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Absolute Radio nets Currys and PC World football deal

Daniel Farey-Jones — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:16:00 GMT

Currys and PC World are to sponsor a daily edition of Absolute Radio's 'Rock 'N' Roll Football' during the Euro 2012 tournament, as part of a deal also pushing the retailers' 'Cash For Goals' promotion.

The Sun plans Euros and Olympics assault

John Reynolds — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:14:00 GMT

The Sun is planning to up its print run by more than 100,000 copies during the Olympics, while also plotting to sell ten of thousands of copies of the tabloid in Poland and Ukraine during the Euro 2012 Football Championship.

Media Week's 30 Under 30 reveal to be held at Cuckoo Club

Jeremy King — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:08:00 GMT

The reveal for Media Week's 30 Under 30 will be held at the Cuckoo Club in Swallow Street, Mayfair, on Wednesday 11 July.

Hunt lobbied Cameron on News Corp's behalf

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:00 GMT

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt made private representations to prime minister David Cameron on behalf of News Corporation's bid for BSkyB in the weeks before being handed responsibility for the merger, it has emerged.

Bet365 to sponsor French Open on ITV

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:26:00 GMT

Bet365, the online betting company, has signed a significant six-figure deal to sponsor ITV's coverage of the 2012 French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros.

Sun website traffic little moved by Sunday print launch

Daniel Farey-Jones — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT

The Sun's website traffic increased 2.8% in April to 1.53 million average daily browsers, only slightly above its levels before the launch of its Sunday print edition, according to the latest ABC data.

DMGT'S national and regional titles axe nearly 600 jobs

John Reynolds — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:38:00 GMT

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)'s national and regional papers have reported a 24% fall in operating profits, while nearly 600 jobs have been axed in the six months to 1 April, the company reported today (24 May).

My Media Week: Charles Courtier

Mike Fletcher — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

This week, Charles Courtier, worldwide chief executive for MEC, works on the agency's 10th anniversary celebrations, while also traveling to its Amsterdam office for a quarterly meeting and taking conference calls with both Colgate and AT&T.

Regional sales house Clacksons on alert as Archant reviews business

Mark Banham — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:03:00 GMT

Regional newspaper publisher Archant has put its advertising sales contract up for grabs, leaving incumbent independent regional sales house Clacksons, Mediaforce and Amra to pitch for the business.

4th Screen Advertising to sell ads on Daily Mash mobile site

Sarah Shearman — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:08:00 GMT

The Daily Mash, the satire website, has appointed 4th Screen Advertising as its exclusive mobile ad sales partner as it moves to monetise is newly launched mobile website.