It’s official, Piers Morgan gets Larry King’s old job on CNN

September 8, 2010 Comments Off on It’s official, Piers Morgan gets Larry King’s old job on CNN

What a master of timing that man Morgan is; just as Simon Cowell’s talent show franchise is running out of gas (Morgan is a judge on America’s Got Talent) and every former News of the World editor (which Morgan was ...

Google steps into internet TV war

September 8, 2010 Comments Off on Google steps into internet TV war

Just a week after Apple’s Steve Jobs unveiled his miniaturised version of Apple TV, Google has stepped up to announce Google TV will launch in the US this autumn and around the rest of the world next year. For many ...

Oh dear, Saatchis hit by Green and Flintham breakaway on eve of 40th celebrations

September 8, 2010 Comments Off on Oh dear, Saatchis hit by Green and Flintham breakaway on eve of 40th celebrations

As a piece of timing it’s either inspired or needlessly destructive but the decision by former Fallon founders Laurence Green and Richard Flintham to break away from the now Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon agency on the eve of its famous ...

Why is everyone (politicians, the rest of the media, even readers) gunning for the News of the World?

September 8, 2010 Comments Off on Why is everyone (politicians, the rest of the media, even readers) gunning for the News of the World?

There are exceptions of course, like the staff and owners of News Corporation and, it would seem, the Metropolitan Police but the News of the World, the world ‘s second biggest-selling newspaper after its daily stablemate the Sun, is finally ...

World exclusive – how to get into the Saatchi 40th party, be a topless body paint model!

September 7, 2010 Comments Off on World exclusive – how to get into the Saatchi 40th party, be a topless body paint model!

Yes readers, if you’re still miffed that you haven’t received your invitation to the Saatchi & Saatchi/M&C Saatchi 40th birthday party on Thursday, this is what you do. The organisers are looking for three models willing to submit themselves to ...

Is a killer bid finally on its way for Marketing Week publisher Centaur Media?

September 7, 2010 Comments Off on Is a killer bid finally on its way for Marketing Week publisher Centaur Media?

Well it might be as seven per cent shareholder BlackRock, one of the giants of the global investment business, has just increased its stake from seven per cent to 12 per cent. Centaur, publisher of Marketing Week, Design Week, Creative ...

Vue sales contract loss may mean curtains for cinema ad veteran Pearl & Dean

September 7, 2010 Comments Off on Vue sales contract loss may mean curtains for cinema ad veteran Pearl & Dean

You all know the music of course (must get audio-only on this site) and to many people Pearl & Dean means cinema advertising. But the venerable chain has just lost the sales contract for Vue cinemas to long-time rival DCM ...

Formula One looks for marketing director – but is it already in Bernie’s bag?

September 7, 2010 Comments Off on Formula One looks for marketing director – but is it already in Bernie’s bag?

Formula One is looking to appoint its first marketing director following pressure from the F100 Alliance which represents the brands who pour £458m into the sport. On the face of it this looks about the best marketing job in the ...

Murdoch's online subscribers aren't worth enough money, says research

September 7, 2010 Comments Off on Murdoch's online subscribers aren't worth enough money, says research

Further research on the subject of paywalls casts another gloomy perspective on News International’s bold paywall experiment. According to Ben Evans of Enders Analysis, a newspaper paywall subscriber is worth between 25 to 33 per cent of a buyer of ...