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Raiway and Vatican Radio launch DRM tests on 26060 kHz in Rome
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 6 2008, 12.56pm
From 1 July, Raiway (the facilities company of Italian public broadcaster RAI) and Vatican Radio have started testing DRM on 26060 Khz from Vatican City in central Rome. Mode DRM A - Width 20 Khz, three audio services on the air: RaiWay Roma (AAC+ Mono 20.24 kpbs) AFS, Vatican Radio (AAC+ Mono 20.24 kpbs) RV Worldservice (CELP + Mono 5.26 Kbps). Transmitter power is [...] (more)

Sky 'likely to miss' 10m target as economy bites into pay-TV boom
From Daily Telegraph. Posted July 6 2008, 12.01am
BSkyB is likely to miss its crucial target of signing up 10m subscribers by the end of 2010, in a sign that the boom in pay-television is beginning to peter out. (more)

Tributes to Sir Charles Wheeler
From Radio Today. Posted July 5 2008, 2.54am
Radio Four journalist and veteran BBC foreign correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler CMG has died from Lung Cancer.Charles was a popular Newsnight and Panorama presenter, and was most recently working on a documentary programme for BBC Radio Four about the Dalai Lama almost until he died. (more)

Ofcom invites DTT multiplex renewals
From Digital Spy. Posted July 4 2008, 5.34pm
Ofcom invites SDN and Digital 3&4 Ltd to renew their digital terrestrial multiplex licences. (more)

Regional paper celebrates rugby appeal success
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 4 2008, 7.20am
Coventry Telegraph helps kicks city's rugby club into next season (more)

Press Gazette: BBC iPlayer to be available on third-party websites
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 4 2008, 6.22am
The BBC is to make its on-demand web TV and radio player, iPlayer, embeddable on other websites, according to TV news site Channel 21. The move means viewers will be able to watch clips of BBC programmes on third party websites such as Facebook. (more)

CheckMEND service addresses online auction sites' problems
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted July 3 2008, 12.27pm
Need for Stronger Solutions Underscored by eBay Counterfeit Ruling in France; US Decision Imminent Gloucestershire, UK, July 3, 2008 ? In light of the recent legal ruling in France resulting in a �31 ($63) million fine against eBay for selling counterfeit luxury goods, the global issue of product authenticity among online auction sites has been brought sharply into focus. Cybercrime and "e?fencing" are serious issues, costing consumers an estimated �2 ($4) billion annually. A judge... (more)

Channel 4 recreates The Shining to promote its Kubrick season
From Media Guardian. Posted July 3 2008, 10.02am
Channel 4 has shot a 65-second promotional film which recreates the set of Kubrick's classic horror film, The Shining. By Mark Sweney (more)

Disappointed journalism graduates offered financial lifeline
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 2 2008, 7.10am
NCTJ extends grants deadline for shortlisted candidates on Mirror's cancelled journalism training scheme (more)

Kangaroo setback "frustrates" broadcasters
From Digital Spy. Posted July 1 2008, 4.50pm
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are "frustrated" at yesterday's regulatory setback but paint it as just a "delay" to Kangaroo. (more)

Heseltine speculates on specialists
From Daily Telegraph. Posted June 29 2008, 12.01am
Lord Heseltine's publishing empire Haymarket has acquired two specialist titles as part of a push to ride out the media downturn as the company marked its 51st year with record turnover of almost £250m. (more)

The papers would blush but anything goes on their websites
From The Independent. Posted June 29 2008, 12.00am
It was a picture that would make many blush: Cristiano Ronaldo, in swimming shorts, nestling between the legs of his bikini-clad girlfriend on a beach in Sardinia, a fig leaf for her dignity. The Daily Mail ran it on page 23, in among other less racy shots. On the Mail Online website, it was unavoidable at the top of the homepage. (more)

CDC?s Integra intelligent building solution creates safe, secure, and comfortable environment for staff and visitors at County Hall
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted June 27 2008, 3.21pm
IP-based solution integrates fire detection and alarms, building management, security, aquatic life safety and closed circuit television systems London, 27th June 2008 - CDC, the intelligent building experts, has used its flagship product, Integra?, to create a safe and secure environment for staff and visitors to County Hall, a landmark building in London which is home to The London Aquarium, Marriot Hotel, Diana trust Memorial Fund, Dali Museum as well as many other restaurants and... (more)

TV chef loses Tesco chicken vote
From BBC News. Posted June 27 2008, 1.40pm
Tesco investors vote against plans to lift welfare standards for chickens backed by TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. (more)

BBC starts Freeview HD test transmissions
From Digital Spy. Posted June 27 2008, 11.58am
The BBC starts DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for the launch of high definition services on Freeview. (more)

BBC begins DVB-T2 test transmissions in preparation for HD on Freeview
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted June 27 2008, 11.30am
The BBC has begun DVBT2 test transmissions today from the Guildford transmitter southwest of London in preparation for HD on Freeview. (more)

Growth of news sites harming investment in news gathering, says Lords report
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 26 2008, 11.00pm
Rapid growth in the number of online news sites should not mean that the UK relaxes its laws on media ownership (more)

Patricia Routledge berates 'rude' BBC
From Digital Spy. Posted June 26 2008, 9.14am
Actress Patricia Routledge accuses the BBC of being "run by ten-year-old children". (more)

Need to know: BT and BSkyB agreement ... M&S protest ... WS Atkins up
From The Times. Posted June 26 2008, 12.00am
Economics (more)

Shiv Malik given seven days by court to hand over terror notes
From Press Gazette. Posted June 26 2008, 12.00am
Freelance journalist Shiv Malik has been given a week to hand over material relating to interviews he conducted with terrorism suspect Hassan Butt. (more)

MySpace partners with NBC, MSNBC for political convention citizen journalism contest
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 25 2008, 11.00pm
One winner will attend the Republican National Convention in Minnesota and the other will attend the Democratic National Convention in Colorado (more)

