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Next week’s MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit tackles convergence and personalisation and promotes blogging to a major media platform.The latter arrives in the form of an afternoon session, boasting a panel containing the CEO of the IAB, the Guardian’s own director of digital publishing – and a bespoke Saville Row tailor!The convergence session should also afford… Continue reading Changing Media Summit To Focus On New Trends

Chrysalis Radio is to bid for the new commercial FM licence in Manchester, if successful marking the first local commercial speech radio station outside of London in England.The proposed service aims to attract a younger audience for speech radio than currently held by the BBC and promises to be controversial and opinionated, highlighting current issues.The… Continue reading Chrysalis Plans Manchester Speech Radio Bid

The Sunday Telegraph has announced that Patience Wheatcroft, the new editor of the paper, will take up her post on April 18, with Richard Ellis, deputy editor of the title, filling the position until her arrival.Wheatcroft’s appointment was announced earlier this month, following the departure of previous editor Sarah Sands, with the new editor joining… Continue reading Sunday Telegraph Picks Start Date For New Editor

Challenge TV has signed Phoenix Nights star and co-writer Dave Spikey as the new face classic gameshow Bullseye in time for its resurrection next month.The show, which will return to the air on 17 April, will also feature original icons Tony Green and sidekick Bully, following Challenge’s acquisition of the rights to the show in… Continue reading Spikey Joins Bully For Challenge’s Gameshow Revival

Virgin Radio is continuing its strategy of acquiring celebrity hosts, bolstering its line up with Celebrity Big Brother star Preston, signing the Ordinary Boys front-man to host a series of Sunday afternoon shows.Preston will take to the air waves this weekend, hosting a 4-7pm show playing classic tracks from the bands that inspired him, as… Continue reading Virgin Signs Ordinary Boy Preston For Sunday Show

Channel 4 is claiming success for the online screenings of new sitcom The IT Crowd, with over a quarter of a million users watching episodes via its website.The show, which was re-commissioned for a second series earlier this month (see Channel 4 Reloads IT Crowd For Second Series), saw its next episode made available through… Continue reading Channel 4 Heralds The IT Crowd An Online Hit

Outdoor advertising specialist Kinetic is to launch a new study into consumer consumption and interaction with out of home media, utilising GPS technology to determine how best to target outdoor campaigns.The study, dubbed Kinetic People, is being spearheaded by the company’s new senior analyst, Daryl Bloomfield, who has been promoted to the position within the… Continue reading Kinetic To Launch Out Of Home Effectiveness Study

The BBC’s newest teen drama, Wannabes, is to be screened exclusively online, with a host of interactive features allowing viewers to build a rapport with the show’s central characters.Accessible via the bbc.co.uk/teens portal, the show is set to launch in the autumn, with streaming video, animation, games and interactive elements all forming part of the… Continue reading BBC Teen Drama Offers Unique Interaction

IPC Media has sold teen title Mizz to youth publisher Panini for an undisclosed sum, with the fortnightly title joining the publisher’s existing portfolio immediately.Panini UK currently publishes a range of children’s and teen titles, including well known names such as Astonishing Spiderman, Batman Legends and Doctor Who Magazine.The title will continue to weigh in… Continue reading Panini Plans Marketing Push Following Mizz Purchase

Titan Holdings, owner of advertising firm Titan Outdoor, has agreed to buy beleaguered poster specialist Maiden Group for just under £50 million.The deal, announced to the stock market this morning, has been accepted by 57% of Maiden’s shareholders, which have been forced to sell following a breach in the company’s banking agreements.Maiden, which holds advertising… Continue reading Titan Worldwide Secures Control Of Maiden For £50m