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My Media Week: Mark Middlemas

Mike Fletcher — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:44:00 GMT

This week, Mark Middlemas, managing partner for marketing at UM London, spends time in New York at an agency new business summit, bumps into actor Nigel Havers and attends the NABS Big Bash.

Media Bitch's Diary 22 March

Media Bitch — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT

This week, Bitch reveals that the daughter of Alex Altman, CEO of Initiative had the best birthday ever thanks to the Arsenal goalkeeper, gives her full support to Ocean Outdoor's charity campaign, and hangs out with Specific Media as the agency celebrates its recent purchase of Myspace with a gig at Koko.

Mike Hoban, Jonathan Allan and Lindsay Pattison join TV planning awards judges

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Thinkbox has confirmed Mike Hoban, chief marketing officer at Confused.com, Lindsay Pattison, chief executive of Maxus, and Jonathan Allan, sales director at Channel 4, on the panel of judges for the Thinkbox TV planning awards, for which the entry deadline is looming.

Tess Macleod Smith joins Net-a-Porter

Nick Batten — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:00 GMT

The Net-a-Porter Group has hired Tess Macleod Smith as its new group publishing director.

Apps help Rashbass prepare for The Economist's first fall

Arif Durrani — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:40:00 GMT

The Economist is the magazine industry's undisputed star performer, achieving 61 consecutive circulation rises over the last 31 years, but group chief executive Andrew Rashbass expects global print sales to fall for the first time in 2012, so why is he "delighted"?

Mindshare set to take £12m Post Office media while UM London poised for Royal Mail

Mark Banham — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:05:00 GMT

The Post Office is poised to award its £12m media planning and buying account to WPP agency Mindshare, while Interpublic Group's UM London is in pole position to take the £2m media business for The Royal Mail.

Channel 5 chases more Celebrity Big Brother success

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:40:00 GMT

Channel 5 will be hoping to replicate the success of last year's 'Celebrity Big Brother', which gave the channel its fourth biggest audience of all time.

My Media Week: Kathleen Saxton

Hayley Pinkerfield — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:31:00 GMT

This week, My Media Week follows Kathleen Saxton, founder of industry headhunters The Lighthouse Company, as she works her way around the world of media sans BlackBerry service, lunches at The Ivy, darling... and trains for the marathon.

Waitrose hands Manning Gottlieb OMD social media business

Sophie Maden — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:30:00 GMT

Waitrose has appointed Manning Gottlieb OMD to handle its social media account, the first time it has engaged a dedicated social media agency.

Radio Times editor remains optimistic despite looming BBC exit

Sophie Maden — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:36:00 GMT

The BBC's Radio Times magazine will continue to be one of Britain's best-selling magazines regardless of who owns it, according to editor Ben Preston.