Richard Desmond sells adult TV channels for less than £1m

Richard Desmond sells adult TV channels for less than £1m

Richard Desmond has sold his adult TV channels business, Portland, to management in a deal worth less than £1 million.

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Media on Trial: Virgin Radio's relaunch

Media on Trial: Virgin Radio's relaunch

Virgin Radio is back on the airwaves after it was relaunched by The Wireless Group on Wednesday. The head of AV planning at Carat gives his first impressions.

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Campaign Viral Chart: Apple's Cookie Monster ad holds on to top spot

Campaign Viral Chart: Apple's Cookie Monster ad holds on to top spot

The Cookie Monster helps Apple ad attain the most-shared spot for second week running.

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Universal first to use Twitter's First View in the UK

Universal first to use Twitter's First View in the UK

Universal is the first brand in the UK to launch a campaign on Twitter's First View, a premium video offering.

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Disney leads £10m investment in Playbuzz

Disney leads £10m investment in Playbuzz

Disney is investing money in Playbuzz, the interactive online content producer, as entertainment giant looks to expand its digital media offer.

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Carat upgrades UK adspend growth forecast to 6%

Carat upgrades UK adspend growth forecast to 6%

The UK advertising market will grow by 6.2 per cent this year, Carat has predicted in its latest adspend report, up from a previous forecast of 5.5 per cent for 2016.

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Raconteur bets on print with current affairs monthly for millennials

Raconteur bets on print with current affairs monthly for millennials

Raconteur is launching a free current affairs monthly aimed at millennials who want thoughtful, quality journalism in print, founder and publisher Freddie Ossberg explains.

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Red Bull Media House to provide content on Reuters Media Express

Red Bull Media House to provide content on Reuters Media Express

Red Bull Media House, the media company focusing on sports, culture and lifestyle, has partnered with Reuters to publish content on the news site's Media Express division.

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Snapchat's new features herald big challenge to Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp

Snapchat's new features herald big challenge to Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp

Snapchat is intent on positioning itself as the most "human" method of chatting on your phone, says the chief executive of TMW Unlimited.

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A golden age or the era of slothfulness?

A golden age or the era of slothfulness?

According to a new study from the University of Toledo, there is a new sickness putting the first world in peril: binge-viewing.

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Renault sponsors Discovery adventure shows with James Cracknell idents

Renault sponsors Discovery adventure shows with James Cracknell idents

Discovery Networks has bagged its biggest sponsorship deal to date after agreeing a nine-month deal with Renault for its adventure programming.

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Eurostar launches new train with Instagram campaign

Eurostar launches new train with Instagram campaign

Eurostar, the high-speed rail service, is promoting its new London-Paris train with an Instagram campaign.

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Vice Media to buy Pulse Films

Vice Media to buy Pulse Films

Vice Media, the youth-focused media company, is set to acquire Pulse Films, the independent content studio, ahead of launching a TV channel in the UK.

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Vodafone to sponsor Capital's Summertime Ball for further three years

Vodafone to sponsor Capital's Summertime Ball for further three years

Vodafone has partnered with Global for a further three years to sponsor Capital's Summertime Ball.

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Adapt or die: Technology is saving journalism, not destroying it

Adapt or die: Technology is saving journalism, not destroying it

Forget fears about print titles closing and the struggle for make money online. Journalism is on the cusp of a creative renaissance thanks to digital technology.

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