday (20th) sees the final screening in the California Classic Movie Season on Sky Movies Modern Greats: 'Milk'. Made in 2008 and directed by Gus Van Sant, the movie features stellar performances from Sean Penn (who won the best actor Oscar), Josh Brolin and James Franco. The film's second Oscar went to Dustin Lance Black for best screenplay. The exclusive introduction by ALEX ZANE was filmed in San Francisco at locations featured heavily in the film (including the Castro Theatre and City Hall). The intro was shot by Black Diamond and post-produced at our Covent Garden edit suites.

11 FEBRUARY 2011 - A CAUSE TO TUNE INTO
This Sunday (13th) sees the penultimate screening in the California Classic Movie Season on Sky Movies Modern Greats: 'Rebel Without A Cause'. Made in 1955 and driected by Nicholas Ray, the movie features stellar performances from James Dean, Natalie Wood (and Dennis Hopper). LA's Griffiths Observatory is an iconic location for two of the films pivotal scenes (a field trip and the film's emotional climax) and is also the location for the exclusive introduction by ALEX ZANE. The intro was filmed by Black Diamond and post-produced at our Covent Garden edit suites.

17 JANUARY 2011 - FANCY SOME WINDOW SHOPPING?
Then why not head to Knightsbridge, nip into Harrods and head for the Watch Room. Once inside go straight to the TW Steel display and let yourself be illuminated by the exclusive back-lit magic-eye screen featuring our snowboarder advert from the TW Steel California campaign designed by in-house creative director, Craig Johnson.

7 JANUARY 2011 - DAVID HAYE, WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP TAKES BLACK DIAMOND ON..

The enduring relationship between Black Diamond and M&C Saatchi Sports & Entertainment agency was in 'action' again this week. The Football Association are keen to heighten the profile of the FA Cup, so arranged for the World Heavyweight Champion himself, David Haye, appeared at the club he supports, Millwall FC...together with FA Cup itself. The Black Diamond crew, headed by Brendan Kelly was there to film the day and once the champ was done, the post production facilities in Covent Garden took over and thanks for the creative talents of Senior Editor, Jim Simpson together with the guidance of Creative Director, Craig Johnson created a little piece of magic - currently available on the FA website; ITV.Com; Facebook; YouTube, among many others. Enjoy...

7 JANUARY 2011 - HE SAID HE'D BE BACK!

And he is! Terminator 2 is the next screening as part of the California Classics season. Screening on Sunday 9 January at 8pm on Sky Movies Modern Greats, this showing features an exclusive introduction by Alex Zane. The piece was filmed in California at various locations used in the film and produced in-house by Jonah Whitaker with editor Scott Lottes and creative director Craig Johnson. Hasta la vista!

23 DECEMBER 2010 – SEASON’S GREETINGS
Everyone here at Black Diamond would like to offer the merriest of wishes for the impending Yuletide!
And to announce that if your a little headsore after the New Year festivities, why not relax in your favourite armchair (at 8pm with the TV tuned to Sky Movies Modern Greats) and enjoy Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece ‘Vertigo’ with a special introduction by Alex Zane (created by BD and filmed on location in California). Oh and look out for the California Classics idents (featuring a 6ft high popcorn box!) – we made them too!

9 DECEMBER 2010 – STEEL YOURSELF
The TW Steel California website (created by BD Creative Director Craig Johnson in collaboration with White Label) has now gone live. The stylish microsite can be viewed at: www.twsteeluk.com/california. The exclusive Men’s and Ladies watches campaign is backed with full-page advertising in major style magazines (including GQ – January issue & Vogue – February issue).

10 DECEMBER 2010 - STOCK FOOTAGE SALES SOAR AT BLACK DIAMOND
Stock footage sales from the vast Black Diamond library continue to bring significant revenues into the company as we approach year end. Brendan Kelly has just licensed a bespoke reel of top of the range extreme sports footage for a launch party event being arranged by the agency Footlocker for “Sneakerpedia” in Central London.

8 DECEMBER 2010 - THE KINGS OF THE SNOW
Snow is the word on everyone’s lips these days, as we launch into full post production of the first of the new winter series for Sky Sports – ‘The Kings of the Snow’. These Nissan-sponsored programmes continue to showcase the latest and greatest in extreme snow sports. BD welcomes back the editing talents of Max Langton for the first batch of Eps. Look out for it on Sky Sports from January.

