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Chime in another controversial deal as it buys Lord Coe's sports company for £12m

Chime in another controversial deal as it buys Lord Coe’s sports company for £12m

By Stephen Foster on October 26, 2012

Much muttering in UK adland today about mini-marcoms group Chime Communications’ purchase of (Lord) Sebastian Coe’s sports consultancy company Complete Leisure Group for a reported £12m. Coe (left), who was chairman of the London Olympics, owns 90 per cent of the shares. Coalition government foreign secretary William Hague, Coe’s former boss when Coe was a [...]

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'Psycho' Pearce scores PR own goal by dropping Beckham from Olympic squad

‘Psycho’ Pearce scores PR own goal by dropping Beckham from Olympic squad

By Stephen Foster on June 29, 2012

In his days as a Nottingham Forest and England full back Stuart Pearce (left) was a frightening prospect for any winger, deserving his nickname ‘Psycho.’ Now Pearce’s fabled tackling foot has made devastating contact with the ego of former England captain (and Olympic ambassador) David Beckham. After naming Beckham, seeing out his playing days at [...]

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Memo to Radio 4's Today programme: guest editors are supposed to edit, not appear in their own ads

Memo to Radio 4′s Today programme: guest editors are supposed to edit, not appear in their own ads

By Stephen Foster on December 27, 2011

For some years now the BBC’s flagship Radio 4 Today programme has wheeled in ‘guest editors’ between Christmas and New Year to liven things up a bit (and maybe give the real editors some time off). But this year’s batch seem more front of house than behind the scenes, using the programme to plug their [...]

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