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TechCrunch: Is there such a thing as off-the-record in the blogging age?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 1 2008, 12.02pm
A New York blogger was fired from her bar job after reporting the behaviour of a Belgian politician on a night out in the city. (more)

We invited the actress Sheila Hancock to look through the newspaper cuttings of her life and gave her the chance to set the record straight
From Media Guardian. Posted November 26 2008, 12.02am
We invited the actress Sheila Hancock to look through the newspaper cuttings of her life and gave her the chance to set the record straight. (more)

Voluntary Redundancies Being Sought by Daily Record/Sunday Mail
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted November 24 2008, 8.40am
Staff at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail have been invited to apply for voluntary redundancy, with management declining to say exactly how much money they are seeking to save or how many posts might be axed. On Friday, an email was sent asking for voluntary redundancy applications by a week... (more)

For the record: 24/11/2008
From The Independent. Posted November 24 2008, 12.00am
“There is no place on the BBC for casual and gratuitous use of the most offensive language without clear editorial justification,” BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons, after letting Jonathan Ross off without further punishment. (more)

October ABCe: US election build-up helps UK newspaper sites to record traffic
From Media Guardian. Posted November 20 2008, 1.09pm
The build-up to the US election and continuing economic turmoil helped boost national newspaper web traffic to a new peak in October, with all the ABC-audited UK publishers enjoying record figures.guardian.co. (more)

Pay Freeze Ordered at Record and Sunday Mail
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted November 20 2008, 9.00am
Staff at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, plus other titles owned in Scotland by publishers, Trinity Mirror, have been told they won't be receiving a pay increase until at least after next year. The pay freeze, says Trinity, will affect everyone in the company, from top to bottom, and... (more)

Record ad sales for China's state TV network
From Financial Times. Posted November 20 2008, 2.00am
China Central Television, the network with most viewers worldwide, has attracted record sales for prime time advertising slots next year, in stark contrast to China's... (more)

Record ad sales for China's state TV network
From Financial Times. Posted November 19 2008, 5.40pm
China Central Television, the network with most viewers worldwide, has attracted record sales for prime time advertising slots next year, in stark contrast to China's overall economic slowdown and to the fall-off in ad spending in other markets. (more)

For the record: 17/11/2008
From The Independent. Posted November 17 2008, 12.00am
“What next? Polly puts the jackboots on?” the Daily Mail’s Richard Littlejohn baits the Guardian’s Polly Toynbee for sympathising with Max Mosley over media intrusion. (more)

Record-breaking find for 'Roadshow'
From Digital Spy. Posted November 15 2008, 4.00pm
BBC One's Antiques Roadshow sees its first ever £1 million valuation. (more)

Record results for B2B giant Euromoney
From Press Gazette. Posted November 13 2008, 8.50am
Daily Mail and General Trust-owned business publisher Euromoney Institutional Investor has reported record profits and revenues and says it is weathering the downturn well. (more)

Rugby captain tribute brings record numbers to Limerick paper's website
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2008, 5.57pm
Local daily newspaper the Limerick Leader has seen record numbers of visitors to its website this week as outraged residents paid tribute to murdered rugby captain Shane Geoghegan. (more)

TV advertising now cheapest on record
From Daily Telegraph. Posted November 11 2008, 6.25am
Advertising on television is now cheaper than at any time on record and the market will not begin to grow again until at least 2010 according to new research from media buyer Zenith Optimedia. (more)

For the record 10/11/2008
From The Independent. Posted November 10 2008, 12.00am
"As Obama gets huge election, the earth moves" – The Sun’s tasteful splash headline welcomes a new era. (more)

NYTimes.com: Obama victory sets records on the web
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 7 2008, 12.28pm
From 11pm Tuesday (US time) news sites saw the biggest growth since formal measuring started three years ago. (more)

BSkyB records 25% profit rise in first quarter results
From Media Guardian. Posted October 31 2008, 9.22am
BSkyB shrugged off some of the gloom in the wider economy with a better than expected 25% increase in first quarter profits and the addition of 87,000 new customers, which takes the satellite broadcaster past the 9 million milestone for the first time. (more)