7 DECEMBER 2010 - YAMAHA RACING
Senior editor Jim Simpson is deep into editing the 2010 season race film for Yamaha Factory Racing, Japan – via Amsterdam agency p’ZAZ. This year, Jim will be completing all graphics in-house on After Effects. The film will feature on Yamaha’s global racing website

The Warren Miller franchise continues after 56 years – the last 19 films being distributed by BD – and this year’s film ‘Wintervention’ has attracted Londoners in record numbers. A highlight of the Gala evening was the appearance of Glen Plake who entertained the crowd with his wit – and signed a few posters for the fans.

24 NOVEMBER 2010 - TOGETHER ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
UBM commissioned Black Diamond to produce a brand-new two minute showreel for UBM Client Solutions. Created by Craig Johnson (who worked on the message and typography) and Jimi Simpson (who devised the sumptuous graphics and edited the piece) the video features an uplifting re-imagining of M83's 'Teen Angst' by oft-used music collaborator David Harper. Deliberately moving away from the more obvious approach to showreels, 'Together anything is Possible' focuses on mood rather than the hard sell. The finished piece will be available for viewing shortly.

23 NOVEMBER 2010 - STEEL YOURSELF FOR A NEW LAUNCH
Creative Director Craig Johnson's design solutions for the TW STEEL Watches' launch of their 'California' Mens & Ladies watches have been so successful that the visual approach has now been adopted by the brand for their dedicated TW Steel California microsite (which goes live shortly). The launch will be backed by full-page adverts (created in-house by CJ) in the major style magazines. Full press details to follow.

22 NOVEMBER 2010 - THE FUTURE'S IN SAFE HANDS
Black Diamond's relationship with UBM goes from strength to strength as Craig Johnson directs a 5-minute online piece for celebrated architects Bond Bryan featuring their innovative designs for the Suffolk One Sixth Form College. The shoot took place at Suffolk One on a wonderfully sunny Thursday (which only added to the dramatic sweep of the location) and the swift turnaround enabled Bond Bryan to present the finished work on Saturday

20 NOVEMBER 2010 - The stylish promo was post-produced at Black Diamond's Covent Garden edit suites by Jimi Simpson.

19 NOVEMBER 2010 - BLACK DIAMOND IN PRE-PRODUCTION FOR SKY SPORTS FOR 2011
The first extreme sports series in the recently signed output deal with Sky Sports, Kings of the Snow is in pre-production now. The first of the 75 episodes, due to air in 2011 will be delivered just before Christmas.

15 NOVEMBER 2010 - ADVENTURER RIAAN MANSER IN TALKS WITH BLACK DIAMOND
The South African adventurer and presenter, Riaan Manser, whose film ‘Madagascar Maverick’ was featured in the Adventure Film Festival has begun exploratory talks with Black Diamond on possible ways for future collaboration.

11 NOVEMBER 2010 - BD EDIT VIDEO FOR 7M LED SCREENS
BD have edited rolling sequences for California Tourism UK, utilising stunning HD footage for two giant 7m LED screens in conjunction with stand builder, Exib, at this year's World Travel Market (WTM) event, held at Excel in London's Docklands. The screens were a stand-out feature at the event.

5 NOVEMBER 2010 - YAMAHA
Those of you with even a vague interest in motorsport will have heard of the legendary VALENTINO ROSSI, and will probably know that after 7 incredible years with the Yamaha is now moving to Ducati. You can see Valentino reminiscing in our new video on Yamaha's global website homepage at: http://www.yamaha-racing.com/Racing/

NOVEMBER 2010 - BD SECURE NISSAN SPONSORSHIP DEAL
BD secures a new TV sponsorship deal with car giant Nissan for a 3-series, 200 programme run with Sky Sports for 2011. The series showcases extreme sports, and kicks off with 'Kings of Snow' going out in January.

21 OCTOBER 2010 - CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD

Recently contracted BD to cover their 11th Annual Occupier's Conference event, featuring BBC economics guru, Stephanie Flanders, Green & Blacks co-founder, Jo Fairey, and Pret a Manger co-founder, Sinclair Beecham.

18 OCTOBER 2010 - BLACK DIAMOND SEEKING TO REP ADVENTURE FILMS FROM ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL
Hot on the heels of this year’s hugely successful Adventure Film Festival, Brendan Kelly is in discussion with several of the producers whose films were featured in the theatrical event, to negotiate Black Diamond becoming their TV distributor.

14 OCTOBER 2010 - UNITED BRAND MEDIA
Commission BD to film and produce a series of films featuring the likes of JOHN REDWOOD for the PROPERTY WEEK TV website. Sorry, the video has restricted access.