BBC plans £68m network of local video news websites
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 1.10pm
The BBC has unveiled plans to spend £68m by 2013 on 65 websites covering the whole country that will provide local on-demand video news. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Turksat readies to launch two new satellites in five years
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 24 2008, 12.09pm
Having successfully launched Turksat 3A, a new-generation communications satellite, earlier this month, Turksat is preparing to launch two others, Turksat 4A and 5A. Turksat 3A was launched from French Guiana on 12 June and was put into orbit shortly after its launch on board the Ariane-5, a European expendable launch system. The satellite will enable satellite and [...] (more)

Five new regional BBC News websites planned
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 23 2008, 11.00pm
New sites for Northern Ireland, Cheshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey proposed (more)

"Tizer" celebrates birthday with gala dinner
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 23 2008, 6.30am
Berwick title marks bicetenary by honouring local people (more)

Editor and Publisher: Top US News sites beat Google News for traffic
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 19 2008, 10.09am
Several newspaper networks surpassed Google News and achieved more unique traffic in May, according to new data from Nielsen Online. Editor and Publisher reported that NYTimes.com stood out with 21.3 million unique visitors while Google News gleaned 11.3 million monthly visitors. Tribune Newspapers and Gannett Newspapers, taken as groups, beat the online behemoth as well. Yahoo News was the number one current events and global news destination in May with a unique audience of 35.8 million. (more)

Tributes paid to "larger than life" columnist
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 19 2008, 6.30am
East Anglian-based writer was outspoken advocate of gay rights (more)

Shiv Malik claims victory as High Court rejects police bid to seize terror notes
From Press Gazette. Posted June 19 2008, 12.00am
The ability of police to use the 2000 Terrorism Act to force journalists to give up confidential sources has been curbed today as reporter Shiv Malik won a victory in his legal battle against Greater Manchester Police. (more)

Shiv Malik claims victory as bid to seize notes is rejected
From Press Gazette. Posted June 19 2008, 12.00am
The ability of police to use the 2000 Terrorism Act to force journalists to give up confidential sources has been curbed today as reporter Shiv Malik won a victory in his legal battle against Greater Manchester Police. (more)

Terror notes journalist to speak at Press Gazette Media Law Conference
From Press Gazette. Posted June 19 2008, 12.00am
Shiv Malik – the journalist who today won a major victory in his legal campaign to keep his sources secret – is to be a key-note speaker at the Press Gazette and Press Association Media Law conference next Wednesday. (more)

Terror notes journalist to speak at Media Law Conference
From Press Gazette. Posted June 19 2008, 12.00am
Shiv Malik – the journalist who today won a major victory in his legal campaign to keep his sources secret – is to be a key-note speaker at the Press Gazette and Press Association Media Law conference next Wednesday. (more)

Thai journalists and media advocates oppose controversial frequency allocation bill
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 18 2008, 4.35pm
Journalists and media advocates in Thailand today petitioned House Speaker Chai Chidchob to withdraw the controversial frequency allocation bill. The petitioners, 18 media groups, are upset by an amendment to the bill which allows the cabinet to appoint the 10-member National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The appointed commissioners would be empowered to design a master [...] (more)

Northcliffe unveils latest tranche of new-look local sites
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 18 2008, 6.40am
Roll-out of new thisis network to continue throughout the summer (more)

Network of niche websites launched with semantic publishing technology
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 17 2008, 3.37pm
Online publishing firm LOUD3R has today launched a network of 25 websites aimed at niche audiences. The sites, which include NEW3R for gadgets and technology and WOOF3R for dogs, feature a mixture of human input and content generated by semantic technology. The semantic engine automatically aggregates and filters multimedia content from a 'source list' of websites selected [...] (more)

Northcliffe rolls out new generation of geocoded websites
From Press Gazette. Posted June 17 2008, 12.00am
Journalists at Northcliffe Media's regional titles have begun geocoding stories as the group prepares to introduce geographical targeting on the "next generation" websites that it has continued rolling out this week. (more)

New name for Media Wales news websites
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 16 2008, 2.50pm
Trinity Mirror changes name to 'reflect digital ambitions' (more)

Tributes paid to former regional news chief who has died at 64
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 16 2008, 9.10am
Former editorial director of Citizen Newspapers and head of IT for Newsquest in Lancashire is remembered (more)

Trustees put Trinity finances to test
From The Times. Posted June 15 2008, 12.00am
TRUSTEES of Trinity Mirror’s pension funds have asked advisers to test the financial strength of the company in the wake of weak trading across the newspaper industry. (more)

Turkish Cypriots protest at alleged TV interference
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 14 2008, 2.37pm
The Supreme Broadcasting Board (YYK) of the [self-declared] Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) has presented a memorandum to the United Nations to protest the disruption of broadcasts of some television stations in Turkey and the KKTC by two Greek Cypriot stations.    A delegation from the YYK went to Ledra Palace yesterday morning to present the [...] (more)

MySpace redesigns site with improved TV player - after testing on 'Tom' profile
From Media Guardian. Posted June 13 2008, 1.51pm
MySpace is to begin a major redesign with improvements including an enhanced TV player, an extensive search tool and a more advertiser-focused start page. By Jemima Kiss (more)

Daily Record promotes assistant editor Ewan Watt to new digital role
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 11 2008, 11.00pm
Watt is named digital editorial director for the Daily Record, Scottish Sunday Mail and Business7 (more)

BBC’s international news sites attract 13m weekly unique users
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 11 2008, 4.22pm
The BBC's international-facing news websites, which include bbcnews.com and bbcworldservice.co.uk, attracted 13 million weekly unique users during 2007-8, a press release from the corporation has said. According to independent surveys, the audience for all of the Beeb's international news services was more than 233 million a week over the same period. The figure rose by by 23 [...] (more)