Sky1 acquires 'Britney: For The Record'
From Digital Spy. Posted October 30 2008, 3.04pm
Documentary Britney: For The Record will be shown exclusively in the UK on Sky1. (more)

Britney Spears: For The Record documentary to screen on Sky1
From Media Guardian. Posted October 30 2008, 12.58pm
Sky1 has picked up the exclusive UK rights to singer Britney Spears' new warts and all documentary. (more)

PCC upholds complaint against Barking and Dagenham Recorder over police raid pictures
From Media Guardian. Posted October 28 2008, 12.36pm
The Press Complaints Commission today upheld a complaint against the Barking and Dagenham Recorder after it published photographs of a handcuffed teenager in his bedroom taken by a journalist during a police raid. (more)

Record donations received for journalists killed in Georgia
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted October 27 2008, 3.54pm
An appeal launched by Editorial Photographers UK (EPUK) has raised £1,330 for the families of two journalists killed during the recent conflict in Georgia. (more)

For the record: It gives you Xtra
From The Independent. Posted October 27 2008, 12.00am
"He is the best in the business" – Sky News chief John Ryley on Jeff Randall who has been hired to counter the success of Robert Peston, Randall's successor as BBC business editor. (more)

Freesat+ recorder launches next month
From Digital Spy. Posted October 23 2008, 10.34am
The first PVR to wear the Freesat+ brand will go on sale in November. (more)

For the record
From The Independent. Posted October 19 2008, 11.00pm
Papa preaches It's probably never happened before: a newspaper redesign carried out by papal decree. The Vatican's paper of record, 'L'Osservatore Romano', has been given a makeover on the instructions of the pontiff, Benedict XVI. (more)

PDA: ITV claims live X Factor helps website records strongest day ever
From Media Guardian. Posted October 15 2008, 6.44am
Broadcaster to look at increasing user engagement on the web around live TV shows. (more)

PDA: ITV claims live X Factor helps website record strongest day ever
From Media Guardian. Posted October 15 2008, 6.44am
Broadcaster to look at increasing user engagement on the web around live TV shows. (more)

Sales Gap Between Scottish Sun and Daily Record Slightly Widens
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted October 13 2008, 7.29am
The average sales gap between the two best-selling Scottish daily newspapers has slightly widened. Say the September ABCs, the gap - as measured by Average Net Circulation - between the Scottish Sun and its nearest rival, the Daily Record, was 29,697. In August, it was 28,126 and in July,... (more)

Sales Gap Between Scottish Sun and Daily Record Widens Slightly
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted October 13 2008, 7.29am
The average sales gap between the two best-selling Scottish daily newspapers has slightly widened. Say the September ABCs, the gap - as measured by Average Net Circulation - between the Scottish Sun and its nearest rival, the Daily Record, was 29,697. In August, it was 28,126 and in July,... (more)

September ABCs: Scottish Sun edges further ahead of Daily Record
From Media Guardian. Posted October 10 2008, 2.28pm
The Scottish Sun marginally stretched its lead over the Daily Record as the nation's leading daily paper, as Sunday Scottish titles suffered large falls. (more)

September ABCs: Record gains ground on Scottish Sun
From Press Gazette. Posted October 9 2008, 11.00pm
The Sun's decision to stop discounting its Scottish edition has helped the Daily Record narrow the sales gap between the two archrivals. (more)

Hislop trains show breaks BBC Four record
From Digital Spy. Posted October 5 2008, 12.46pm
A programme about trains fronted by Ian Hislop brings in BBC Four's best ever factual ratings. (more)

Free papers defy downturn: Thelondonpaper enjoys record ad-income as City AM eyes Manchester roll-out
From Press Gazette. Posted October 2 2008, 11.00pm
As free London business newspaper City AM reveals plans to launch in two new cities – the editor of the thelondonpaper has told Press Gazette that his title is also defying the credit crunch. (more)

Beeb Offering Free Tickets to Sitcom Recording
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted October 1 2008, 6.53am
Free tickets are being offered, to attend the recording of a new sitcom, for BBC ONE, taking place in Glasgow. Life of Riley is being made by BBC Scotland and stars Caroline Quentin (pictured). It is being recorded in front of a live, studio audience at BBC Scotland’s Pacific... (more)

