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The Weekly Round-Up: 01.09.06
Round-Up Meanwhile, another video sadly pulled from YouTube and other sites this week due to a cultural clash between some clever people trying to push the boat and 'The Man' was a spoof training video produced by Microsoft featuring Ricky... [01 Sep 2006]
Redmond red-faced over Gervais video leak
News In the videos, Gervais plays the role of David Brent, the anti-hero star of The Office, the critically acclaimed television show written by Gervais and Merchant. Brent visits Microsoft... [23 Aug 2006]
Orange brings the Beeb to mobiles
News Orange has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide to put clips from well-known sitcoms including The League of Gentlemen, Little Britain and The Office onto subscribers' mobiles. Auntie fans will be able to download and watch snippets of the... [09 Feb 2006]
Leader: Is mobile working really so great?
Leader After deciphering the kind of pseudo-management speak that The Office's David Brent would have been proud of, one of the underlying themes of the research appeared to suggest that people need to open... [30 Nov 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.01.04
Round-Up I'm thinking of David Brent, star of the popular BBC sitcom The Office. And so it (possibly) was that Microsoft came to recruit comedian Ricky Gervais to resurrect his character of David... [23 Jan 2004]
Ballmer v Brent: Battle of the disco divas
News David Brent. Just like Brent, Ballmer is a man who knows how to bust some moves and, one would assume, impress the laydeez. It looks like Microsoft's CEO knows there's nothing better to... [23 Jan 2004]
David Brent brought in to train Microsoft staff
News David Brent, the fictional boss of BBC 'mockumentary' sitcom The Office, has been employed by Microsoft to train its staff in personal development. Anybody who witnessed David... [20 Jan 2004]
lastminute.com director jumps ship
News Brent Hoberman, CEO of lastminute.com, welcomed the appointment and thanked Culhane for his work on the IPO and takeover of Degriftour. He will be replaced by David Howell, previously group finance... [05 Jul 2001]
