"campaign starring Usain Bolt and Virgin founder Richard Branson to promote Virgin's superfast broadband service. The TV adverts were directed by Seth Gordon and involved Bolt impersonating Branson. On 8 June 2016, Southampton F.C. announced that Virgin Media would become the club's shirt sponsor on a three-year deal. In April 2008, acting Virgin CEO Neil Berkett sparked controversy when he told ""Television"", a magazine published by the Royal Television Society, ""this net neutrality thing is a load of bollocks."" According to the journalist, he claimed that any video content provider that refused to pay Virgin Media a premium for faster"
"association football. Prior to the race Bolt gave the runners some private coaching and also participated in the 10th anniversary celebrations for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. In January 2012, Bolt impersonated Richard Branson in an advertising campaign for Virgin Media. The campaign was directed by Seth Gordon and features the Virgin founder Branson to promote its broadband service. In March 2012, Bolt starred in an advert for Visa and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In July 2012, Bolt and RockLive launched ""Bolt!"", an Apple iOS game based on his exploits. ""Bolt!"" quickly became the No. 1 app in Jamaica and"
"other 200,000 are analogue cable customers. Virgin makes up around 15% of the UK's TV distributors, with Freeview having the most, and Sky being second. Virgin Media launched in February 2007, with a public relations event and expensive advertising campaign covering major UK television channels, newspapers and billboards. Television advertising featured actress Uma Thurman, comedian Ruby Wax, and actors Samuel L. Jackson, Marc Warren, and David Tennant. Virgin Media also sponsored the Channel 4 reality TV show ""Big Brother"" in its eighth series in 2007 and its and ninth series in 2008. In 2012, Virgin Media launched a multimillion-pound ad"
"Money also lent its name to the yacht that Sir Richard Branson used to attempt to break the transatlantic record. Since 2011 Virgin Money has sponsored events at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Virgin Money were the shirt sponsor of Newcastle United F.C. for the 2012–13 season, a club that had a sponsorship deal with Northern Rock since 2003. Newcastle United's shirts also displayed the Virgin Money logo for the remainder of the 2011–12 season, fulfilling Northern Rock's deal at the time of being bought by Virgin. To coincide with the launch of Virgin Money's rebranded stores, Richard Branson appeared in"
"beginnings of Virgin, and ended with a shot of the same record framed and hanging on the wall of the new bank. Two months later a Virgin Media TV advertisement starring Branson and actor David Tennant also featured the record, where a younger version of Branson is seen holding a copy of ""Tubular Bells"" under his arm upon exiting a time machine. However, the advert was withdrawn shortly afterwards following objections from the BBC that it was being used to endorse a rival TV service (in the advert Tennant is shown searching on Virgin's TiVo on-demand service for episodes of"
"Angeles. Nath has appeared in TV shows and off West End Theatre plays that gathered him a lot attention for his ability to transform his body.<br> He was seen in TV shows that aired on BBC, ITV (TV network) and Channel 4. Nath has been in commercials for Jack in the Box, Travelzoo, Virgin America and State Farm Insurance.In the State Farm campaign, he was paired opposite NBA superstar Chris Paul for a series of commercials titled 'The Power of an Assist'. In 2011, he turned director presenting reality based subjects that were focused around the South Asian community. His"
"Marcus (born 6 August 1997) and Khephren (born January 2001). Thuram is separated from , a French TV host, who registered and then withdrew a complaint of domestic violence against him. Thuram was sponsored by sportswear company Nike and appeared in Nike commercials. In a global Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in a ""Secret Tournament"" commercial (branded ""Scorpion KO"") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Ronaldo, Edgar Davids, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Luís Figo and Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric"
"by sportswear company Nike, and appeared in commercials for the brand. In a global advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in a ""Secret Tournament"" commercial (branded ""Scopion KO"") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside footballers such as Luís Figo, Thierry Henry, Hidetoshi Nakata, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Francesco Totti, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament ""referee"". River Plate Sevilla Real Madrid Benfica Olympiacos Argentina Javier Saviola Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández (; born 11 December 1981) is an Argentine retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Known for"