Record edition of Grazia defies the credit crunch
From Press Gazette. Posted September 25 2008, 11.00pm
Women’s weekly Grazia has defied the economic downturn by publishing its largest ever issue. (more)

ABCe: Olympics success helps UK's newspaper websites break records
From Media Guardian. Posted September 25 2008, 10.39am
Team GB's stunning performance at the Beijing Olympics generated another record traffic month for the UK's major newspaper websites. (more)

Hollinshead Remit Extended from Record and Sunday Mail
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted September 16 2008, 7.13am
The managing director of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspapers has had his remit extended to include sister titles, the Daily Mirror and The People. Mark Hollinshead has been appointed managing director of publishers, Trinity Mirror’s ‘UK National’... (more)

TV ratings - September 10: England's crushing of Croatia helps Setanta to record audience
From Media Guardian. Posted September 11 2008, 10.06am
Setanta Sports drew its biggest ever audience with its live coverage of the World Cup qualifying match between England and Croatia peaking at 1.5 million viewers. (more)

Record Staff Memo Prompts Angry Reaction
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted September 10 2008, 6.35am
The National Union of Journalists says it is determined to ensure a proposed work to rule of its members at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail goes head on Friday, despite what it considers to be “intimidation”, following a memo sent to staff by the papers’ managing... (more)

Daily Record and Sunday Mail to be Hit by 'Work to Rule'
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted September 5 2008, 7.30am
Journalists at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail are, from next Friday, to work only what is required of them by contract - ignoring any pleas to work through their breaks, or put in extra hours, because of any under-staffing. It follows a mass meeting of National Union of Journalists members,... (more)

Daily Record and Sunday Mail Facing Industrial Action
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted September 4 2008, 7.03am
A mass meeting of members of the National Union of Journalists is today deciding what form of industrial action to take against the Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspapers. It follows a vote taken a fortnight ago among NUJ members at the titles and the breakdown of talks yesterday between... (more)

Summer heralds record sales boost for weekly
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 4 2008, 6.00am
Devon paper hails "good old-fashioned journalism," Ayr editor moves on, and other news in brief. (more)

Daily Record dispute heads for mediation
From Media Guardian. Posted September 2 2008, 8.34am
The NUJ and management from the Daily Record and Sunday Mail are set to meet for talks at arbitration body Acas following a vote for industrial action. (more)

Southend Radio beach bikini record attempt fails
From Paul McNally. Posted August 31 2008, 1.41pm
A charity fundraising attempt by Southend Radio to set a record for the number of bikini-clad women gathered together on a beach has failed – thanks to the great British weather. (more)

Record Strike Ballot Produces Mixed Result
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted August 27 2008, 7.12am
Although yet to be confirmed by the National Union of Journalists, it is believed that a ballot of its members on industrial action at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail newspapers has produced a mixed bag of results that will give succour to both the union and the titles' management. The... (more)

South Appointment for Former Record Assistant Editor
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted August 22 2008, 6.49am
A former assistant editor at the Daily Record has been appointed editor of a local newspaper in the south of England.  Also a former news editor at the Edinburgh Evening News, Simon Bradshaw has been appointed editor of the Henley Standard. After leaving the Record, towards the... (more)

Olympics organisers grilled by Channel 4 journalist over China's human rights record
From Media Guardian. Posted August 14 2008, 8.23am
Channel 4 News correspondent Alex Thomson used a press conference in Beijing to repeatedly challenge Olympics organisers over China's human rights record. (more)

Daily Record and Sunday Mail staff to vote on industrial action
From Media Guardian. Posted August 14 2008, 7.08am
The NUJ is to ballot members at the Trinity Mirror's Scottish national titles on possible industrial action over staffing levels. (more)

Allmediascotland: Daily Record staff set for strike
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 13 2008, 11.19am
Staff at Trinity Mirror title the Daily Record are to take a ballot over industrial action, because of staff shortages. (more)

Industrial Action Ballot Called at Daily Record
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted August 13 2008, 7.34am
Members of the National Union of Journalists at the Daily Record and Sunday Mail are to be balloted on taking industrial action. Voting papers expected to go out by the end of the week will offer the options of ‘strike action’ and also ‘industrial action short of... (more)

