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Former Sub Scoops Second Front Page Spoof Deal
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted August 26 2008, 7.49am
A former chief sub-editor at the Scottish Sun who now produces spoof newspaper front pages - for instance, as leaving and birthday gifts - has struck a reader deal with the Scottish News of the World. In a similar deal to one struck with the Scottish Sun earlier this year, James McIvor is... (more)

Remploy Frontline is Major Sponsor for Twinned City Event
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted August 22 2008, 11.48am
Dundee employer fosters better business environment via twinned cities � LONDON and DUNDEE, 22 August 2008 ? Remploy Frontline is a major employer in Dundee as well as being one of the world?s foremost producers of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear� (CBRN) personal protection equipment (PPE).� This year, they sponsored the first ever rugby club challenge between two twinned cities, Scotland?s Dundee and the USA?s Alexandria, Virginia.� However, the story does not stop there.� Remploy... (more)

Era of slumping in front of the TV is over
From Media Guardian. Posted August 13 2008, 11.07pm
Ofcom's annual Communications Market report says viewers increasingly surf net and text as they watch (more)

Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton to front Nintendo DS video game ad
From Media Guardian. Posted August 7 2008, 6.23am
Dancing on Ice host Holly Willoughby and TV and radio presenter Fearne Cotton are fronting a TV campaign to promote a new Nintendo DS video game. By Mark Sweney (more)

Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton to front Nintendo/Ubisoft videogame campaign
From Media Guardian. Posted August 7 2008, 6.23am
Dancing on Ice host Holly Willoughby and TV and radio presenter Fearne Cotton are fronting a TV campaign to promote a new Nintendo DS videogame. By Mark Sweney (more)

Bremner 'favourite to front Countdown'
From Digital Spy. Posted July 25 2008, 12.11pm
Comedian Rory Bremner is the favourite to succeed Des O'Connor as Countdown host, says a report. (more)

McCall favourite to front 'Blind Date'
From Digital Spy. Posted July 9 2008, 1.13pm
Davina McCall is the bookmakers' favourite to host ITV's revamped Blind Date. (more)

Steve Hewlett to front Radio 4 media show
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 8 2008, 11.31am
BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a new weekly programme on the media industry from October. Presented by former TV executive Steve Hewlett, The Media Show will also be available as a podcast and will run for a year. It will focus on changes affecting all aspects of the industry: print, online, television, radio and telecommunications, a release [...] (more)

Jay-Z confronts journalist over Glasto
From Digital Spy. Posted July 5 2008, 4.29pm
Jay-Z confronts The Sun's showbiz editor Gordon Smart at London club Paper. (more)

Winton to front 'human Tetris' series?
From Digital Spy. Posted July 3 2008, 8.04am
Dale Winton is reportedly in line to present a BBC One series based on a Japanese game dubbed "human Tetris". (more)

Philippe Starck: French designer to front BBC2 reality series
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 3.20pm
Philippe Starck is to front a new BBC2 series in which he will attempt to discover the next generation of British design talent. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Big Brother u-turn is 'next best' front page option!
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 20 2008, 7.00am
More press funnies - including a spoof column paying tribute to an editor's style and substance (more)

Live Video: Frontline Journalism Awards
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 19 2008, 11.00pm
From 7pm tonight watch the inaugural presentation of awards to honour two photojournalists (more)

Frontier Silicon announces unified multi-region digital radio receiver
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 16 2008, 12.54pm
Frontier Silicon will introduce a unified digital radio receiver module to work with all existing Band 3 and L-Band digital radio standards for Europe and Asia. The new receiver addresses the market need for a solution that supports all Eureka-147 based standards, including DAB and DAB+ and DMB-Audio. With more countries announcing frameworks for digital radio [...] (more)

New job for holdthefrontpage.co.uk editor
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 16 2008, 8.00am
Opportunity in digital media signals end of regional media website role (more)

Radio: Euro 606, 5 Live | Front Row, R4 ...
From Media Guardian. Posted June 14 2008, 11.09pm
Radio: If you must listen to a footie phone-in, Danny's your boy (more)

Andy Parfitt seen as frontrunner to take over Jenny Abramsky role at BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted June 13 2008, 10.23am
BBC Radio 1 and Asian Network controller Andy Parfitt is being touted as a leading candidates to replace outgoing director of audio and music, Jenny Abramsky. By Tara Conlan and John Plunkett (more)

Peter Snow: presenter to front Five series on engineering heroes
From Media Guardian. Posted June 9 2008, 9.30am
A new Channel Five series fronted by the BBC presenter Peter Snow will track down unsung heroes behind great British technological achievements. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Sport Media Group buys Front publisher for £265,000
From Press Gazette. Posted June 6 2008, 12.00am
The publisher of lads' mag Front, Flip Media, has been sold to Daily Sport publisher Sport Media Group for £265,000. (more)

Hammond to front BBC1 kids' science show
From Digital Spy. Posted June 5 2008, 12.30pm
Richard Hammond is to front a science gameshow, jointly produced by his own new indie, for BBC One. (more)

Gallery: Independent 'viewspaper' front pages
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2008, 11.49am
A collection of 'viewspaper' front pages from the Independent. Outgoing editor Simon Kelner has said it is time for a rethink of the opinion-based splashes (more)

