Party Time At MediaTel Group

MediaTel clients warmed up for the party season on Friday when they came to our Regent Street offices to celebrate the launch of the MediaTel Group brand and help celebrate the company’s 20th birthday.

Managing director Derek Jones welcomed representatives of media companies which use MediaTel services. Introducing the new group site, he also announced the winners of a quiz which tested knowledge from 1981- the year MediaTel was born- to the present. This was certainly a challenge to those barely born in the early eighties, but Scott Magee of MBS Media and Andrew Walmsley of i-Level proved knowledge beyond their years to tie for first place.

As the wine continued to flow, MediaTel staffers were on hand to demonstrate all of the products within the MediaTel Group.

It wasn’t all work, work, work, however, as most of the guests took the opportunity to spend a Friday afternoon away from their desks, catching up on industry gossip and making new contacts.

With the lure of the “One Minute Pool Challenge” (one casualty- the left middle pocket may never be the same again) and table football (No spinning!), more than one surreptitious caller was witnessed contacting their office: “Er, yes, it seems to be running on a bit, probably best if I stay…”

And stay they did, with Dave Cleaver of Rockbox eventually emerging as winner of the pool competition (misspent youth, anyone?). The drinking led to the inevitable dancing and everyone was relieved that it was the weekend next. Just enough time to recover before the Christmas parties start…

MediaTel Group: 020 7439 7575 www.mediatelgroup.co.uk

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