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STV plc v ITV plc
Back in the summer of 2008, the radio station I work for was then called Virgin Radio which in turn was owned by SMG plc. Once upon a time SMG was a media force to be reckoned with. It also owned the Glasgow Herald, the cinema advertising group Pearl & Dean, an outdoor advertising company…
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Some Recent Films
Here’s the latest in my somewhat infrequent rundowns of recent films that I’ve seen. The Hurt Locker is the latest film from Kathryn Bigelow, who always seems to go quiet for a bit between films. Previously she made such fare as Point Break, Strange Days and Near Dark. This film is set in Iraq and…
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The Ashes on TV
Yesterday evening, England won the final Test at the Oval, and doing so regained the Ashes. It was a fine moment. And it was a moment that I experienced via the radio listening to Test Match Special on Five Live Sports Extra. As it happened I spent most of the weekend at the V Festival…
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Homemade Bar Tap Cover
What do you do if the supplier to your bar changes lager supplier, but neglects to give you those bar-tap covers to advertise your new brand? Use your initiative…
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Avatar Preview
In a genius masterstroke of marketing, Twentieth Century Fox today persuaded hundreds of thousands of people to go to the cinema to see 15 minutes of footage from the forthcoming new film from James (Terminator 2, Titanic) Cameron. And of course I was one of those who happily clicked on the free link and went…
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The London Paper’s Closing Down, Closing Down, Closing Down
Having launched three years ago (when this photo was taken), News International has today announced that following a £12.9m loss, it’s closing down. Obviously this is sad news for everyone who works there, including the street vendors (although I have mixed feelings about them). But I can’t say that I’m surprised. First, Associated launched the…
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Phew. I Was Worried There For A Bit
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A Tale of Two Gadgets
In the last 48 hours we’ve learnt about the forthcoming release of two exceptional devices. Sony has finally decided to release a new version of the Playstation 3 – their gaming device who’s sales have been, let’s be honest, lacklustre. Key to it’s future success is its price. In the US it’s priced at $299,…
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Social Networking Statistics Reporting
A couple of weeks ago Ofcom published its annual Communications Market Report which nicely distils lots of UK media research into one place (albeit a 334 page “place”). The report noted that social networking is “growing more slowly than previously.” This isn’t perhaps all that surprising since at some point services like Facebook run out…
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Cambridge to Shepreth
I went for a nice walk in Cambridgeshire yesterday, and here’s a map of where I went. View Cambridge to Shepreth Walk in a larger map There are a couple of sections towards the end that are a bit too much on the road to be honest. But it starts and finishes on a trainline…
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DAB in London
While browsing through my DAB set in London I came across this. What could it be?
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RAJAR Q2 2009
This morning saw the release of the latest RAJAR radio audience listening data. Cue lots of press releases from lots of radio stations (You can read about Absolute Radio’s audience here). I suspect that many industry watchers will be looking at the digital listening percentage. That shows that 21.1% of all radio listening is being…
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Yellowface/All The Lovers In The Night
Yellowface by R F Kuang I first came across R F Kuang with last year’s very enjoyable Babel, an alternate history of the British Empire told in a world where magic exists and is controlled by an elite group of individuals. Yellowface is very different, but no less enjoyable. It’s a book about books, and…
Hadrian’s Wall
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