Independent 'viewspaper' front pages
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2008, 11.49am
A collection of 'viewspaper' front pages from the Independent. Outgoing editor Simon Kelner has said it is time for a rethink of the opinion-based splashes (more)

Outgoinig editor Simon Kelner says it's time to rethink Independent's 'viewspaper' front pages
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2008, 8.55am
The Independent's distinctive 'viewspaper' front pages need reinvention because they are sometimes 'boring', Simon Kelner has admitted. By Stephen Brook in Gothenburg (more)

Channel 4 pulls Alexa Chung-fronted Devil Wears Primark documentary
From Media Guardian. Posted June 2 2008, 9.07am
Channel 4 pulled a potentially controversial documentary about low-cost clothes stores, called The Devil Wears Primark. By Mark Sweney (more)

Messenger to front midnight bingo for ITV
From Digital Spy. Posted May 31 2008, 10.13am
A free TV bingo gameshow fronted by Melinda Messenger will replace ITV1's axed Play TV block. (more)

Du Beke to front BBC2 cooking series
From Digital Spy. Posted May 23 2008, 12.36pm
Strictly Come Dancing's Anton Du Beke is to front a new cooking competition series for BBC Two. (more)

Online Journalism China: shortcomings in the earthquake relief effort going unnoticed in the scramble to present a front of national unity
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 16 2008, 11.43am
As the catastrophe and media blackout in Burma continues, coverage of the Wenchuan quake in China has taken centre stage. While pictures and information on Burma are scarce, the international media has been given a free hand on the ground in Sichuan province, perhaps as natural disasters offer an unrivalled opportunity for the government to show [...] (more)

Tesco calls for front page Guardian apology
From Daily Telegraph. Posted May 13 2008, 12.01am
The legal battle between Tesco and the Guardian newspaper has intensified - with the retailer demanding a front-page apology. (more)

Citizen journalists supply front page scoops with stills and video for news websites
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 1 2008, 8.00am
Readers respond in droves when news happens around them (more)

Iain Lee to front Virgin Radio online TV show
From Media Guardian. Posted May 1 2008, 6.42am
Virgin Radio has teamed up with Big Brother producer Endemol for a weekly online TV show fronted by the station's Sunday night DJ Iain Lee. By John Plunkett (more)

Mark Lawson: Not in front of the adults
From Media Guardian. Posted April 17 2008, 11.23pm
Mark Lawson: The rules governing bad language on TV seek to protect the innocent. But who are they exactly? (more)

Drugs company attacks Sunday Express front-page story
From Media Guardian. Posted April 17 2008, 8.30am
A drugs company is demanding a full correction over last weekend's splash in the Sunday Express that made allegations about a medical trial going wrong. By Helen Pidd (more)

Daily Front-page Dilemma for Evening Express
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 16 2008, 8.03am
The editorial top brass who deftly put together the front page of Aberdeen’s local paper, the Evening Express, are in the midst of a classic daily dilemma which frequently faces tabloid newspapers which regularly carry readers’ competitions/major promotions/ special offers,... (more)

New masthead freshens front page for Worcester News
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 15 2008, 8.40am
Move away from previous white-on-black strip supports image taken from watercolour (more)

Konnie Huq to front 'Zoo Days' for Five
From Digital Spy. Posted April 7 2008, 6.44pm
Former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq will front Five's third series of Zoo Days. (more)

Confirmed: Salman to front show for Sony TV
From Biz Asia. Posted April 5 2008, 12.28pm
As we revealed last week, it has now been confirmed by Sony Entertainment Television Asia that Bollywood hunk Salman Khan will be fronting a gameshow for the channel from June. The desi version of 'Power of 10' is being produced by Synergy Adlabs. Sony TV will use the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the lead in for the show. According to Sony TV business head Albert Almeida, the show is more inclusive and audience participatory compared to other gameshows. Almeida adds that participants will need to have an educated stance and a decisive point of view to succeed. "If an issue affects him/her, then it is likely that the participant will answer as per the feelings. If the question pertains to an issue that is far from the individual's issue, then the participant will have to think about it." A participant can choose to exit the show at any point of time. If the participant however carries on and answers incorectly, then the amount won is lost. In the beginning two participants face off for the right to play the game. In the US the show airs on CBS and is hosted by Drew Carey. On rival channel STAR Plus India, it has begun marketing activities for its own upcoming mega gameshow 'Kya Aap Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain?' hosted by King Khan - Shah Rukh. Related links: Salman Khan to host gameshow for Sony TV Shah Rukh Khan show to air on STAR Vijay too Shah Rukh to host another show on STAR Plus (more)

Les Dennis to front home video series
From Digital Spy. Posted April 3 2008, 3.13pm
Les Dennis is to present a new home video series on the Challenge channel. (more)

Daily Star clarifies Andy Cole story on front page
From Media Guardian. Posted April 2 2008, 12.19pm
Daily Star proprietor Richard Desmond is understood to have intervened to ensure the paper ran a front page story about footballer Andy Cole. By Stephen Brook (more)

What Lies Behind the Front Page Apology
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 20 2008, 8.50am
Abject apologies to Kate and Gerry McCann on the front pages of yesterday’s Daily Express and the Daily Star are unlikely to be the last words on the subject. The apologies - which appear to exonerate the couple of any involvement in the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine -... (more)