The Apprentice: fired contestants
From Media Guardian. Posted June 11 2008, 10.27am
Anna Pickard reminds us of the 12 wannabe tycoons whom Sir Alan Sugar has already sent packing in series 4 of The Apprentice (more)

Newspapers' web platforms 'growing at double-digit rates'
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 11 2008, 9.40am
Latest figures show rising trend for digital media (more)

The Apprentice: Tre Azam slams this year's candidates
From Media Guardian. Posted June 10 2008, 4.45pm
Tre Azam, one of the most high-profile stars of last year's The Apprentice, has slammed the current crop of contestants on the BBC reality show. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Mail & Guardian launches latest in blog series
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 10 2008, 3.49pm
South African newspaper the Mail & Guardian has added a third blog to its website - Sports Leader. The sports blog will mix opinion and insight from 30 professionals, academics and 'armchair commentators', a release from the paper said. The English Premier League will be covered alongside news from the Springboks rugby team and Bafana - the [...] (more)

Polish Radio London observed testing on satellite
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 10 2008, 1.46pm
Polish Radio London, currently on DAB in the London area and the Internet, is observed testing on satellite, presumably in preparation for its launch on the Sky platform. Details are as follows: Position: 28.2 east 12.480 GHz Vertical SR:27500 FEC:2/3 Label: 12082 Polish Radio London (Source: Ray Woodward) Bookmark to: (more)

Fast-growing independent newspaper group announces latest launch plans
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 10 2008, 8.40am
Latest addition to Forth Independent Newspapers' portolio to hit the streets next week (more)

College Graduates Killed the Radio Star?
From radio.about.com. Posted June 10 2008, 4.48am
Radio listening by average Americans has shrunk by 14% over the last 10 years, as reported by Alex Mindlin in The New York Times. Mindlin cites new info from Edison Media... (more)

Expert Eye: Redesign of music weekly NME hits all the right notes
From Press Gazette. Posted June 10 2008, 12.00am
Peter Sands, one-time music journalist and newspaper designer revisits NME following its recent redesign (more)

YouTube creates channel for reporters
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 9 2008, 4.24pm
Following the launch of its citizen news channel, YouTube has added a section for reporters. Professional and amateur journalists are encouraged to upload under the new channel, whether this be breaking news footage, footage from student journalists, citizens reporting on news events or professional journalists looking to create an online portfolio of their video work. Users, who [...] (more)

Independent: Internet opens up journalists and candidates in US presidential campaign
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 9 2008, 10.13am
Blogging, online video and social networks have changed the face of reporting the latest US presidential campaign. Candidates and reporting processes are given the 360 degrees treatment, as 'citizen journalists', political websites and blogs dig deeper into the campaign trail. (more)

Telegraph Media Group integrates news operations
From Press Gazette. Posted June 9 2008, 12.00am
Telegraph Media Group has announced the integration of its news operations on the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk. (more)

Media giants protest about BBC internet TV service
From Daily Telegraph. Posted June 8 2008, 12.01am
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are facing opposition to their plan to launch a joint online television service, codenamed Kangaroo, from media groups concerned about its potential to stifle competition. (more)

Media giants protest about Kangaroo
From Daily Telegraph. Posted June 8 2008, 12.01am
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are facing opposition to their plan to launch a joint online television service, codenamed Kangaroo, from media groups concerned about its potential to stifle competition. (more)

Details: Brian Dowling gives his verdict on the new Big Brother contestants
From Media Guardian. Posted June 7 2008, 11.02pm
This year's Big Brother housemates have been described as the 'most unusual' yet, but Big Brother 2001 winner Brian Dowling thinks they are quite normal (more)

Montreal English talk station to switch to Greatest Hits
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 7 2008, 2.47pm
Corus Quebec has announced that its English-language radio station 940 Montreal  (CKIW) will change from talk radio to a Greatest Hits music format on 14 June. Corus Quebec says it plans to give the dial position a new voice to help maintain radio diversity in Montreal. “We have spent years building a strong team that developed [...] (more)

Abbey increases mortgage rates and Egg quits mortgage business
From The Times. Posted June 7 2008, 12.00am
Abbey, Britain’s third-largest lender, increased its mortgage rates last night as Citigroup, the world’s biggest bank, stopped offering home loans to British borrowers. With the credit crunch continuing to bring misery to homeowners across the country, Citigroup announced that Egg, its internet bank, had halted mortgage business. The decision comes less than a month after Future Mortgages, Citigroup’s lending business for people with poor credit records, closed its doors to new borrowers. More than 50,000 UK homeowners have a mortgage with Egg and Future Mortgages. In a further blow, Bradford & Bingley, the beleaguered buy-to-let lender, increased its rates by up to 0.55 per cent. This means that aspiring landlords will now find it even more difficult to buy property. Melanie Bien, director of Savills Private Finance, the independent mortgage broker, said that even though Egg was not one of the biggest lenders on the market, its withdrawal would still have an impact. “Less choice inevitably means higher rates.” Abbey raised some of its mortgage rates by up to 0.26 per cent. The lender is also demanding that borrowers who can raise only the minimum 5 per cent deposit pay the mortgage arrangement fee before signing on the dotted line. The fees, which range from £999 to £2,499, are usually added to the mortgage sum being borrowed. A spokeswoman for the bank said that its competitors had already increased their rates. “There is a risk that our lending volumes would increase to a point where our service levels would be under threat,” she said. The lender has made more modest increases to rates on its residential range of mortgage loans, raising them by up to 0.2 per cent. Citigroup said that its decision was partly due to the credit seizure, which is still gripping the UK mortgage market. It wanted to concentrate on areas that could reap more profits, such as credit cards and savings. Borrowers who have an existing deal with Egg or Future Mortgages will not be affected by the decision, with their mortgage deals continuing as normal. But the bank said that it was likely they would be helped to find a deal with another lender when their current deal comes to an end. About 1.5 million mortgage borrowers will come to the end of a fixed-rate deal this year and will have to pay hundreds of pounds extra a year for a new, more expensive mortgage, despite recent falls in interest rates. The number of mortgages available to borrowers has dropped from more than 28,400 last June to 5,340 now, according to moneysupermarket.com, the financial comparison website. The fallout from the US sub-prime crisis has left lenders struggling to secure funding for mortgages. In addition, lenders are being forced to keep their rates high to avoid a deluge of customers who are looking to clinch a more affordable deal. The choice of buy-to-let loans has fallen by 90 per cent since last June, when there were more than 4,300 mortgage deals to choose from. Today there are 441. As well as raising rates, lenders are demanding higher deposits and rental coverage, making it nearly impossible for new investors to become landlords. Almost 15,000 estate agents will lose their jobs in the next 18 months, as the housing market downturn worsens and prices continue to fall and transactions stall. One in 20 of those employed in real estate will be out of work by the end of next year, a new report by the Centre for Economic and Business Research says. Despite the gloom in the market, with prices 3.8 per cent lower than a year ago according to Halifax and forecast to fall further, the cutbacks would merely shrink the real estate work-force back to its 2006 size. But the centre says it will only be “a matter of time” before businesses providing related services, such as architects and lawyers, suffer job losses too. (more)

