Fish in a Bottle

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Fish in a Bottle Limited
Type Private
Industry Interactive Entertainment
Viral Marketing
Casual Games
Mobile Game
Founded2003
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Justin Eames (Managing Director)
Drew Wilkins (Production Director)
Number of employees
25
Website www.fishinabottle.com

Fish in a Bottle ltd. (or fishinabottle) is a creative digital agency based in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom specialising in browser game development (including casual games and games based viral marketing), website development and social network design and development. The agency was incorporated in 2003 and has worked for clients in television broadcasting, television production, video games publishing, retail and the public sector including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Disney, Leapfrog, Ogilvy & Mather, Turner Broadcasting, Nickelodeon, Barclays, Activision, Ubisoft, and Hat Trick Productions.

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Notable work

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryProject
Cream Awards (Gold)Website/Online advert/App/GamePhineas and Ferb: Tower-inator browser game for Disney [3]
DADI AwardsFinalist for Best Interactive, Entertainment Website, Game or CampaignDJ Hero Mix 2Gether advergame for Activision [4]
DADI AwardsFinalist for Best Interactive, Entertainment Website, Game or CampaignBattle of Britain:303 Squadron browser game for Channel 4 [4]
New Media Age Effectiveness Awards - Best Use of ViralDJ Hero Mix 2Gether advergame for Activision [5]
BAFTA Children's Awards – Interactive Nomination In The Night Garden browser games and activities for the BBC [6]
Royal Television Society AwardsWinner Best On Screen GameBattle of Britain:303 Squadron web game for Channel 4 [7]
Royal Television Society AwardsNomination Best On Screen GameKeepy Uppy web game for the BBC [7]
Learning On ScreenAwards - General Education Multimedia WinnerTop Teeth web games for the BBC [8]
Garden Media Guild Awards - Website of the Year WinnerGardenersclick.com social network [9]
Garden Media Guild AwardsOnline Media NominationGardenersclick.com social network [10]

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