NYTimes.com: FBI obtained reporters’ phone records
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 11 2008, 1.06pm
The FBI has admitted it obtained phone records for reporters from the Indonesian bureaux of the New York Times and the Washington Post. (more)

July ABCs: Daily Record hot on the heels of Scottish Sun
From Media Guardian. Posted August 8 2008, 2.39pm
The Daily Record narrowed the circulation gap with the Scottish Sun in July, reducing the advantage of Scotland's market leader to just over 25,000 copies. (more)

July ABCs: Rising Sun records sixth monthly sales increase
From Media Guardian. Posted August 8 2008, 11.06am
The Sun continued its barnstorming sales run in July with its sixth month of year-on-year circulation increases. (more)

LA Times breaks web traffic record with 127m page views
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 7 2008, 10.26am
The LA Times recorded 127 million page views last month – breaking its previous record of 120 million. The site attracted 19 million unique users in July, a memo from the paper’s Meredith Artley, executive editor for interactive, said. (more)

Archant shuts Tower Hamlets Recorder
From Media Guardian. Posted August 6 2008, 8.45am
Archant has closed east London weekly the Tower Hamlets Recorder, as the company reported an 8.9% year-on-year dip in profits. (more)

Media Talk podcast: Ofcom's record fine for BBC, Peter Barron, and Countdown
From Media Guardian. Posted August 1 2008, 7.40am
After the BBC's record fine from Ofcom, has the phone-in fakery issue finally been put to bed? Why has Peter Barron jumped from Newsnight to Google? Giles Coren's four-letter rants. (more)

BSkyB cuts jobs as new customers hit record
From Daily Telegraph. Posted July 31 2008, 11.01pm
BSkyB unveiled 250 jobs cuts as it beat forecasts to draw in a record number of new customers. (more)

BBC to pay record fine for bogus competitions
From Financial Times. Posted July 31 2008, 1.45am
Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, levies £400,000 on the UK corporation over unfair television and radio contests involving 'premeditated decisions' to fake winners. (more)

The Register posts record-breaking traffic of 5.3m
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 30 2008, 10.00pm
Technology website records 5. (more)

Record fine for "unfair" BBC competitions
From Digital Spy. Posted July 30 2008, 8.47am
Ofcom fines the BBC £400,000 for "unfair conduct of viewer and listener competitions". (more)

BBC fined record £400,000 by Ofcom
From Media Guardian. Posted July 30 2008, 8.13am
The BBC has been fined £400,000 for 'unfair conduct of viewer and listener competitions' in shows including Children in Need and Comic Relief. (more)

Guardian Media Group records 36% rise in digital revenues
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 29 2008, 10.00pm
GMG took £85. (more)

Sun’s Page 3 widget breaks download records
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 22 2008, 2.32pm
A Page 3 girl widget for RSS feeds, launched by The Sun on Friday, has beaten previous download figures for Sun apps after only three days, the newspaper has said. (more)

'Thirties In Colour' sets record for BBC4
From Digital Spy. Posted July 17 2008, 8.11pm
BBC Four recorded its largest audience for an original factual show last night with The Thirties In Colour. (more)

Record Catches up Sales on Sun
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted July 14 2008, 7.04am
The Daily Record will be celebrating narrowing the sales gap between it and the Scottish Sun by 18 per cent during the month of June, according to the latest circulation figures. Say the June ABCs, the Scottish Sun - the country’s best-selling daily newspaper - sold an average... (more)

ABCs: Daily Record closes in on Scottish Sun
From Media Guardian. Posted July 11 2008, 2.35pm
The Daily Record narrowed the gap with the Scottish Sun in June, shedding fewer copy sales than Scotland's newspaper market leader. (more)

Media: Doctor Who helps drive to record profits in BBC Worldwide's global expansion
From Media Guardian. Posted July 8 2008, 10.04pm
BBC unveils plans for acquisition of Lonely Planet and reveals it is considering 20 other 'global superbrands'. (more)

BBC Worldwide sees record profits
From BBC News. Posted July 8 2008, 10.52am
Strong sales of popular programmes to overseas broadcasters has helped the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, boost operating profit by 17% to £117m. (more)

