Launch

"When I bump into media innovation, I have a variety of reactions. Occasionally I mutter 'gorblimey, I wish I'd thought of that'. Or I might say 'crikey I could never have done that'.

I might whinge 'I really don't get it, but I can't get my ten-year-old off it'. Or I might moan 'I did think of that, so why on earth didn't I do it?' The big and boring point is that I am as impressed by skill in implementation as I am by originality.

Lots of us have the billion dollar idea. Only a few translate that into something that changes the way we look at the world or actually makes a few bob."

Robert Peston,
BBC

The winner

Dave

Dave
UKTV
This launch refreshed the old UKTV G2 brand and created a Freeview superstar. The programmes may be the same as they always were, but the ratings are through roof thanks to the positioning of Dave as “The Home of Witty Banter.”
“Ultimately, it teaches you never to judge a channel by its name, and demonstrates that TV aimed squarely at guys can be respectable after all.” The Guardian, 29 October 2007

Runners up

What is in the box

"What is in the Box"
Adobe
(GT)
Everyone loves a surprise – and that’s exactly what Adobe promised at the top secret, invitation only launch for their new product. By creating a word of mouth buzz around the launch event they achieved ten times as many registrations as they had space to accommodate, allowing them to attract an industry who’s who to their launch.

London Ink

London Ink
Discovery Communications Europe
(Mother London)
Innovation lay at the heart of the execution of this launch for the London Ink series on Discovery Real Time. Huge tattooed sculptures and a unique set of council-sanctioned pavement graffiti designs caught the eye and the imagination of the public resulting in an unprecedented number of viewers tuning in.

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