Mail ripped out front page to carry Shannon news in special late edition
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 20 2008, 3.35am
1,500 extra copies printed after go-ahead to bring news of child's discovery (more)

Chris Tarrant to front Challenge gameshow
From Digital Spy. Posted March 19 2008, 2.11pm
Challenge hires Chris Tarrant to front new gameshow series It?s Not What You Know. (more)

Press photography student's storm pic is beamed around the world after making local front page
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 17 2008, 4.10pm
Desperate scene captured by first-year student on the BA(Hons) Press Photography course in Falmouth (more)

Big guns of the press all quiet on the Iraqi front
From The Independent. Posted March 16 2008, 12.00am
In August 2005, as the violence intensified in Iraq, The New York Times said there was talk of withdrawing Coalition troops in the following spring. The Times's Matthew Parris seized on it. Like a soldier stepping over the edge of the trench to see if he will draw fire, he asked where all the pro-war commentators had gone. (more)

Donal MacIntyre to front 5 Live series
From Digital Spy. Posted March 14 2008, 4.29pm
Donal MacIntyre will make his radio presenting debut with an investigatory series for BBC Radio 5 Live. (more)

Wright and Gallacher to front Gladiators
From Media Guardian. Posted March 12 2008, 7.30am
Former footballer Ian Wright and sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher are to host Sky One's relaunched Gladiators. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Luxton to front Five's property shows
From Digital Spy. Posted March 7 2008, 11.48am
Architectural designer Charlie Luxton will present across Five's portfolio of property programmes. (more)

Luxton to front Channel Five's property shows
From Media Guardian. Posted March 6 2008, 4.25pm
Channel Five has signed an exclusive deal with architectural designer Charlie Luxton to be the new face of its property shows. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Stars to front Sky One TV lists series
From Digital Spy. Posted March 6 2008, 3.17pm
Stars including Cilla Black and Fern Britton will host a string of "top 50" shows for Sky One. (more)

London newspaper launches new front page masthead
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 6 2008, 4.05am
Emphasis is on 'South' in weekly series' new-look title banner (more)

Video: Joss Stone fronts Flake ad
From Media Guardian. Posted March 5 2008, 7.45am
Joss Stone stars as the latest incarnation of the famous 'Flake girl' in Cadbury's new TV campaign (more)

News staff close to quake epicentre called in for major re-write of front-end
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 27 2008, 8.45am
Web allows breaking news - and then first three pages are stripped to make way for the quake news (more)

Blunkett to front Channel Five crime series
From Media Guardian. Posted February 26 2008, 11.14am
Former home secretary David Blunkett will tackle juvenile crime in a new series for Channel Five. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Nick Ross to front crime history series
From Digital Spy. Posted February 20 2008, 12.28pm
Nick Ross signs up to a series on the history and contents of the world's oldest crime museum. (more)

Virgin 'is Rock bid frontrunner'
From BBC News. Posted February 12 2008, 9.43pm
Virgin has been told it is the frontrunner to take control of troubled bank Northern Rock, the BBC learns. (more)

Virgin 'is Rock plan frontrunner'
From BBC News. Posted February 12 2008, 9.43pm
Virgin has been told it is the frontrunner to take control of troubled bank Northern Rock, the BBC learns. (more)

Jones to front new entertainment show
From Digital Spy. Posted February 12 2008, 4.06pm
Gethin Jones is to front a new entertainment news programme on BBC News 24. (more)

Front page story fear for journalist sidelined by road crash
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 12 2008, 12.20am
Weekly newspaper man worries about deadline after breaking both legs (more)

Télécoms Sans Frontières receives Eutelsat-equipped Nissan vehicle
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 11 2008, 1.41pm
Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) has received from Nissan Europe and Eutelsat a 4×4 vehicle fully equipped with a satellite communications centre. The vehicle and its equipment will ensure TSF’s prompt mobilisation at disaster sites in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East and will enable TSF to strengthen its response to emergency situations. Represented by TSF’s President, [...] (more)

Digital frontrunners shed listeners
From Media Guardian. Posted January 31 2008, 12.59pm
Rajars: Four out of the five leading commercial digital-only radio stations lost listeners in the final three months of 2007. By John Plunkett (more)

NBC to axe New York 'upfronts' event
From Media Guardian. Posted January 22 2008, 10.49am
NBC is set to scrap its annual 'upfronts' presentation of its new prime time schedule to advertisers. By Maria Esposito (more)

Fern and Phillip to front 'Mr & Mrs'
From Digital Spy. Posted January 11 2008, 4.41pm
Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield are to front a celebrity version of Mr & Mrs for ITV. (more)

Inside Story: Hold the front page
From The Independent. Posted January 7 2008, 1.20am
Given that today's press will seize on a throwaway comment by an unknown reality TV contestant and present it as a defining moment in the nation's destiny, it is remarkable to look back on the yawn-stifling coverage given to television when the medium was launched in Britain. (more)

Hawking to front new science show
From Digital Spy. Posted January 3 2008, 4.15pm
Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking is to front a major new TV series about the universe. (more)

Klass to front new fashion quiz
From Digital Spy. Posted January 2 2008, 5.59pm
Myleene Klass is to present a new fashion quiz show, according to reports. (more)

