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Payday loan fine, Olympic PR and the TVs of the future

The payday lender fined over half a million pounds for failing to check the identities of those applying for loans and how other nations are using London 2012 to promote themselves.

The payday lender which has had its licence revoked by the Office of Fair Trading and been fined over half a million pounds. It failed to check the identities of those applying for loans allowing fraudsters to borrow millions - it then demanded repayment from people who never took out loans in the first place.

We visit the National Houses in London where other nations seek to use the 2012 Olympics to promote themselves.

We examine the future of television - will your broadband connection soon be replacing the need for an aerial.

And have you seen the Nike advert featuring athletes competing in London? London Canada and London Nigeria that is. Or the Oddbins promotions centred around the event they can't name, in the city they mention, in the year they can't refer to? Steve Martin of M&C Saatchi and Noelle McElhatton help us weigh up who's won gold for Olympic marketing.

Plus the latest plan to get empty and derelict houses back into use. Stoke on Trent City Council want to sell some of the properties it owns for a pound and offer cheap loans to help refurbish them.

The presenter is Nick Ravenscroft
The producer is Joe Kent.

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41 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Aug 2012 12:00

Chapters

  • Payday lender fined

    The payday lender which has had its licence revoked by the Office of Fair Trading and been fined over half a million pounds.

    Duration: 04:35

  • Olympics Houses

    The hospitality houses set up across London where other nations welcome visitors and showcase what they have to offer.

    Duration: 09:28

  • "London" airports

    City Airport in East London says it’s ridiculous that an airport in Essex - 40 miles from central London - is calling itself London Southend.

    Duration: 06:35

  • Council houses for a pound

    The latest plan to get empty and derelict houses back into use. Stoke on Trent City Council want to sell some of the properties it owns for a pound and offer cheap loans to help refurbish them.

    Duration: 07:47

  • Olympics marketing

    Who wins Gold when it comes to marketing products around the Olympics?

    Duration: 06:42

  • TVs of the future

    Will broadband connections soon replace the need for an aerial when it comes to watch live TV?

    Duration: 05:01

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Aug 2012 12:00
  • Fri 10 Aug 2012 12:04

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