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BBC retains Premier League highlights package

John Reynolds — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:38:00 GMT

The BBC has retained the rights to broadcast the free-to-air Premier League highlights until the end of 2015/16 season.

Media Bitch's Diary 24 May

Media Bitch — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:27:00 GMT

This week Bitch forgets an anniversary, goes shooting with IPC Media, finds out what Mindshare's chief executive gets up to in his spare time and is crowned champion with the Media Nomads.

RAJAR Q1 2012: Reactions from the station owners

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:40:00 GMT

Steve Parkinson of Bauer Media, Stuart Taylor from GMG, Absolute Radio's Clive Dickens, UTV's Scott Taunton and Jazz FM founder Richard Wheatly give their views on the latest audience figures from Rajar.

MEC celebrates the first 10 years as industry 'perverts'

Arif Durrani and Maisie McCabe — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

It may be hard for those forever-young types in the industry to acknowledge, but the agency formerly known as Mediaedge:cia, WPP's aspiring new upstart, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week.

News Corp profits rise 37% despite $63m hacking scandal charge

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

News Corporation has reported income before taxes of $1.28bn (£793.4m), a year-on-year increase of 37%, despite an ad revenue decline at its British newspapers, the absence of the News of the World and $63m (£39m) in costs relating to the hacking scandal.

Premier League tenders for new broadcast rights

Mark Banham — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT

The Premier League is to tender its UK domestic broadcast rights for the 2013/14 to 2015/16 football seasons.

Jaguar to air Homeland-themed ad

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:01:00 GMT

Jaguar has partnered with Channel 4 to air a bespoke contextual ad that plays on the themes of 'Homeland', in the final ad break of the TV drama on Sunday (6 May).

Coke partners with TalkSport for Euro 2012

Maisie McCabe — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:55:00 GMT

Coca-Cola has signed a six-figure deal to partner with TalkSport for its coverage of the Euro 2012 Football Championship and is to launch a competition for a young football writer to join TalkSport's team at the tournament.

Sport magazine plans international expansion

Kate Lloyd — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:05:00 GMT

UTV is kicking off plans to market Sport magazine globally, following the lead of sister radio station TalkSport.

Ridley Scott's Prometheus to air first synchronised ad on Zeebox

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:27:00 GMT

Twentieth Century Fox has signed a deal with Sky Media to run a social media ad on Zeebox for Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' at the same time as the film's trailer airs on Channel 4.