Wogan to front new ITV quiz show
From Digital Spy. Posted December 31 2007, 3.13pm
Terry Wogan is reportedly on the verge of signing a deal to front a new quiz show for ITV. (more)

Basil Brush to front new 'Swap Shop'
From Digital Spy. Posted December 20 2007, 4.38pm
Basil Brush is to front an updated version of Saturday morning children's show Swap Shop. (more)

Born in the age of colonialism, the BBC World Service reaches new frontiers
From The Times. Posted December 14 2007, 12.00am
When Lord Reith set up the BBC World Service 75 years ago, he anticipated that the programmes would be “neither very good nor interesting”. However, the once-colonialist proposition seems to be as durable as ever and, if anything, it is expanding. Today, there are services spanning 33 languages, a weekly audience of 183 million, and a budget of £242 million, which comes straight from Whitehall. Arabic and Farsi television channels will be launched next year. (more)

Journalist Tamlyn Jones joins holdthefrontpage.co.uk
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 30 2007, 12.00am
Former Shropshire Star man is part of our team (more)

Blur frontman and ex-MI5 chief to guest edit Today
From Press Gazette. Posted November 27 2007, 12.00am
Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Britpop band Blur, and Dame Stella Rimington, the former MI5 director-general, have been confirmed as guest editors for BBC Radio 4's Today programme. (more)

Ex-Magic host Graham Dene to front Smooth breakfast show
From Media Guardian. Posted November 26 2007, 5.35pm
Former Magic drivetime host Graham Dene will front rival Smooth Radio's breakfast show from next year. By John Plunkett (more)

Floella Benjamin fronts push to save kids' TV
From Media Guardian. Posted November 26 2007, 11.32am
Former Playschool presenter Floella Benjamin is to spearhead a campaign to save homegrown UK children's TV programmes. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Fru Hazlitt pegged as frontrunner to be GCap chief executive
From Media Guardian. Posted November 23 2007, 11.13am
GCap London boss Fru Hazlitt has emerged as the leading contender to replace Ralph Bernard as GCap Media chief executive. By John Plunkett (more)

Frontline Club launches video training courses
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 21 2007, 12.00am
New courses address the increased demand for journalists who can produce video content    (more)

In the front line, online
From Press Gazette. Posted November 13 2007, 12.00am
The BBC News website is 10. First head of the service Bob Eggington looks at how it has changed (more)

Lily Allen to front BBC3 show
From Media Guardian. Posted November 8 2007, 11.38am
BBC3 has signed Lily Allen to host an entertainment show based on social networking. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

Ex-PG editor fronts regional press doc
From Press Gazette. Posted November 5 2007, 12.00am
The way regional newspapers are embracing new technology is the subject of a new series on Radio 4 presented by former Press Gazette editor Philippa Kennedy. (more)

Frontline ‘unaffected’ by the switch to multimedia
From Press Gazette. Posted October 30 2007, 12.00am
With a radical reorganisation of the BBC newsroom set to start in three weeks, head of TV news Peter Horrocks has insisted “frontline journalists” will not be significantly affected by the changes. (more)

Haymarket titles clean up on creative front as group hits 50
From Press Gazette. Posted October 30 2007, 12.00am
Haymarket Media Group, now in its 50th year in business, emerged as the big winner at this year’s Press Gazette Magazine Design Awards. (more)

Sir Trevor McDonald to front fewer Tonight shows
From Media Guardian. Posted October 25 2007, 4.02pm
Sir Trevor McDonald is to scale back his role on ITV1's Tonight due to his upcoming return to News at Ten. By Mark Sweney and Tara Conlan. (more)

Celebrity storytellers front Channel 4 literacy campaign
From Media Guardian. Posted October 15 2007, 1.00am
Channel 4 is using celebrities such as Davina McCall, Jon Snow and Jimmy Carr to promote its childhood literacy season. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Legal advice sought after front page mock-up is posted around city
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 15 2007, 12.00am
Attack on new shopping complex used newspaper's masthead and design (more)

Kirsty Young to front Crimewatch
From Media Guardian. Posted October 1 2007, 1.00am
Kirsty Young has been announced as the new face of BBC1's Crimewatch, replacing Fiona Bruce, who is leaving to present the Antiques Roadshow. By John Plunkett. (more)

Beijing Olympics will put TV advertising in front, forecasters say
From The Times. Posted September 30 2007, 11.50pm
The Beijing Olympic Games will lift television’s share of the global advertising market to record levels next year, despite the medium losing market share in North America and parts of Europe. (more)

Riley fronts offer for Emap's stations
From Daily Telegraph. Posted September 30 2007, 12.01am
Phil Riley, the former chief executive of Chrysalis Radio, is fronting a private equity bid for Emap's £400m radio stations. (more)

C4 frontrunner to host British Comedy Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted September 26 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm: Channel 4 has emerged as the frontrunner to broadcast this year's British Comedy Awards after BBC1 turned the project down. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Attenborough to front two more shows
From Digital Spy. Posted September 22 2007, 9.54am
Sir David Attenborough is to front two more natural history series for the BBC. (more)

Holdthefrontpage secures digital media awards nomination
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 11 2007, 12.00am
HTFP wins place on shortlist for a prize at the Newspaper Society's annual awards (more)