Virgin to identify pirates with BPI
From Digital Spy. Posted June 6 2008, 10.25am
Virgin Media and the BPI are working together to identify and send letters to apparent pirates. (more)

Big Brother 2008 housemates
From Media Guardian. Posted June 6 2008, 7.24am
Meet the 16 contestants in this year's Big Brother 9, in which Channel 4 has vowed to impose a 'zero-tolerance' regime on the housemates (more)

'BBC colossus threatens to undermine other websites'
From Press Gazette. Posted June 6 2008, 12.00am
The BBC's increased spending on the web and plans to carry advertising overseas could undermine commercial journalism websites, according to senior online journalists. (more)

Instituto Cervantes using Velocix to provide online High Definition video services on Spanish language and culture
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted June 5 2008, 8.00am
Tutorials, seminars and Internet TV services delivered globally by Velocix in High Definition MPEG-4 format Cambridge, UK ? June 5, 2008.� Velocix, provider of the world's leading Digital Asset Delivery Network, today announced that Instituto Cervantes is using its digital delivery services to provide High Definition online video to its audiences around the globe.� Instituto Cervantes is the largest organization in the world responsible for promoting the study and teaching of Spanish language and culture.... (more)

Panel Agrees to Raise Royalty Rates for Webcasters
From radio.about.com. Posted June 5 2008, 6.06am
Just what will the fate of Internet Radio be? The online version of The Los Angeles Times writes, "In a ruling made public Tuesday, the Copyright Royalty Board significantly increased... (more)

Press watchdog ponders perils of social networking sites
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 5 2008, 12.20am
Forum event will discuss use of online private information by mainstream media (more)

Play promotes Birmingham Jazz
From Radio Today. Posted June 4 2008, 8.08am
Internet radio station Play Jazz UK has partnered with the 24th annual Birmingham International Jazz Festival, and will broadcast reports, interviews and clips from the event. (more)

Magyar Katolikus Rádió to test DRM on 810 kHz
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 3 2008, 3.09pm
Magyar Katolikus Rádió (Hungarian Catholic Radio) will do some DRM tests on the next four Wednesdays (4, 11, 18 and 25 June) via their mediumwave tansmitter at Lakihegy on 810 kHz at 1130-1330 and 2230-0200 UTC. Magyar Katolikus Rádió (Source: DRM software radio forums) Bookmark to: (more)

RNTC celebrates its 40th anniversary with a YouTube channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 3 2008, 11.07am
The Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC) is a centre of excellence in the field of media, development and education. RNTC aims to contribute to the professionalisation of the media in developing countries and countries in transition. Organisations as well as individuals can take part in various kind of training courses or other training activities, aimed [...] (more)

RNTC celebrates its 40th anniversary with conference and a YouTube channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 3 2008, 11.07am
Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC), Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s centre of expertise on media, education and development, is marking its 40th anniversary with the international conference, Media and Development. RNTC will join forces with domestic and international colleagues to discuss the future role of the media in developing countries and the contribution to be made by [...] (more)

NME starts testing on Sky
From Radio Today. Posted June 3 2008, 12.17am
NME Radio has started test transmissions on Sky channel 0184, with the help of transmission company WRN. The alternative music station is set to launch via a number of platforms on June 24th. (more)

Estates Gazette celebrates 150 years
From Press Gazette. Posted June 3 2008, 12.00am
Estates Gazette celebrated its 150th anniversary this week under the stewardship of an editor who has overseen two b2b magazines reaching that milestone. (more)

Daily Mail: statement on 'Emo' protest
From Media Guardian. Posted June 2 2008, 4.45pm
The newspaper has issued a statement about the protest by My Chemical Romance fans against the paper's coverage of the band (more)

Daily Mail: Emo fans protest
From Media Guardian. Posted June 2 2008, 12.36pm
Photographer Anna Gordon at a demonstration in London against the Daily Mail's negative portrayal of My Chemical Romance as a 'suicide cult' band (more)

GMG's latest local news website goes live
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 2 2008, 5.20am
Surrey weeklies have new-look site for news, photos, videos and blogs (more)

Are ads on children's social networking sites harmless child's play or virtual insanity?
From The Independent. Posted June 2 2008, 12.00am
As social networking spreads to users as young as five, makers of toys and TV shows are making the most of new opportunities to reach children online. But with more than 100 youth-focused virtual worlds now either up and running or about to launch – over half of which are aimed at under-sevens, according to one estimate – regulators and parents are struggling to keep up. (more)

Hundreds of music fans protest at Daily Mail offices
From Press Gazette. Posted June 2 2008, 12.00am
Hundreds of fans of the rock band My Chemical Romance held protests in London on Saturday to protest over Daily Mail stories which have described the band’s fans a "suicide cult". (more)

