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Bauer axes Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for Heat TV

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Bauer Media is set to pull the plug on Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for the launch of celebrity-led stablemate Heat TV.

My Media Week: Laura Whitmore

Mark Banham — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT

This week, MTV and ITV2 presenter Laura Whitmore takes us through her week in the lead-up to 'MTV Presents Titanic Sounds in Belfast', with bed deliveries, show business interviews and a bit of Keith Lemon.

Telegraph's Barclay Brothers lead UK media's rich elite

Arif Durrani — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:30:00 GMT

The owners of The Telegraph Group, Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, are Britain's richest newspaper proprietors, while Sir Martin Sorrell is the wealthiest ad man, according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2012.

Media Bitch's Diary 19 April

Media Bitch — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT

This week, Bitch hears all the gossip from 'MTV Presents Titanic Sounds', finds out one of the reasons UM London rubber-stamped the Royal Mail media account and says "ahah" to Steve Coogan.

Cornetto to sponsor Isle of MTV 2012

Mark Banham — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:13:00 GMT

Unilever ice-cream brand Cornetto is to sponsor the annual Isle of MTV event as it returns to Malta with this year's headline acts Will.i.am, Nelly Furtado and Flo Rida.

Admiral to sponsor motoring on Discovery

Nick Batten — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:46:00 GMT

Discovery Networks UK has announced an extensive 12-month motoring content sponsorship with Admiral, starting on 1 April and encompassing a broad range of on-air activity and digital support.

Heralded NFC yet to make a splash in outdoor

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Less than 2% of Europeans have used Near Field Communication (NFC), according to new research, which found the benefit offered by interactive ads was more important than the way people could connect to them.

Rob Atkinson to make Australian Adshel stay permanent

Maisie McCabe — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:53:00 GMT

Rob Atkinson, the former chief operating officer of Clear Channel Outdoor, will not be returning to the UK, after taking up the position of chief executive of Clear Channel's joint venture Adshel in Australia and New Zealand.

UTV Media profits hit by Irish radio writedown

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:22:00 GMT

UTV Media, the channel three licensee in Northern Ireland, reported a statutory pre-tax loss of £25.47m, after writing down the value of its Irish radio business, although revenue rose 6% in its GB Radio division, which includes TalkSport.

Jarvie named chief operating officer for MediaCom EMEA

Mark Banham — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:16:00 GMT

MediaCom has appointed former Edinburgh office managing director Euan Jarvie as chief operating officer for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.