Suggs fronts Birds Eye ad
From Media Guardian. Posted September 10 2007, 1.00am
8am: Madness frontman Suggs is to star in a TV ad campaign for the Birds Eye frozen food brand. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Nihal to front Radio 1 weekend breakfast show
From Biz Asia. Posted September 6 2007, 9.53pm
BBC Radio 1 has today announced several programming changes with Nihal lined-up to front the station's weekend breakfast show. (more)

Sentinel holds the front page for Big Brother final
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 4 2007, 12.00am
Twins' local paper made sure it didn't miss out - even though they were pipped to the post (more)

Ex-News reporter enjoys sound of success as band front-woman
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 24 2007, 12.00am
Group's new single getting airplay on Radio 1 and London's XFM (more)

Double delight as trainee reporters win front page leads just hours into the job
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 22 2007, 12.00am
Duo celebrate splashes in their first 48 hours at regional daily newspaper (more)

Front page news world record bid for Fleet Street institution
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 17 2007, 12.00am
St Bride's 'Harvest Festival' with a difference is looking for donations of newspapers (more)

Italy at forefront of eurozone's big test
From The Times. Posted August 13 2007, 12.00am
Events, dear boy, events. Europeans went on holiday this year more cheerful about their economic prospects than some of them had been for years. With luck, they are reading Harry Potter on the beach, not the financial pages of their newspapers. Consumer confidence is a creature with a fragile digestion, calculated to be upset by plunging stock markets and emergency injections of liquidity by central banks. The Ode to Joy has abruptly been replaced by Noël Coward: “There are bad times just around the corner, And the outlook is absolutely vile . . .” (more)

Des Lynam fronts Setanta ad campaign
From Digital Spy. Posted July 28 2007, 1.20pm
Des Lynam serves pies to punters in a new multimillion-pound ad campaign for Setanta Sports. (more)

Lynam fronts Setanta campaign
From Media Guardian. Posted July 27 2007, 1.00am
11am: Setanta has lined up Des Lynam for a TV campaign promoting its live Premiership coverage. By Mark Sweney. (more)

John Ware to front BBC Iraq series
From Media Guardian. Posted July 16 2007, 1.00am
8am: Veteran Panorama reporter John Ware is to front a major investigation into the Iraq war for a new BBC1 peak time series. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

Freak twister makes front page pic for ET
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 28 2007, 12.00am
Fifty photos of weather phenomenon published as readers' pictures flood in (more)

Chinese front page as Mail marks trade partnership
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 27 2007, 12.00am
Special slip edition is published with headline and article translated into Mandarin (more)

Europe?s public broadcasters at the forefront of digital radio development
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 15 2007, 10.38am
The “Public Radio in Europe 2007″ study, published today by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) focuses on key issues related to the future of radio. It is the first comprehensive study on the role of public service broadcasters (PSBs) in the development of digital radio. It highlights the main tendencies in Europe and the latest perspectives [...] (more)

Radio 1's Rajini to front film show on A. Network
From Biz Asia. Posted June 5 2007, 8.41pm
The BBC Asian Network has roped in Radio 1's Politics reporter Rajini Vaidynathan for its new Bollywood show, starting from Saturday 16th June. As revealed exclusively first here on BizAsia.co.uk, the programme titled 'Love Bollywood' will be taking over weekend mornings between 08:00 and midday. 'Love Bollywood' is being positioned as a totally interactive show, giving listeners the "most extensive Bollywood coverage". Sheetal Parmar, the show’s producer says of the new show, "Love Bollywood is an in depth look at Bollywood films, the stars and the industry, but for the first time, it'll be predominantly about the audience and their experience of it. Many British Asians have been brought up with Bollywood and it's a part of their cultural make up whether they like it or not! The audience will decide what we discuss and listen to through message boards, phone ins and an exclusive ‘rant line’. It'll give back to them what they want and more – for example industry related issues like how new media moguls’ who are diversifying the cultural background of Bollywood, which means we're seeing more gutsy and culturally challenging films. It's ambitious and bold, and very exciting to be able to produce something like this". Saturday's edition of the programme will be presented by flamboyant 'IT' boys Raj and Pablo. They currently present the 'Film Cafe' on Saturday mornings. ZEE Music VJ and Asian Network presenter Murtz Ali will be accompanied by Rajini as hosts of the Sunday edition of 'Love Bollywood'. Rajini Vaidynathan of Radio 1 says: "People might think it's a bit odd me doing this with a background from News, but anyone who knows me will know I'm mad about Bollywood, just like most British Asians who've been brought up on a diet of Bollywood films. I'm really happy to be involved with something so different, and to be able to indulge in a guilty pleasure!" Updated: 06/06/07 at 23:09 BizAsia.co.uk will bring you a review of the first outing of 'Love Bollywood' weekend in the coming days. Related links: A. Network's Love Bollywood's 'lovebirds' finalised? EXCLUSIVE: Film show changes at Asian Network EXCLUSIVE: BBC Asian Network goes 'filmy' Dates for new Asian Network changes BBC Asian Network to increase music output (more)

Front page 'happy slapper' splash despite reporting restrictions
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 25 2007, 12.00am
Paper fails in naming bid but still produces "cracking front page" (more)