Hundreds of music fans protest over Daily Mail coverage
From Press Gazette. Posted June 2 2008, 12.00am
Hundreds of fans of the rock band My Chemical Romance held protests in London on Saturday to protest over Daily Mail stories which have described the band’s fans a "suicide cult". (more)

Fans of My Chemical Romance protest against the Daily Mail
From Media Guardian. Posted June 1 2008, 12.05pm
Caitlin Fitzsimmons reports from Kensington where fans of My Chemical Romance are protesting against the Daily Mail following a story which branded the group a "suicide cult band" (more)

Positive Results From DRM+ Tests on FM
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 30 2008, 3.29pm
Positive tests results using the DRM+ standard for a radio station broadcasting on FM were unveiled at an international symposium yesterday. Throughout March, April and May 2008, the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern has broadcast its experimental radio station across the southwest German city in digital on 87.6 MHz using DRM+ in order to test this [...] (more)

Disarming Britain: Channel 4 promotes anti-gun season
From Media Guardian. Posted May 30 2008, 12.23pm
Channel 4 is to launch a TV ad featuring youths shooting people by making a gun salute to promote a new season of shows called Disarming Britain. By Mark Sweney (more)

Goodie turns baddie as viewers protest at Oddie's 'X-rated' wildlife commentary
From The Independent. Posted May 30 2008, 12.00am
For the millions of viewers who tune in every week, the BBC's Springwatch, fronted by the former Goodie Bill Oddie, has long been a beacon of prime-time decency. So it came as a shock to many when, earlier this week, the presenter used rather direct language when narrating sexual congress in the natural world. (more)

Statesman newcomer has literary ambitions
From Press Gazette. Posted May 30 2008, 12.00am
Three months after the abrupt departure of John Kampfner, the New Statesman has a new editor. Jason Cowley talks to Rachael Gallagher about his plans to give the title a redisgn, invest in quality writing and help the political weekly recover... (more)

How to: search for information in social networking sites
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 11.00pm
Journalists looking for info in Facebook, Myspace and Bebo can easily access users information (more)

How to: search for information within social networking sites
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 11.00pm
Journalists looking for information stored on Facebook, Myspace and Bebo can easily access users' information (more)

Disney to test digital TV scheme in Spain
From Financial Times. Posted May 29 2008, 3.00am
The Disney Channel, which has launched franchises from Hannah Montana to Camp Rock , will be available free-to-air for the first time under an experiment... (more)

Regional heads call latest plans 'spin and nonsense'
From Press Gazette. Posted May 29 2008, 12.00am
Leading figures from the regional press have condemned the BBC's revised plans for local video content as "pure spin and nonsense". (more)

Regional heads call latest BBC local TV assurances 'spin and nonsense'
From Press Gazette. Posted May 29 2008, 12.00am
Leading figures from the regional press have condemned the BBC's revised plans for local video content as "pure spin and nonsense". (more)

Disney to test free TV scheme in Spain
From Financial Times. Posted May 28 2008, 5.46pm
The Disney Channel, which has launched franchises from Hannah Montana to Camp Rock, will be available free-to-air for the first time under an experiment in Spain that could herald a new business model for the Walt Disney property (more)

BBC Radio 5 Live promotes Jonathan Wall to commissioning editor
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 11.27am
The BBC Radio 5 Live executive in charge of all its live sport and sports news programmes has been promoted to become the station's new commissioning editor. By John Plunkett (more)

Eurovision Song Contest: BBC 'open-minded' about proposed rule changes
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 9.44am
The UK could lose its guaranteed place in the Eurovision Song Contest final following criticism that the event is becoming increasingly biased against western European countries. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Eurovision Song Contest: UK could lose guaranteed place in final
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 9.44am
The UK could lose its guaranteed place in the Eurovision Song Contest final following criticism that the event is becoming increasingly biased against western European countries. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Mail dedicates entire edition to Tigers play-off victory
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 28 2008, 8.20am
City's paper claims series of firsts and exclusives as Premier League football is secured (more)

Ofcom Notes Channel Nipping 'Unprofessionalism' in the Bud
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 28 2008, 8.17am
It was clearly done to protect the, er, innocent: broadcasting regulator, Ofcom’s decision not to name the TV presenter sacked for, among other things, tweaking her nipples. In as formal wording as it could muster, Ofcom yesterday noted - in its latest broadcasting bulletin - that... (more)

Candidates line up for number two job in the NUJ
From Press Gazette. Posted May 28 2008, 12.00am
The NUJ's freelance organiser John Toner and the union's former president Michelle Stanistreet are among those standing for election to deputy general secretary of the union. (more)

Ofcom clears Big Brother of humiliating contestant
From Media Guardian. Posted May 27 2008, 3.33pm
Ofcom has rejected a complaint from a former Big Brother contestant who claimed that the show had been edited to 'humiliate and misrepresent her'. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Bulgarian National Radio initiates digital broadcasts for listeners abroad
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 27 2008, 10.01am
The Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) yesterday began trial DRM digital broadcasts for listeners abroad. Presenting the project, BNR Director General Valery Todorov said “We hope to be able to attract attention to the need for more accelerated rates in joining the digital era”. The digital trials will continue with a six-hour long mix of BNR’s three channels - Horizont, Hristo [...] (more)

RSF: Iran blocks 20 websites
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 27 2008, 9.27am
The Iranian government has blocked a host of feminist websites and sites run by independent journalists in a crackdown on online censorship. RSF says the move is part of preparation for the country's presidential election next year. ISPs have been urged to censor content, while site editors will face court proceedings. (more)

Yeung passes Sir Run Run's test for stake in TVB
From Financial Times. Posted May 26 2008, 11.34pm
Yeung Kwok-Keung, chairman of Country Garden, the Chinese property developer, has beaten foreign private equity groups including Blackstone and Carlyle to buy a stake in Television Broadcasts, one of the leading Chinese language TV stations (more)