13 OCTOBER 2010 - BLACK DIAMOND HAS A SUCCESSFUL MIPCOM IN CANNES
Brendan Kelly returned from Cannes having had successful meetings with several US, Australian and Canadian networks regarding potential investment and co-production possibilities. Black Diamond's programming inventory also continues to service the requirements of many of the emerging digital channels internationally.

13 OCTOBER 2010 - BLACK DIAMOND BREAKS NEW GROUND IN THE UKRAINE
In a deal brokered by Brendan Kelly in conjunction with Australian partner, Silk TV, the Ukrainian TV network Solar TV has licensed 5 of Black Diamond’s library for broadcasting in the region.

20 OCTOBER 2010 - CALIFORNIA CLASSICS
As part of a two month sponsored film season Black Diamond have recently returned from filming 12 intros to classic films set in California. Presented by Alex Zane the intros look at the locations as well as stories behind the films. All content was shot in HD and will appear on Sky movies in January and February. As well as the presented content Black Diamond filmed a series of brand sponsorship idents featuring a 7 foot tall pop-corn box in iconic locations.

28 SEPTEMBER 2010 - DECOREX
Decorex is the industry standard for interior design exhibitions in the UK. BD were commissioned to film and edit a number of films covering this year's event. See the summary film at: http://www.decorex.co.uk/page.cfm/Link=1/t=m/goSection=1 SEPTEMBER 2010 - AIR NEW ZEALAND LAUNCHING OFF Air New Zealand has been named 'Best Airline' at this year's 2010 Which? Awards. So of course they selected Black Diamond to record and edit a short film documenting the launch of a ground-breaking collection of new seats covering all the three main classes. So now even the the economy class get the option of a bed.
For more info visit: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/jan/27/air-transport-newzealand-seats-economy.

25 JULY 2010 - SKY SPORTS GRANTS BUMPER PRODUCTION CONTRACT TO BLACK DIAMOND UNTIL 2014
In an unprecedented move in the current market place, Brendan Kelly has negotiated a deal with Sue Ashworth, Commercial Manager at Sky Sports, for Black Diamond to continue producing its highly valued extreme sports series for the UK broadcaster until December 2014. As with series produced for Sky in previous years, Black Diamond also retains world distribution rights and also has a continuing commitment from its long term sponsorship partner Nissan, to remain attached to the franchise.

19 JULY 2010 - BLACK DIAMOND IS ACTIVE ON MEN'S HEALTH CHANNEL
The UK male fitness channel The Active Channel, formerly known as LA Muscle, has extended its rights to 60 hours of Black Diamond's back catalogue for a 6 months term.

13 JULY 2010 - NEW AD LAKE TAHOE
With more ski resorts and terrain than any other North American destination, Lake Tahoe remains a top choice among winter destination travellers. Not surprising, then, that the marketing body Ski Lake Tahoe have recruited BD to create a new Ad for the 2010 season. With access to hours of stunning ski and snowboarding footage, and cutting edge editors to put it in place, we are the one-stop-shop.

12 JULY 2010 - COCA-COLA
In addition to the award winning TVC, BD has been contracted by Coca-Cola to produce a short emotional DVD which encapsulates the past six years of their involvement in the Football League. Usually the realm of Powerpoint, Adobe After Effects wizard, Jim Simpson will take this to a new level for a corporate presentation.

14 JULY 2010 - TRAVEL CHANNEL EXTENDS RIGHTS TO BLACK DIAMOND’S SERIES
Brendan Kelly has negotiated for the UK Travel Channel to extend the latter’s rights to exhibit three series which it has under license - Cutting Edge California ; Raider of the Lost Snow ; 48 Hours In….- to now include its newly launched Asian feed. The rights commenced in June until the end of the original term.

1 JULY 2010 - VIDEO FOR TOURISM BC
Canada Day is the annual event held in London Trafalgar Square to promote the country’s stunning natural and cultural heritage to the UK. Black Diamond have produced a video montage for Tourism BC’s plasma displays on the day.

4 JUNE 2010 - Adventure Film Festival 2010
Black Diamond unveil Tourism British Columbia as the title sponsor of the 2010 Adventure Film Festival (AFF) . Now in its fifth year the AFF showcases previously unseen and award-winning adventure documentaries and films in over 40 cinemas nationwide in early October. www.adventurefest.co.uk

21 MAY 2010 - DONT FORGET...
If you subscribe to Sky sports, dont forget to tune in to Sky Sports 1 just before 3 o'clock tomorrow (Sat 22) to watch the exclusive premiere of Black Diamond's Coca-Cola Championship play off Commercial.