Paper's first woman reporter won job after impromptu front page story
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 10 2007, 12.00am
Copy typist's career change came after answering phone call in deserted office (more)

Simon Mayo to front election special on Five Live
From Media Guardian. Posted April 27 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm: Simon Mayo is to anchor Five Live's local election coverage, with a five-hour results special. By John Plunkett. (more)

Glasgow paper uses mobile phone pic on front page
From Press Gazette. Posted March 23 2007, 5.26pm
The Glasgow Evening Times used a reader's picture taken with a mobile phone on its front page splash today. (more)

European Commission unveils new ?Audiovisual without Frontiers? directive
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 10 2007, 10.38am
The European Commission has unveiled a consolidated text of the modernised “Television without Frontiers” Directive. After a first reading in the European Parliament and the Council, there is now broad agreement with the Commission about the future legal framework for Europe’s audiovisual sector. The new rules, which have been called for especially by the European [...] (more)

Anonymous front-page marriage proposal remains a mystery
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 23 2007, 12.00am
Paper gets no response. Plus: Bowdler to speak at MediaFinance conference - and more news in brief (more)

Anonymous front page marriage proposal remains a mystery
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 23 2007, 12.00am
Paper gets no response. Plus: Bowdler to speak at MediaFinance conference - and more news in brief (more)

Hancock to front UKTV EuroMillions show
From The Stage. Posted February 12 2007, 3.15pm
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Coogan to front UKTV G2 tribute weekend
From Digital Spy. Posted February 8 2007, 1.48pm
Comedian Steve Coogan is to front a weekend of shows in tribute to..Steve Coogan. (more)

Frontrunner Puttnam rules himself out for chairmanship of BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted February 1 2007, 12.00am
Lord Puttnam, the favourite choice to replace Michael Grade as BBC chairman, has decided not to apply for the post. By Will Woodward. (more)

Keith Allen to front Channel 4 show about God TV
From Media Guardian. Posted January 24 2007, 12.00am
8am: Channel 4 is to provoke further controversy with Keith Allen's irreverent look at the channel God TV. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Uma Thurman to front �20m Virgin Media campaign
From Media Guardian. Posted January 22 2007, 12.00am
NTL:Telewest has signed up Kill Bill star Uma Thurman to front its �20m rebrand as Virgin Media. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Front ditches January edition
From Media Guardian. Posted January 16 2007, 12.00am
Men's magazine Front has abandoned its January issue. By Stephen Brook. (more)

Big boys are front-runners for Aberdeen licence
From The Scotsman. Posted January 11 2007, 1.20am
SCOTLAND will tomorrow learn the name of its latest commercial radio station, as Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, announces who has won the new FM franchise in Aberdeen. (more)

Nivea to sponsor Ant and Dec-fronted show PokerFace
From Brand Republic. Posted January 10 2007, 11.01am
LONDON - Ant and Dec's forthcoming series of 'PokerFace' for ITV is to be sponsored by Beiersdorf's Nivea in a deal that will tie in with the relaunch of the company's deodorant range. (more)

Darren Clarke to front Setanta Golf promotions
From Brand Republic. Posted January 4 2007, 3.01pm
LONDON - Golfer Darren Clarke is to join Setanta Sports to front promotions for the new Setanta Golf channel, which will begin broadcasting on January 8. (more)

ITV commissions Cowell-fronted Grease reality show
From Brand Republic. Posted December 21 2006, 11.12am
LONDON - ITV is to screen a Simon Cowell-fronted reality television talent show to find the next stars of hit musical 'Grease' for a London West End production that will open in 2007. (more)

Renault to sponsor Theakston-fronted Channel 4 quiz
From Brand Republic. Posted December 21 2006, 9.12am
LONDON - Renault Espace is to sponsor 'The Search', Channel 4's new seven-part global treasure hunt, to be fronted by Jamie Theakston. (more)

Gabby Logan to front BBC sports news show
From Media Guardian. Posted December 20 2006, 12.00am
The BBC has confirmed that Gabby Logan will front the sports news programme scheduled for BBC1 next summer. By Paul Kelso. (more)

EU dilutes Television Without Frontiers directive
From Media Guardian. Posted December 13 2006, 12.00am
5.45pm: The European parliament has softened its stance on new broadcasting regulations. By Mark Sweney (more)

David Gest to front ITV chat show?
From Digital Spy. Posted December 8 2006, 12.07pm
I'm A Celebrity star David Gest is reportedly in talks to host a new chat show. (more)

Merchant to front 6 Music radio show
From The Stage. Posted November 30 2006, 2.00pm
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Litvnenko: the Frontline Club transcript
From Press Gazette. Posted November 24 2006, 11.14am
Just weeks before he was apparently poisoned – former Russian KGB colonel Alexander Litvenko told journalists at the Frontline Club in London of his utter conviction that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for the murder of campaigning reporter Anna Politkovskaya. (more)

Vine to front Panorama's return to weeknight slot
From Media Guardian. Posted November 10 2006, 12.00am
Jeremy Vine, who swapped Newsnight for Radio 2, is to return to current affairs as the first regular presenter of BBC's Panorama for two decades. By Owen Gibson and Katie Allen. (more)

