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Media Bitch's diary from Media360

Media Bitch — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:27:00 GMT

This week Bitch not only meets Will Smith, but also spends two days at Media360 sharing more than a few glasses of Pinot Grigio with the industry's top media agencies, clients and media owners, while admiring the planes from the windows of the T5 Hilton hotel.

Yahoo's chief executive Scott Thompson resigns after 5 months

Sarah Shearman — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:52:00 GMT

Yahoo's chief executive Scott Thompson has resigned from his post amid rumours of health concerns, ending a turbulent five months at the helm that have been dogged by accusations he embellished his credentials for the role.

Expedia's senior marketing director joins Media360 client panel

Jeremy King — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:44:00 GMT

Andrew Warner, senior marketing director at Expedia, has joined the client panel that is taking place at Media360 on Thursday 17 May in the Hilton at T5.

Yahoo chief apologises after CV padding

Sarah Shearman — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:06:00 GMT

Yahoo's chief executive Scott Thompson has apologised to employees in a memo, after it was discovered last week that his CV included a false claim he had a computer science degree.

My Media Week: Andy Day

Mike Fletcher — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:14:00 GMT

This week, Andy Day, chief operating officer of Giant Digital, which owns the sites Gigwise.com and Entertainmentwise.com, tells us about working in digital, reveals he's a resident of Shoreditch and DJs down his local and, yes, he's aware of the stereotype.

Yahoo revenues improve but Europe struggles

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:21:00 GMT

Yahoo has unveiled a slight increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2012 to $1.22bn (£767m), but its EMEA division went into reverse.

Yahoo chief calls for 'tenacious sales execution'

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:04:00 GMT

Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson has put Christophe Parcot, EMEA vice-president of sales, in interim charge of the region as he appealed for "urgency and tenacious sales execution".

Online ad spend to surpass £100 per user in 2012

Daniel Farey-Jones — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:41:00 GMT

The amount of money spent on internet advertising per UK adult user is set to rise above £100 this year, according to the latest forecast from GroupM.

Spotify takes the plaudits in the latest IPA Online Media Owner survey

Mark Banham — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:50:00 GMT

As Spotify is crowned the top online supplier in the IPA Online Media Survey, Media Week looks at those who fared well and those who should consider upping their game in this hotly contested sector.

Trend report: Corporate barter

Mark Banham — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:08:00 GMT

With several high-profile media bosses moving into the emerging corporate barter sector, Mark Banham asks if media is accepting the practice into the mainstream.