A 'New Statesman' kind of guy. Just not New Labour
From The Independent. Posted May 25 2008, 12.00am
While David Cameron is hailing the end of New Labour, after the Tories' by-election victory at Crewe and Nantwich, the attentions of Jason Cowley are elsewhere. Last week the editor-designate of the New Statesman was coolly putting to bed the 102nd edition of the niche literary magazine Granta, from its serene white offices in a stuccoed Holland Park townhouse. Come September, however, this relative unknown in political circles will not be able to avoid the party politics and the machinations of Westminster. (more)

Victoria Coren: The fittest of the survivalists? There's no contest
From Media Guardian. Posted May 24 2008, 11.07pm
Victoria Coren: Why Bear Grylls would be my survivalist of choice (more)

Future websites attracting over 11m unique users per month
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 23 2008, 11.57am
Future publishing's portfolio of websites, which includes TechRadar.com and GamesRadar.com, are attracting over 11 million unique users per month, figures released today suggest. GamesRadar alone attracts three million page views a day, according to the publisher's financial report for the six months to March 31. The report also stated that revenue from digital advertising now accounts for [...] (more)

Press Gazette: Latest Trinity Mirror relaunch includes hyperlocal community features
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 23 2008, 11.20am
Trinity Mirror has relaunch the website of West London's Hounslow Chronicle. The new site includes hyperlocal community features - pioneered by Trinity's Teesside Gazette - for areas of Hounslow, Feltham, Isleworth and Brentford. (more)

Rusbridger questions Tesco's 'PR battle' tactics in libel bid
From Press Gazette. Posted May 23 2008, 12.00am
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has hit back at "unfounded smears" as his paper issued its defence to a libel and malicious falsehood writ from supermarket giant Tesco. (more)

Terror order journalist to keep notes until June High Court ruling
From Press Gazette. Posted May 23 2008, 12.00am
Shiv Malik, the investigative journalist at the centre of a legal battle with Greater Manchester Police to make him hand over his notes under the Terrorism Act, will find out next month whether he has been successful. (more)

Terror order journalist to keep notes until June ruling
From Press Gazette. Posted May 23 2008, 12.00am
Shiv Malik, the investigative journalist at the centre of a legal battle with Greater Manchester Police to make him hand over his notes under the Terrorism Act, will find out next month whether he has been successful. (more)

Newspaper websites row brings review
From Financial Times. Posted May 22 2008, 11.06pm
Publishers and advertisers have launched a review of the way traffic to newspaper websites is measured after a dispute about Telegraph Media's visitor numbers (more)

Regional editors slam BBC plans to invest £68m in local websites video
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 22 2008, 11.00pm
Regional publishers 'dismayed' at BBC plans, which will 'distort the market place' for the industry (more)

ITV HD gets Champions League Freesat test
From Digital Spy. Posted May 22 2008, 10.59am
ITV's new high def channel was viewable on Freesat receivers for the first time last night, though the test was not made public. (more)

Terror suspect freed as journalism notes fight goes on
From Press Gazette. Posted May 22 2008, 12.00am
Hassan Butt, the terror suspect at the centre of police attempts to seize journalists’ notes, was released by Greater Manchester Police yesterday after almost two weeks in custody. (more)

Notes grab case: reporter accused of withholding information about terror attack
From Press Gazette. Posted May 22 2008, 12.00am
Freelance investigative journalist Shiv Malik was accused today of withholding information about a terrorist attack in Pakistan in which 11 people died. (more)

Tim Dowling talks to ex-Apprentice contestant Raef Bjayou
From Media Guardian. Posted May 21 2008, 11.05pm
Raef Bjayou, the resident posh git in The Apprentice, talks to Tim Dowling about life after Sir Alan (more)

Test card appears for new BBC Persian TV service
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 21 2008, 4.00pm
The media website Radiovisie reports that a testcard for the forthcoming BBC Persian TV service has appeared on the Hotbird satellite at 13° East, 11.117 GHz (V),  Symbol rate: 27.500,  FEC: 3/4.  This transponder is allocated to Globecast UK. The start date has not yet been announced, but the free-to-air service is due to launch [...] (more)

MCR fans organise London protest march
From Digital Spy. Posted May 21 2008, 10.50am
Fans of My Chemical Romance organise a march outside the offices of the Daily Mail. (more)

RFE/RL says Kazakhstan blocking its websites
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 21 2008, 10.23am
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) says that, for more than five weeks, Internet users in Kazakhstan have been unable to access the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Kazakh-language website despite repeated requests to the Kazakh government and KazTelecom to restore service. “This is very disturbing,” says RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin. “We initially thought we had a technical problem [...] (more)

Police terror notes grab could endanger journalist
From Press Gazette. Posted May 21 2008, 12.00am
Police attempts to seize a journalist’s notes under the Terrorism Act could have “a serious chilling effect” on British journalism, the High Court heard today. (more)

LA Times creates ‘visual journalism’ department
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 20 2008, 2.21pm
The Los Angeles Times has integrate its print and web picture desks and video operations into a new visual journalism department. The move is the next phase in the Times' alignment of its web and print operations, which will see mergers across the continuous news desk and main metro news desk this month. The new department will [...] (more)

China launches 3 bilingual websites for quake information
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 19 2008, 4.57pm
Three bilingual websites, offering news and information about the Sichuan quake in Chinese and English, were launched by China’s official news organizations today, a week after the earthquake struck. The three sites - www.xhwenchuan.cn, www.512gov.cn and www.wenchuan.cn - were established by the Xinhua News Agency, the People’s Daily and the China Central Television Station, respectively. The [...] (more)