Record profits for BBC Worldwide
From BBC News. Posted July 8 2008, 10.52am
Strong sales of popular programmes to overseas broadcasters has helped the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, boost operating profit by 17% to £117m. (more)

Times: Trinity Mirror shares suffer record 28 per cent fall
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 1 2008, 10.15am
Trinity Mirror shares suffered a record one-day fall yesterday after the newspaper publisher admitted that advertising at the Daily Mirror and its sister titles had collapsed by between 12 per cent and 14 per cent in May and June. (more)

Trinity Mirror shares suffer record fall
From The Times. Posted June 30 2008, 11.00pm
Trinity Mirror shares suffered a record one-day fall yesterday after the newspaper publisher admitted that advertising at the Daily Mirror and its sister titles had collapsed by between 12 per cent and 14 per cent in May and June. (more)

ITV share price falls to record low
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2008, 3.15pm
ITV's share price has hit a record low of 43p, as signs of a worsening ad market also hit other UK media companies. (more)

Tim Davie: BBC's marathon man with a colourful track record
From Media Guardian. Posted June 27 2008, 1.23pm
The marketing background of the BBC's new director of music and audio - the man behind the Pepsi Blue campaign - is unlikely to count against him in his new role. (more)

Media Talk podcast: the Heinz male kiss, the BBC refusing to share the licence fee, and a record fine for GCAP
From Media Guardian. Posted June 27 2008, 10.44am
More rumblings between Ofcom, the BBC, and Channel 4 over public service broadcasting. (more)

Record Escapes Censure Over Rowling Complaint
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted June 27 2008, 12.29am
The Daily Record, along with two other newspapers, has escaped censure, following a complaint from novelist, JK Rowling. The author of the Harry Potter series had claimed to the Press Complaints Commission that her privacy had been breached following an article about her purchasing a new... (more)

GCap fined record £1.1m for phone line abuses
From The Independent. Posted June 26 2008, 11.00pm
GCap is the latest media group to be targeted by regulators investigating the premium-rate phone line scandal, copping a £1.1m fine yesterday for deliberately misleading listeners on 30 of its local radio stations. (more)

Radio firm fined record £1.11m for phone-in scam
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2008, 10.04pm
Ofcom accuses GCap Media of a 'gross failure' by senior management and of obstructing its investigation. (more)

Radio firm GCap Media fined record £1.11m for phone-in scam
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2008, 10.04pm
Ofcom has accused GCap Media of a 'gross failure' by senior management and of obstructing its investigation. (more)

GCap hit with record £1.1m Ofcom fine over Secret Sound competition
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2008, 2.58pm
GCap Media has been fined a record £1.11m by communications regulator Ofcom for running a radio competition that listeners had no chance of winning. (more)

GCap fine record £1.1m by Ofcom for phone-in scam
From The Times. Posted June 26 2008, 10.57am
GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizes to stop prizes from being won too quickly. (more)

GCap hit with record £1.1m fine for 'inexcusable' failings
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2008, 9.31am
Ofcom today accused GCap Media of a 'gross failure' of senior management and hit the radio group with a record £1.11m fine over a phone-in scandal. (more)

Euro 2008 pens near record audience in Spain
From Digital Spy. Posted June 25 2008, 8.09am
Spain's Euro 2008 penalties win comes just short of setting a new ratings record in the country. (more)

ITV Euro coverage scores viewing record
From Media Guardian. Posted June 23 2008, 11.42am
ITV1's coverage of the Russia v Holland Euro 2008 quarter final attracted the best ratings of the tournament so far. (more)

TV ratings - June 21: ITV Euro coverage scores viewing record
From Media Guardian. Posted June 23 2008, 11.42am
ITV1's coverage of the Russia v Holland Euro 2008 quarter final attracted the best ratings of the tournament so far. (more)

Alex's BB exit sets C4+1 ratings record
From Digital Spy. Posted June 20 2008, 12.04pm
Channel 4 took full advantage of Alex's Big Brother thanks to its one-hour timeshift last night. (more)