"leave by his national team manager Péter Várhidi to miss Hungary's friendly against Slovenia to spend time with his family. In 2005, Gera featured in a television advertisement for Pepsi representing the 2006 World Cup, alongside Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho, Nicklas Bendtner, Neil Ruddock and Raúl. Gera is a member of the Faith Church and was featured in billboard advertisements promoting the organization. He has often defended the Church from its critics and promoted it several times in the media. He credits the Church with saving his life, helping him change his destructive lifestyle which included crime"
"for the Game Boy Advance, and ""David Beckham Soccer"", a football game for a number of platforms, and he was brand ambassador for exercise video game ""EA Sports Active 2"". Beckham featured in EA Sports' ""FIFA"" video game series; he was on the cover for the International edition of """". During his playing career (which ended in May 2013), Beckham generated an estimated £1 billion in shirt and boot sales. In 2006, Lloyd's of London insured his legs for £100m, at the time he was playing for Real Madrid. In March 2015 Beckham had the third highest social media rank"
"Daniel Ellis (footballer) Daniel ""Dan"" Ellis (born 18 November 1988) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County. He plays as a forward. Tipped by himself to be the next David Beckham, “Dan” quit football to pursue a career in modelling. Having featured in a number of local shows including “practical gloves for men”, “Dan” now has an impressive 327 Instagram followers which is increasing yearly thanks to his cats instagram page. Since 2013, “Dan” has been with Virgin Media, receiving widespread praise from the top dogs including Sir Richard Branson “Dan really is the"
"a photographic enthusiast for over 20 years. He has done photo exhibits in galleries in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Minnesota and Missouri, with proceeds going to clean water. His photos have been featured in numerous domestic and international publications. Pitt became an ad spokesman for Virgin Mobile Australia, portraying The Second Most Famous Pitt, a parody of his comedic likeness as the brother of actor Brad Pitt. The initial web video went viral and garnered over 1,200,000 YouTube hits in its first week. This campaign became the most successful in history for Virgin Mobile becoming the top 5 viewed online"
"whether Telstra would sponsor the code again), the commercial was a fast-paced action clip, with key players from all teams superimposed to appear as if they are playing in front the famous landmarks of their team's area. They are as follows: As with previous seasons, all team captains featured prominently in the ads, holding aloft the premiership trophy as the advertisement closes, replicating the 2006 equivalent. Ironically only weeks after it was put to air, Newcastle Knights captain Andrew Johns' career was ended by a neck injury. Telecommunications giant Telstra once again hold the naming rights to the premiership season"
"trainers, et al., to wear league-approved team apparel. Namath also appeared in television advertisements both during and after his playing career, most notably for Ovaltine milk flavoring, Noxzema shaving cream (in which he was shaved by a then-unknown Farrah Fawcett), and Hanes Beautymist pantyhose. All of these commercials contributed to his becoming a pop-culture icon. He has appeared in advertising as recently as 2014, in a DirectTV commercial starring the Manning brothers making stew with one's mother. Namath continues to serve as an unofficial spokesman and goodwill ambassador for the Jets. In 2011, Namath was representing Topps and promoting a"
"chairman, Phil Gartside. In Germany, Reebok sponsored football club 1. FC Köln. In rugby union, Reebok sponsored the Wales national team until late 2008, who won the Grand Slam in the Six Nations Championship in that year, and the Tasman Makos in New Zealand's domestic competition, the Air New Zealand Cup. In 2006, FC Barcelona and France national team striker Thierry Henry (then playing for Arsenal) signed a deal to join the """"I Am What I Am"""" campaign on August 1, 2006. Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has also done """"I Am What I Am"""" commercials. Andriy Shevchenko started his"
"R/GA and as a partner at Mother NY, where he conceived and grew the experiential marketing practice. He has managed advertising, digital and social media campaigns for brands such a Virgin, Dell, Nike, Walmart, and Jaguar Cars. Dave Mingey was a VP of marketing at Pepsi-Cola and also the director of global Olympic marketing for Johnson & Johnson from 2005 to 2009. In 2009, ""Sports Business Journal"" named him one of “Forty-Under-Forty” top sports executives. Eric Guthoff was a global director at IMG in their Olympic Consulting Division. ""Sports Business Journal"" named him to the “Forty-Under-Forty” class of 2015, as"
"of the game. Hughes though, was later dropped as a selector for the Australian cricket team and subsequently replaced by Greg Chappell on 29 October 2010. He is a prominent supporter of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League and has also done some acting, portraying Ivan Milat in the comedy movie Fat Pizza. Additionally, Hughes has appeared on TV commercials as well, featuring losing weight with ""The 14-day All-Bran Challenge"" and appearing as himself in the English comedy show ""Hale and Pace"". Hughes was a notorious consumer of alcohol and food. Towards the end of his career, this"