DRM consortium creates new post of Project Director
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 19 2008, 2.50pm
Although many people are of the opinion that Digital Radio Mondiale has ‘missed the boat’, since the Chair of the consortium has been transferred to the BBC World Service in London, it has been given a new lease of life. Just days after relaunching its website, DRM is advertising the newly-created post of Project Director. [...] (more)

Guardian now admits libelling Tesco
From Press Gazette. Posted May 19 2008, 12.00am
The Guardian has admitted it libelled supermarket giant Tesco by falsely claiming that it set up an elaborate network of offshore companies to avoid paying up to £1 billion of corporation tax. (more)

Granta editor Jason Cowley gets New Statesman job
From Press Gazette. Posted May 19 2008, 12.00am
Jason Cowley, the editor of Granta, the quarterly magazine which showcases new writing, has been named as the editor of New Statesman. (more)

PPA estimates magazine industry's carbon footprint
From Press Gazette. Posted May 19 2008, 12.00am
The carbon footprint for the whole of the UK magazine industry for 2007 was an estimated 1.4-1.9 metric tonnes, according to the Periodical Publishers Association's environment committee (more)

Martin Kelner on the radio craze of 'testing tunes'
From Media Guardian. Posted May 18 2008, 11.03pm
Radio, Martin Kelner: How many times in your life is it possible to listen to Sweet Talkin' Woman by ELO without wishing to immerse your head in a bowl of warm couscous, screaming, "Death, where is thy sting?"? (more)

Steve Hewlett on the BBC's premium-rates call scandal
From Media Guardian. Posted May 18 2008, 11.03pm
Analysis, Steve Hewlett: There are serious concerns over just how open the BBC Trust and management have really been cover the recent charity phone-in case (more)

Radio Prague celebrates 85th anniversary of first Czech radio broadcast
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 17 2008, 11.18am
This weekend, Radio Prague celebrates a rather important birthday. May 18 was the day back in 1923 when Czechoslovakia began its first regular radio broadcasts. To mark the event, Radio Prague is broadcasting a special programme tomorrow (Sunday), looking back to those pioneering days. The programme will contain some rarely heard archive recordings.  There’s an early recording of President [...] (more)

Guardian serves its defence on supermarket chain Tesco
From Media Guardian. Posted May 16 2008, 11.05pm
Newspaper admits libel over corporation tax story, but it will fight claim of malicious falsehood (more)

Meet Kate - the Grimsby Telegraph's latest recruit... virtually speaking
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 16 2008, 12.30pm
Kate Carter is no ordinary reporter (more)

Google creates API for using Flash on its maps
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 15 2008, 11.34am
Google has introduced a API that will allow developers to use Flash when building Google Maps. Aside from creating a speedier and smoother operation as users move around maps the new interface creates the opportunity for a more creative approach to map building and use. Have a look at the nice example on the Google Maps [...] (more)

'Apprentice' candidates given wedding task
From Digital Spy. Posted May 14 2008, 12.02am
The candidates are asked to sell wedding dresses at a roadshow in Birmingham's NEC. (more)

NHS supplies health data to news sites
From Press Gazette. Posted May 14 2008, 12.00am
The NHS's website NHS Choices is supplying data to Newsquest websites and is in syndication talks with several other online publishers. (more)

MPs demand test of BBC accounts
From Financial Times. Posted May 13 2008, 3.00am
A senior committee of MPs will today call for the BBC's spending to face the same scrutiny as other public bodies. The BBC is the only public authority that decides... (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)

Police demand terror notes from press and broadcasters
From Press Gazette. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
Greater Manchester Police has demanded that four media outlets hand over notes of interviews with reformed British Jihadist Hassan Butt after arresting him under the Terrorism Act. (more)

Murdoch promotes Mockridge to Europe
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 11.41am
James Murdoch today promoted Tom Mockridge, from Sky Italia, to the post of chief executive, European television. By Stephen Brook, press correspondent (more)

Netbytes: The New York Times
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 11.12pm
The New York Times online has come a long way in the past few years, scooping several Webby Awards last week. And how many other newspapers have a page for pancakes? (more)

Guardian News & Media integrates news, business and sport departments
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 11.20am
Guardian News & Media has unveiled details of its plans to integrate the newsrooms of the Guardian, Observer and guardian.co.uk. By Stephen Brook (more)

Owen Gibson reports on Ofcom fining ITV for fiddling phone votes
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 10.25am
Owen Gibson reports on the record £5 million fine of ITV by Ofcom for fiddling phone-in competitions and votes (more)

Freelance journalist's rare footy photo find generates national headlines
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 9 2008, 9.00am
Nostalgia website's 'world picture exclusive' of 1800s England football team (more)

Hello! magazine celebrates its 20th birthday
From The Independent. Posted May 9 2008, 12.00am
That's nice. Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and his bride to be have invited you inside their lovely home, Aston Farm, on Peter's father's Gloucestershire estate. They are happy to pose for you on the carpet, to show off the original beams in the living room and to reveal, hilariously, that Peter proposed to his Canadian fianc�e in a downpour of rain while taking the dog for a walk. Isn't that lovely? (more)

Guardian is 'bewildered' with Tesco libel claim
From Press Gazette. Posted May 9 2008, 12.00am
The Guardian has expressed its "bewilderment" over supermarket giant Tesco's decision to continue its legal action for libel and malicious falsehood over accusations of tax avoidance. (more)

We must repel barbarians from Auntie's gates
From Financial Times. Posted May 8 2008, 5.38pm
The BBC enriches Britain in ways that will only be seen when it is gone and it is too late to rebuild it, says Stephen Fry (more)

Grade restates ITV's PRS plans
From Digital Spy. Posted May 8 2008, 4.37pm
Michael Grade restates the moves ITV has taken to avoid future premium rate service scandals. (more)

