Posted by
Emma Slawinski
on 2 October 2009 at 11:51
Tags: Broadcast, Journalism, Newspapers, Radio, Regional Newspapers, Television, awards
The Manchester Evening News was crowned Newspaper of the Year last night at the first ever 02 Media Awards for Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
The MEN beat off competition from Crains Manchester Business, Bolton News and the Blackpool Gazette to scoop the title. (more…)
Posted by
Emma Slawinski
on 1 October 2009 at 11:03
Tags: Consumer Magazines, Magazines, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers, Online
The Financial Times is launching a website for its luxury supplement, How To Spend It.
Howtospendit.com goes live on 3 October, to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the glossy colour supplement. (more…)
Posted by
Emma Slawinski
on 30 September 2009 at 11:38
Tags: Journalism, Journalism Technology, Magazines, Media Business, Mobile, National Newspapers, New Media, Online
Publishers have been falling over themselves to launch iphone applications in an attempt to gain revenue from the ever-expanding mobile market.
Guardian.co.uk is the latest to join the rush, as it announced it is developing an application specially tailored to the iphone. (more…)
Posted by
Emma Slawinski
on 28 September 2009 at 16:26
Tags: BBC, Journalism, Television
Andrew Marr has refused to apologise for asking Gordon Brown if he took medication during an interview with the Prime Minister for his BBC1 show yesterday morning.
Marr defended his line of questioning, saying he had considered it carefully beforehand. (more…)
Posted by
Emma Slawinski
on 28 September 2009 at 15:32
Tags: International, Media Business, Mobile, National Newspapers, New Media, Newspapers, Online
News Corporation has moved into the “second phase” of its plan to charge users for access to content across its newspaper websites, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The paper obtained an internal email sent by News Corp’s digital chief executive, Richard Freudenstein, reassuring staff that research had been conducted into the proposed change to paid-for content, and the company was proceeding to the next stage of development. (more…)
Posted by
Emma Slawinski
on 28 September 2009 at 13:52
Tags: Media Business, National Newspapers, Newspapers
Independent News and Media has extended the standstill agreement with its principal bondholders, it announced on Friday.
A bond of €200m (£185m) was due to be repaid on 25 September, but the deadline has been pushed back to 30 October. The original deadline was May 18, making this the fifth extension in as many months. (more…)
Posted by
Emma Slawinski
on 28 September 2009 at 11:40
Tags: Journalism, New Media, Online
Sky News is teaming up with market research firm You Gov to provide daily polling on voting intentions and current issues during the Labour and Conservative conferences. (more…)
Advertisement
Advertisement
