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In a new twist on branded entertainment, the Hilton Family of Hotels on Monday announced a multi-year agreement with Clear Channel Entertainment Properties to rename New York's Ford Center for the Performing Arts to the Hilton Theatre. Consumers can ...

Jack in the Box, Inc. is out with a new instant-win game targeting fast food eaters and their desire to win cool prizes. Consumers can win a Kawasaki motorcycle or other prizes in the Win Jack's Stuff instant-win game The Win Jack's Stuff game offers ...

Heineken is set to launch its Music for Life promotion tying to numerous partners with an instant-win game and sweepstakes. Heineken has joined with Rolling Stone magazine, Sirius Satellite Radio, RealNetworks' Rapsody and Ticketmaster. The promotion ...

Thanks to the popularity of its U.S. sweepstakes, U.K.-based software maker Oracle has launched a version of the promotion to allow developers from select countries in Europe and Africa to participate. The winners of the Oracle Space Sweepstakes will ...

Miller Brewing Co. this summer will run a concert series and sweepstakes targeting urban men for its MGD brand. The Flavor to Savor campaign centers on a series of urban-music concerts that MGD will host in five to eight markets this summer. A ...

Staples is the latest brand to appear in a product placement deal on NBC's smash reality show The Apprentice. The episode, which airs tonight at 9, tasks Apprentice candidates with inventing a new office product for Staples that will help make desk ...

Calling all teenaged moviemakers. The WAM! Channel has extended the entry deadline for its Teen Video Contest: Superheroes to give aspiring directors more time to develop short movie submissions. The contest, which launched in November, invites ...

Cingular Wireless and the WB Network have teamed up to give consumers a shot at a director's role. Under a new promotion, One Tree Hill fans can choose the ending of an upcoming episode via text messaging. Growing in popularity, fans can decide ...

The Clorox Co. is running an online contest to find the grossest work cubicles in America. The Cubicle Takeover Makeover contest invites workers to submit a photo of their cubicles at DisinfectMyCube.com to vie for a makeover package worth $1,000 with ...

Church's Chicken is out with a new instant-win sweepstakes tied into the MGM movie Beauty Shop, which offers a grand-prize trip to Hollywood to receive a makeover and attend a movie premiere. Consumers who visit participating Church's Chicken ...