Celerier: 'Sir Alan has favourites'
From Digital Spy. Posted May 8 2008, 1.55pm
Jenny Celerier claims Alan Sugar has a "special circle" of favourite candidates on The Apprentice. (more)

easyJet chief says oil surge creates 'darwinian economics' for airlines
From Daily Telegraph. Posted May 7 2008, 4.30pm
Easyjet is planning to rein back its breakneck growth in light of the soaring oil price but still intends to add 43 aircraft to its fleet over the next two years as it cranks up the pressure on weaker rivals. (more)

BBC Vision celebrates 100% subtitling
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted May 7 2008, 10.30am
BBC Vision has confirmed that it has reached its target of subtitling 100 of programmes on its main channelsBBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four CBeebies CBBC and BBC News. (more)

Regional press celebrates Local Newspaper Week
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 5 2008, 9.40am
Local Newspaper Week is under way for its 10th anniversary year (more)

BBC Radio 4 celebrates 007
From Radio Today. Posted May 3 2008, 5.38pm
National Radio 4 is producing a short season of special programmes to celebrate the 100th birthday of James Bond creator Ian Fleming. (more)

What makes puppets funnier than humans? Justin Quirk investigates
From Media Guardian. Posted May 2 2008, 11.13pm
The mucky young puppets of Fur TV are part of a proud lineage of no-strings-attached mischief, says Justin Quirk (more)

Sky News creates multimedia timeline to mark disappearance of Madeleine McCann
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 2 2008, 1.57pm
Sky News has produced a multimedia timeline detailing the events and news coverage of Madeleine McCann's disappearance over the last year. The timeline incorporates videos, pictures and analysis from Sky's crime correspondent Martin Brunt. Users can scroll through the timeline, which offers over 100 screens of multimedia. (more)

USAToday: Pentagon to launch foreign news websites
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 2 2008, 11.38am
The Pentagon is to launch a network of foreign language news sites, including an Arabic site for Iraqis. The sites will be staffed by local journalists in the countries reporting on US interests and carrying an anti-insurgency message. (more)

Pentagon launches foreign news websites - USA Today
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 1 2008, 1.42pm
USA Today reports that the Pentagon is setting up a global network of foreign-language news websites, including an Arabic site for Iraqis, and hiring local journalists to write current events stories and other content that promote US interests and counter insurgent messages. The paper says that the news sites are part of a Pentagon initiative [...] (more)

Northcliffe targets 87 news websites as next generation is launched
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 1 2008, 9.10am
Stability and search engine performance the key as new look and new function goes live (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)

Chelsea's Micheal Essien refutes Sunday Mirror no support for dad story
From Press Gazette. Posted May 1 2008, 12.00am
Chelsea footballer Michael Essien has complained to the Press Complaints Commission over a Sunday Mirror story about his relationship with his dad. (more)

First in a new generation of Northcliffe websites goes live
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 30 2008, 11.00pm
New site unveiled as first stage of company-wide revamp (more)

Jane Lighting writes to Channel Five staff over Dawn Airey's appointment
From Media Guardian. Posted April 30 2008, 10.41am
Channel Five's Jane Lighting has sent an email to staff following the shock appointment of Dawn Airey to succeed her. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Tesco set to sell property website
From BBC News. Posted April 30 2008, 6.24am
Tesco is in talks to sell its online property business to a chain of estate agents, the BBC learns. (more)

Independent: Interview with the team behind Hachette Filipacchi’s latest acquisition Digital Spy
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 29 2008, 9.32am
HFUK's acquisition of entertainment and media news site Digital Spy - for an undisclosed but significant sum - was the result of months of 'nagging' from staff at fellow title Inside Soap. The publisher isn't looking to change the structure of the site, but will hope to capitalise on its huge fanbase and active forums, which count Alan Sugar as a member. (more)

RAJAR to test an Online Diary
From Radio Today. Posted April 29 2008, 12.46am
RAJAR has abandoned its trial of an electronic alternative to its diary-based ratings system after spending over three million pounds researching the scheme. Instead, RAJAR is looking to investigate the introduction of a new online digital survey. (more)

RFE/RL websites hit by mass cyberattack
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 28 2008, 4.33pm
Several websites run by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have been hit by an unprecedented cyberattack, making them inaccessible to the outside world. The attack, which started on 26 April, intially targeted the website of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, but quickly spread to other sites. Within hours, eight RFE/RL websites (Belarus, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Tatar-Bashkir, Radio Farda, [...] (more)

Voice of Russia World Service celebrates 30 years on air
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 28 2008, 2.22pm
This year marks 30 years since the launching of the Voice of Russia World Service in English, formerly Radio Moscow World Service. On October 3, 1978 Radio Moscow went on the air with round-the-clock broadcasts in English beamed throughout the world. In the run-up to the anniversary, listeners are invited to share their most vivid memories, reminiscences [...] (more)

TLRC relocates another station
From Radio Today. Posted April 28 2008, 10.43am
TLRC have had a further format change approved by Ofcom, meaning Warminster's 3TR fm can be co-located within the studios of Spire FM in Salisbury.The regulators have also agreed that six hours of weekday daytime programming can be shared between the two stations. (more)

Financial Times Middle East edition launches in the United Arab Emirates
From Media Guardian. Posted April 28 2008, 10.19am
The Financial Times is launching a new Middle East regional edition based in the United Arab Emirates. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

Press Gazette: Telegraph developer weekend: The possibilites of Google Earth
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 28 2008, 9.03am
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Scottish paid-for titles to get their own revamped websites
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 28 2008, 6.10am
Trinity Mirror to roll out new companion websites during the summer (more)

Affair of the Heart: Jamie and Harriet are still the capital's favourites
From The Independent. Posted April 28 2008, 12.00am
As the Scissor Sisters fade out, a caller comes on air to tell Harriet and Jamie about her pampered cat – the pet is so spoilt that she even cleans its bottom with baby wipes. It is 8.55am, the end of a three-hour shift for Heart 106.2FM's Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott, who – until Thursday at least – hold the crown in the competitive 6am-9am slot in London commercial radio. (more)

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