"was also a professional musician (trumpet and singing) performing with various Australian military bands. He trained in drama at Richmond Drama School in London and in improvisation at The Second City in Los Angeles. He has appeared in numerous commercials including an infamous Continental Sauces commercial with Mena Suvari and a Virgin Mobile commercial with Jane Lynch. He has also appeared in two Super Bowl commercials. In 2003 for Washington Mutual (with Scott Adsit) and in 2011 for Bridgestone's ""Reply All"". As a stand-up comedian, he has performed in London, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and Los Angeles. Thomas Bromhead Thomas Bromhead"
"for the ""Common Goal"" campaign created by Juan Mata of Manchester United. As participants in the campaign, players donate 1% of their individual wages in support of other soccer-related charities. Rapinoe and Morgan were the first two women players to sign on to the campaign. Rapinoe has signed endorsement deals with Nike and Samsung. She has appeared in multiple commercials for Nike. In 2013, she appeared in advertisements for the clothing company Wildfang and began a partnership with medical device company, DJO Global. In 2016, she appeared in television commercials and print advertisements for Vitamin Water. The same year, she"
"DirecTV, Gatorade, Nationwide and Papa John’s worth in sum approximately $12 million per year. Fellow NFL quarterback Drew Brees earns $11 million each year from his contracts with Wrangler, Vicks, Verizon, Nike, and Microsoft. Another example of marketing through sports is the strategy used by Gillette to promote its personal hygiene products through representative figures of each sport on television during broadcast sports events. Gillette uses athletes such as tennis player Roger Federer, golfer Tiger Woods, and soccer player Thierry Henry. In the commercial these celebrities appear using the products of the company. This is done in order to promote"
"Belgium, having the biggest media outcome in the history of the sport with live international TV coverage… PROFILE Kenny Belaey Bike : GT trials / GT Force LE / GT Zaskar Varia Sponsors : Red Bull, GT bicycles, Adidas, Volkswagen, Hope Technology, Sapim, Qoleum, Bovelo Trial since: 1992 Competition debut: Leuven, Bierbeek Career tally 2012: Appearance in the Olympic Samsung TVcommercial feat. David Beckham / Big injury held him back for the rest of the season, still bringing home a bronze medal at the worlds. 2011: Appearance in the biggest global Adidas commercial ever. ALL IN / European champion /"
"sponsored by Chevy Trucks on the ESPN network. For twenty-six years, he was the shooting editor of ""Sports Afield"" magazine. He was also published in ""Sports Illustrated"" and ""Gentleman's Quarterly"". He appeared in television commercials for Miller Lite Beer. Entertainers such as Bing Crosby, Burt Reynolds, Jonathan Winters, Phil Harris, Rip Torn and Andy Griffith joined Gresham on hunting and fishing trips as did sports figures such as Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner), Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle Buck Buchanan, and Bert Jones, the 1976 National Football League Most Valuable Player. In an interview"
"was changed after a couple of months, due to Noel feeling uncomfortable with the title. On 1 September 2011, Vauxhall Motors released a brand new advertisement to advertise their three-and-a-half year deal sponsorship of the England national football team. Vauxhall had also previewed a minute and a half of Noel's unreleased track single, ""AKA... What a Life!"" The commercial includes Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Jack Wilshere, Ashley Cole, Joe Hart, Darren Bent, James Milner, and Scott Parker alongside football fans of the team and the Vauxhall staff at Wembley Stadium. Vauxhall hoped that the campaign would capture ""how football brings"
"doctoring French versions of their Champions poster, but subsequently released a statement backing Henry. Henry was part of Pepsi's ""Dare For More"" campaign in 2005, alongside the likes of David Beckham and Ronaldinho. He starred in a 2014 advert for Beats headphones with other global football stars including Neymar and Luis Suárez, with the theme of ""The Game Before the Game"" and the players pre-game ritual of listening to music. Henry featured on the front cover of the editions of EA Sports' ""FIFA"" video game series from ""FIFA 2001"" to ""FIFA 2005"". He was included as an icon to the"
"starred as the organiser of ""underground"" games (branded by Nike as ""Scorpion KO"") in a commercial directed by Terry Gilliam, which takes place between football players such as Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti, Roberto Carlos and Japanese star Hidetoshi Nakata. In an earlier UK Nike commercial, he appeared playing ""amateur"" football on Hackney Marshes with other stars including Ian Wright, David Seaman, Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler. In a Nike campaign in the advance of the 2006 World Cup, Cantona appears as the lead spokesman for the Joga Bonito organization, an association attempting to eliminate acting and fake play from"