14 MAY 2010 - EVERY CLOUD HAS ONE...
The Sports Industry Awards were held last night in Battersea (see 4 May 2010). Black Diamond’s Coca-Cola Play-Offs commercials were up for Best Sponsorship of an Event, but were pipped at the post by Adidas (for their London Marathon campaign) so congratulations to them. But there’s always a silver lining: M&C Saatchi (a regular BD client) won Best Sports Agency for an unprecedented third year running – so many congratulations to them too!

17 MAY 2010 - OCEAN RIDE
The new surfing series ‘Ocean Ride’ has been delivered to Sky for it’s launch next week. Check out the latest and greatest ripping up the waves across the Sky Sports channels.

4 MAY 2010 - DUNLOP
Black Diamond have completed a series of five short films through Ad agency p’ZAZ for Dunlop Europe. The films focus on the launch of Dunlop’s new SportSmart tyre which utilizes technologies invented for the race track. These can be seen on Dunlop’s website at: http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.eu/dunlop_uk/mc/videos/index.jsp.

3 MAY 2010 - ARC MOBILE

Black Diamond’s film crew were out and about London on the bank holiday filming ArcMobile (gigantic 48-sheet mobile billboards), the shoot continues tonight at various iconic London landmarks to realise the full effect of these huge backlit billboards. Keep an eye out!

30 APRIL 2010 - UBM AGAIN FOR BD
Following the successful shoot for The Carbon Trust, UBM have retained Black Diamond for a very special event at the end of May.
Watch this space for further details.

9 APRIL 2010 - BLACK DIAMOND WORKS WITH AWARD WINNNING PRODUCTION HOUSE GLASSHEAD
Brendan Kelly has secured the global rights to the recent hugely successful Channel 4 documentary “Stuttering School” from the independent producer Glasshead Productions. The title will be offered to buyers at the forthcoming MipTV.

7 APRIL 2010 - BLACK DIAMOND FORG DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE WITH MICHAEL ATTWELL’S MAPTV
Brendan Kelly, Head of Television has secured the global rights to three titles produced by Michael Attwell’s MAPTV company and will be presenting them to buyers in Cannes next week at MipTV. The titles are “9/11 : A Tale of Two Towers” and with the tenth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist atrocity next year, this should prove to be a popular show. Also there are “Myra : The Making of a Monster” and the definitive story of Princess Diana in “The Diana Years” . The tiles are being offered to the market as a ‘contemporary history’ strand.

25 MARCH 2010 - MISSION POSSIBLE
Black Diamond filmed their first commission for UBM (United Business Media Limited). The inaugural joint Property Week and Building Debate on the Carbon Reduction Commitment: “Impossible Mission?” took place at 15 Hatfield on 25 March 2010. The event, supported by the Carbon Trust, featured an illuminating Q&A session with the primary speakers. Post-production begins immediately on multi-format versions of the hour-long piece.

10 MARCH 2010 - ESPN / ASPEN
Black Diamond produces a 30 second promotional TV spot for Aspen Skiing Company that is running as part of a multi-media campaign on ESPN and ESPN.co.uk

1 MARCH 2010 - FIGHTING FOR A FOURTH
Black Diamond are delighted to announce that the Coca-Cola Football League Play-Offs have been nominated for the Best Sponsorship of a Sport Event/Competition in the 2010 Sports Industry Awards, to be held in London in May. Creative Director Craig Johnson and Senior Editor Jimi Simpson were responsible for the three specially-commissioned commercials that provided the lynchpin for the whole campaign (they can be viewed in the commercials section). Having already won three awards in recent years - is there such a thing as fourth time lucky? We'll see in May...

25 FEBRUARY 2010 - M&C SAATCHI AND COCA COLA RETURN TO BLACK DIAMOND FOR MORE FOOTBALL ADS FOR 2010
Black Diamond has once again been invited to conceive and produce three adverts to mark the end of this current season, the last season of Coca Cola's sponsorship deal for the Championship, League 1 and League 2. The Black Diamond creative team are in initial discussions on ideas and storyboards for this year's campaign, in the wake of the nomination for this year's Sports Industry Awards.

5 JANUARY 2010 - FASTNET FINALLY ON FIVER
'To the Rock and Back' gets its TV premiere this Sunday (10th) on Fiver. It will be broadcast at MIDDAY on the following channels: FREEVIEW Channel 30; SKY Channel 176; VIRGIN MEDIA Channel 152 and TISCALI TV Channel 31. With the cold weather

Brendan Kelly has negotiated a volume footage deal for 20 hours of various content for inclusion in its Sky Sports output deal for 2011. The deal is with the French distributor X Treme.

18th NOVEMBER 2010 - RECORD ATTENDANCE AT WARREN MILLER