BSkyB teams up with lastminute.com

Friday, 25 Apr, 2002 0

lastminute.com has formed a partnership with British Sky Broadcasting to sell its key products through the interactive television service, Sky Active.

Expected to launch this autumn, the deal will extend Sky Active’s line-up of retail and travel services, while providing a significant distribution platform for lastminute.com. A wide variety of lastminute.com products – from travel deals to theatre tickets and retail products – will be offered to viewers with up-to-the-minute availability and pricing.

Jon Florsheim, managing director of Sky Interactive, said: “BSkyB looks forward to welcoming one of Europe’s best known Internet brands to the UK’s leading interactive television service. lastminute.com’s high-quality range of travel and entertainment deals will be a valuable addition to the array of products on offer to Sky Active users.”

lastminute.com group managing director Martha Lane Fox said:
“lastminute.com is always looking for innovative and cost-effective ways that new and existing customers can access its great deals – what better way than enabling them to do so via the convenience of their television, a medium well suited to lastminute.com’s lifestyle products. Using Sky Active as a transaction platform further builds on lastminute.com’s multi channel, multi platform strategy and builds a strong partnership with BSkyB, the UK’s market leader in digital commerce.”

Sky Active is currently available through digital satellite television in 5.5 million homes across the UK.



 



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...