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MediaTel Group’s ‘First party data – the publisher’s black gold?’ event – held at the Haymarket Hotel on Wednesday – produced many views and exposed a number of market tensions. Potentially a clearer view of the future emerged from the discussions.

Let’s not all laugh at the exit of the two Manchester clubs from the UEFA Champions League this week. When there are losers there are also winners. Think of Channel 5’s opportunity to increase advertising revenue with increased audiences on a Thursday night when the two clubs play in the Europa League.

The media industry is not helping itself and is in danger of destroying value.

Greg Grimmer looks back at 2011 – Facebook’s ever-increasing IPO valuation, Stephen Haines’ move from Earlsfield to Monaco, the royal media wedding and the News of the World fiasco, right through to December’s silly season in Fitzrovia…

Armed with a 2 litre bottle of Strongbow (a “targeting” prize from the panel sponsors, Kantar), Neil Mortensen questioned a panel of media agency research directors at yesterday’s MRG conference.

This Saturday (3rd December) sees the airing of the first industry wide connected consumer campaign to promote digital radio.

ITV Family net advertising revenues (NAR) grew 1% in Q3 and marginally ahead of BoAML forecast.

MediaOcean will not be a bigger or better DDS or MediaBank but will instead be a brand new entity, according to Greg Koerner, CMO, MediaBank.

Why isn’t there a trading system to bridge the gap between agencies and publishers, asked News International’s Patricia Kill at MediaTel Group’s ‘Why Aren’t We All Trading Electronically?’ event at Specific Media on Wednesday.

O2 in the UK today announced that it is to appoint Claire Valoti as managing director of its media business effective January 2012.