"He appeared in an ad for Vitamin Water as well as billboards for Virgin Mobile UK, for a fee that website Search Engine Journal described as ""significant"". In 2013, she hired ""meme manager"" Ben Lashes to represent her son and his likeness, which led to deals to have the image put on t-shirts sold by Hot Topic, for Radio Shack to use the picture around its corporate offices, and to have him appear on Xbox screensavers. In 2012, Justin and Laney Griner spoke at a conference connected with ROFLCon about the challenges of raising a child and protecting that child's"
"(Keeps Gettin' Better music video) and Honey Hornee (Kim Basinger, ""Wayne's World 2""). Also in this series of commercials were Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, and Archie Manning promoting NFL Sunday Ticket, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. promoting NASCAR Hot Pass. Cartoon characters have also been used in the ads, beginning with Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang. Recent commercials have also featured model Hannah Davis and a ""talking"" horse. DirecTV during that time also ran series of ads that take shots at cable television's service (or lack of service). Beginning in March 2010, they did a spoof of the classic game"
"Miller and Coach. During Miami Fashion Week and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week wore designs from the brands Pistol Panties, Vix Swimwear and Hurley. Ferreira was featured on Esquire Magazine Turkey as one of the newest rising top models in the world in 2008. In December 2008 she was chosen by Bridgestone Golf as the co-star of the new RX ball Fan Mail commercials, playing the role of personal assistant of the professional golf player Fred Couples. She has been in every commercial since (a total of six, two of them launched March 2010 also featuring Lee Trevino) and has become"
"Sports Management & Marketing handles Aikman's marketing activities, where Jordan Bazant is his lead agent. Aikman, who in 1999 was ranked No. 95 on ""The Sporting News""' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, has been the official Wing Stop spokesman for several years. He appeared in the Simpsons episode ""Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"" alongside former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino. He also participated in the 2001 and 2011 videos honoring Billy Graham's 83rd and 93rd birthdays. Aikman was invited to be on ""Dancing with the Stars"" but turned it down. On September 19, 2005, at halftime of the Cowboys-Redskins game"
"radio advertisements and in-shop promotional material. The deal earned him an estimated £1.2 million every year. In the first two years of these advertisements were estimated to have given Sainsbury's an extra £1 billion of sales or £200 million gross profit. 2010–2017: Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds was a Sainsbury's Active Kids ambassador. 2012–2014: Former footballer David Beckham was a Sainsbury's Active Kids ambassador, in a deal that was claimed to be worth over £3.5 million. Sainsbury's currently uses the ""Live Well For Less"" slogan which was launched on 15 September 2011. Over the years, Sainsbury's has used many slogans: Sainsbury's"
"in Nike commercials. In a global Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in a ""Secret Tournament"" commercial (branded ""Scorpion KO"") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Ronaldo, Edgar Davids, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Luís Figo and Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament ""referee"". Along with other United players who won the 1992 FA Cup, Scholes has proposed a university in Greater Manchester, named University Academy 92 which would offer ""broader courses than traditional degrees"" and attract students who ""otherwise"
"generally good, averaging over 4 stars on highly reviewed items. Just for Men television advertising in the United States features sports celebrities Walt Frazier and Keith Hernandez as sportscasters, whose ads have aired for over five and a half years. A January 2008 spot had them visiting a grey-bearded Emmitt Smith in an NFL style nursing home where Frazier proclaims ""Your 'stache is trash!"" and ""The beard is weird!"" Additionally, Just for Men often sponsors sports events, specific examples including the PGA Tour's ""Right on Target Shot"" segment and WWE's ""Rewind"" and ""Slam of the Week"". One of the active"
"suspension. In the same week, Giggs received a two-match suspension from international football for deliberately elbowing Russian player Vadim Evseev in the face during the first leg of the Euro 2004 play-offs. The offence was missed by referee Lucílio Batista, but Giggs was later charged using video evidence. Manchester United Giggs has been featured in adverts for Reebok, Citizen Watches, Givenchy, Fuji, Patek Phillipe, Quorn Burgers, ITV Digital and Celcom. According to an article by BBC Sport: ""In the early 1990s, Giggs was David Beckham before Beckham was even holding down a place in the United first team. If you"