War of words: Whitehall's ban on ITV reporters being embedded with frontline troops cannot stem the growing flow of information coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan
From The Independent. Posted October 29 2006, 12.00am
Journalists permitted to accompany the British military to war zones find themselves in a parallel world. Instead of flying from Heathrow or Gatwick, they head for an RAF base such as Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, where the procedures are much like those at a civilian airport, but everyone, on both sides of the check-in desk, is in military uniform. (more)

Frank anti-cannabis ad confronts brain damage effects
From Brand Republic. Posted October 23 2006, 9.10am
LONDON - A government anti-cannabis advertising campaign is set to hit UK TV screens today, aiming to warn teenagers of the long-term health risks of smoking and ingesting the drug. (more)

Animal Liberation front PR man is not journalist, court rules
From Press Gazette. Posted October 17 2006, 12.47pm
Oxford University has won a ruling that the Animal Liberation Front's press officer is bound by an injunction banning protests at its new biomedical research laboratory. (more)

Observer sticks ad notes on magazine front covers
From Brand Republic. Posted September 29 2006, 11.09am
LONDON - The Observer has sold a media first to Oxfam in the form of a sticky note, similar to a Post-It Note, tacked onto the front cover of this weekend's Observer Sport Monthly. (more)

Christian O'Connell and Suggs front new Virgin Radio push
From Brand Republic. Posted September 21 2006, 11.09am
LONDON - Christian O'Connell and Suggs will be shown running around the West End of London in a new campaign to promote Virgin Radio. (more)

Sir Trevor to front wildlife show
From Media Guardian. Posted September 21 2006, 1.00am
ITV1 is to air a series on endangered species presented by Sir Trevor McDonald. By Jason Deans. (more)

Nick Robinson: Northern, arsey, confrontational
From The Independent. Posted September 18 2006, 12.00am
'Gucci," says BBC political editor Nick Robinson, taking off his immense, heavy-framed bottle-tops, then lifting them up towards his eyes. "They are Gucci." (more)

No clear frontrunner in ITV race
From Media Guardian. Posted September 12 2006, 1.00am
Analysis: As headhunters draw up a list of candidates for ITV chief executive, the City has no clear idea of who is likely to end up getting the job. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Coleen fronts Asda TV ad
From Media Guardian. Posted August 31 2006, 1.00am
10.15am: Wayne Rooney's fiancee Coleen McLoughlin has made her first television commercial - which will show tonight. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Kendrick to front Bauer’s women’s weekly launch
From Press Gazette. Posted August 16 2006, 11.00pm
Ex-Loaded and Chat editor Keith Kendrick is to head up the launch of In the Know, Bauer's first women's weekly in 11 years. (more)

Daily Mail republishes "murderers" front page
From Press Gazette. Posted July 27 2006, 10.43am
The Daily Mail has reprinted the “Murderers” front page it published nine years ago following new evidence on the Stephen Lawrence murder case emerging in a BBC documentary last night. (more)

WSJ will take front page ads
From Press Gazette. Posted July 20 2006, 12.00am
The Wall Street Journal is to accept ads on its front page for the first time in recent years as US newspapers respond to tough market conditions. (more)

IoS facing libel payout over front page pic posed by model
From Press Gazette. Posted July 17 2006, 4.06pm
The Independent on Sunday is to pay libel damages to a soap actor after using a file picture which wasn’t identified as being posed by a model. (more)

‘Scapegoated’ Front to tone down covers
From Press Gazette. Posted July 13 2006, 12.01am
The editor of lads’ mag Front has said he is relaunching the magazine after being made a “scapegoat” for bigger titles by supermarkets. (more)

London bombings remembered on front pages
From Brand Republic. Posted July 7 2006, 9.07am
LONDON - The anniversary of the London bombings has been marked by Britain's national newspapers, with the Daily Mail, The Sun, The Times and Metro dedicating black-bordered front pages to the occasion. (more)

Dyke will front C4 TV talent search
From The Stage. Posted June 23 2006, 4.45pm
Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke is to front a new Channel 4 reality show, which will offer one person the opportunity to break into the television industry as the final prize. (more)

Salford front runner in BBC 'North Project'
From Press Gazette. Posted June 15 2006, 10.49am
The governors have today given the go ahead for the BBC North Project team to treat Salford as the leading bidder in principle. (more)

BSkyB and BT likely to be at front of queue for AOL's UK access arm
From Media Guardian. Posted June 12 2006, 8.52am
BSkyB and BT are expected to emerge as frontrunners for the UK internet access arm of AOL after today's preliminary deadline. By Jane Martinson. (more)

Prasar Bharati: pushing frontiers
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 7 2006, 10.03am
A Scribe once described the essential difference between two eras in post-Independence India thus: In the Indira Gandhi era you could see a farmer ploughing his field while enjoying music from All India Radio (AIR) through a transistor radio suspended from a horn of the ox. In the Rajiv Gandhi era, the farmer would be sitting under a tree watching television while a robot got the bullocks to (more)

Telegraph September 11 front voted best ever
From Press Gazette. Posted May 26 2006, 10.27am
The Daily Telegraph’s War on Terror front page of 12 September, 2001, has been voted the best front page ever by Newsnight viewers. (more)

Front page of the future
From Press Gazette. Posted May 11 2006, 4.54pm
What will newspapers' front pages look like in ten years? The British Library is hoping to find out with a competition for young designers. (more)

RadioScape introduces new multi-band single-chip RF front end
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 10 2006, 11.11am
Introduced as the first software-controlled single-chip RF front end that can handle six frequency bands, a new RF IC has been introduced by RadioScape. The device handles Band III and L-Band for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), mediumwave, longwave and shortwave for AM and Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), and Band II for FM. The RF chip combines with a standard DSP chip that runs RadioScape's (more)

Up-front fees: readers' experiences
From The Stage. Posted April 27 2006, 8.30am
"They boasted that they had provided roles for the BBC, Sky, ITV and all sorts of programmes. They stated that there were no 'up-front fees' but more of a membership fee, so in order to be represented it would cost you in the region of £199 for a year. It stated that once you parted with your money you would never look back as you would be inundated with offers. It also gave photos and success stories of normal everyday people who were on their way to 'stardom' through them, although I've never heard of them before or since." - Vikki Slater (more)

Alagiah to front NewsHour on BBC World
From Press Gazette. Posted April 27 2006, 12.00am
George Alagiah is to present a new programme, NewsHour, on BBC World. (more)

Western Saharan government launches TV channel to confront Moroccan TV
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 12 2006, 9.59am
London-based Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat 8 April 2006 has been observed to carry on page 5 a report by its reporter in Algeria Mohamed Moukadam headed: "'The Polisario TV' confronts the 'Moroccan' space channel". The report says that "the [Western] Saharan government ... had on Thursday evening [6 April] launched a television channel called 'The Polisario television'." The report goes on (more)

X-Factor star Ward set to front Calvin Klein campaign after Woolworths ad
From Brand Republic. Posted April 10 2006, 9.04am
LONDON - Shayne Ward, winner of ITV1's 'X Factor' is to be the new face of Calvin Klein, after he first appears in the new �5m TV and press campaign for Woolworths in which he is interviewed by a sheep. (more)

Huw Edwards to front News 24 show
From Digital Spy. Posted March 13 2006, 12.17pm
Huw Edwards signs a new deal with the BBC; will front a new show for News 24. (more)

DJ Lowe fronts flashmob gig
From Media Guardian. Posted March 3 2006, 7.34am
8am: Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe is to host a flashmob 'guerrilla gig' for a new BBC TV music show. By John Plunkett. (more)

Breakthrough for press as Met backs our right to report at front line
From Press Gazette. Posted March 2 2006, 12.00am
New guidelines have been drawn up by the Metropolitan Police and journalists’ organisations aimed at transforming relations between the force and reporters, photographers and television crews covering major incidents in the capital. (more)

Raworth to front One O'Clock News
From Media Guardian. Posted February 14 2006, 5.32pm
5.30pm: Sophie Raworth will be the new face of the BBC's One O'Clock News from April. By Jason Deans. (more)

Northcliffe frontrunners emerge
From Media Guardian. Posted February 8 2006, 4.10pm
4pm: US publishing group Gannett and two private equity bidders emerged today as the frontrunners in the race for the Northcliffe regional newspaper group. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

C4 set to launch digital radio stations fronted by TV talent
From The Stage. Posted January 24 2006, 9.55am
Channel 4 is planning to launch a number of speech and music radio stations broadcasting shows hosted by its screen talent, in a bid to challenge the BBC's dominance of the market. (more)

Sale of Front and Hotdog completes Highbury break-up
From Press Gazette. Posted January 23 2006, 3.40pm
The break-up of failed publisher Highbury House has been completed today, with flagship consumer titles Hotdog and Front sold to newly-formed company SMD Publishing (more)

Bitter battle at Wapping: scenes at the frontline
From Press Gazette. Posted January 19 2006, 12.35am
Tempers flared and feelings ran high at the Wapping plant, as these pictures show… (more)

Welwyn paper holds front page for verdict on rapist
From Press Gazette. Posted January 19 2006, 12.00am
The weekly Welwyn & Hatfield Times had to hold back its front page as the couple who admitted raping a 12-week-old baby awaited their sentencing on the paper’s deadline. (more)

BBC entertainment show fronted by celebrity couple Kay and Daly
From The Stage. Posted January 16 2006, 3.05pm
Vernon Kay and Tess Daly are to host new BBC1 entertainment show Just the Two of Us, a series created by the team behind Strictly Come Dancing. (more)

Freelance fumes over front-page ‘exclusive’
From Press Gazette. Posted January 12 2006, 11.18am
Sunday Express accused of ‘shafting’ journalist after Diana story is published without credit (more)

War on the waterfront as Archant launches in Docklands
From Press Gazette. Posted January 12 2006, 8.45am
A newspaper war is about to break out in London’s Docklands with the launch of a quality weekly in direct competition with Trinity Mirror’s The Wharf. (more)

Hold the Front Page settles legal action with editor Lockwood
From Press Gazette. Posted December 22 2005, 1.25pm
The Hold the Front Page website has apologised and agreed to pay compensation to an editor falsely described on the site as being a press officer for the British National Party. (more)

'Gordon to be PM' - it's hardly front page news, is it?
From The Independent. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
The Financial Times headline read "Gordon Brown to be next prime minister". Odd was that it was lead news in brief on the front page, just a paragraph, with a normal length story on page two. Is this the first time in the history of journalism that a new prime minister has been lead brief in his own country? I suspect so. (more)