TV ratings - June 19: Big Brother gives Channel 4 +1 record ratings
From Media Guardian. Posted June 20 2008, 9.38am
Channel 4's digital time-shift service Channel 4 +1 pulled in its highest audience since launching thanks to Alexandra De-Gale's ejection from Big Brother. (more)

Newsquest records its largest ever online audience
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 15 2008, 10.00pm
The network of 164 sites attracted 5. (more)

TV ratings - June 11: Apprentice final attracts record audience
From Media Guardian. Posted June 12 2008, 8.06am
The final of The Apprentice attracted nearly 9 million viewers on BBC1 – the show's best ever figures. (more)

Daily Record Underlines Commitment to Online
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted June 12 2008, 6.34am
The Daily Record has underlined its commitment to its online offering by promoting one of its assistant editors to the role of digital editorial director. Ewan Watt’s new role will see him responsible for the development of editorial content on the Daily Record website, plus those of... (more)

Daily Record promotes assistant editor Ewan Watt to new digital role
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 11 2008, 10.00pm
Watt is named digital editorial director for the Daily Record, Scottish Sunday Mail and Business7. (more)

BBC Global News maintains record 233m audience
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 10 2008, 11.30am
For the second year in succession, the BBC’s combined international news services attracted a global weekly audience of over 233 million during 2007/8, according to independent surveys. (more)

Online ad spend reaches record £3bn
From Media Guardian. Posted June 9 2008, 10.14pm
Leap in online advertising comes at the expense of other parts of the media such as newspapers, magazines and direct mail. (more)

Sun Maintains Lead Over Daily Record
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted June 9 2008, 6.53am
Despite last month returning to its standard price for the first time in four years, the Scottish Sun appears to have lost none of its sales advantage over its nearest rival in the circulation battle between Scotland’s two top-selling daily newspapers. When it was last at 30p, it was... (more)

Sun Maintains Lead Over Daily Record in Sales Battle
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted June 9 2008, 6.53am
Despite last month returning to its standard price for the first time in four years, the Scottish Sun appears to have lost none of its advantage over its nearest rival in the circulation battle between Scotland’s two top-selling daily newspapers. When it was last at 30p, it was... (more)

Record bets taken as rival TV talent shows reach their climax
From The Independent. Posted May 31 2008, 11.00pm
Bookies took £100,000 in bets in the week leading up to last night's final of Britain's Got Talent, while betting on rival show I'd Do Anything slumped to just £13,000. (more)

Complaints against banks hit record levels
From The Times. Posted May 28 2008, 12.33pm
Customer complaints to the independent financial adjudicator rose by nearly a third last year to a record high. (more)

ASC to Introduce Communications Recording Solutions for TETRA at TETRA World Congress 2008
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted May 23 2008, 8.09am
MARATHON EVOLUTION Suite to be Demonstrated at Show Hoesbach/Germany, May 23, 2008 ? ASC (www.asctelecom. (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - ‘off the record’ does it ever work?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 22 2008, 1.45pm
Interviews: Beware of 'off the record'. If used, make sure you understand which bit of the chat the subject is referring to. Also make sure the interviewee is clear they are back 'on the record' once the chat continues. (more)

Record number of complaints lodged with press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 22 2008, 12.20am
PCC received more than 4,300 complaints last year - plus other findings from annual report. (more)

Readers up at the Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Record
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2008, 10.35am
The Sun, the Daily Mail and the Daily Record were the only national newspapers to increase their readership over the past year, according to NRS figures. (more)

Record revenues at biz publisher Euromoney despite credit crunch
From Press Gazette. Posted May 14 2008, 11.00pm
Business publisher Euromoney has had a record six months in terms of revenues, according to interim results released today. (more)

Trombonist, 12, sets BBC Young Musician record
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 11.14am
Peter Moore, of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, beats four other finalists to become youngest ever winner. (more)

Gap Widens Slightly Between Scottish Sun Sales and Record's
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 12 2008, 7.44am
As predicted on Friday, on allmediascotland.com, the gap between the top two-selling daily newspapers in Scotland has slightly widened, following publication of the latest monthly sales figures. On average, during April, a gap of 35,910 separated the Scottish Sun from its nearest rival, the... (more)

April ABCs: Scottish Sun pulls further ahead of Record
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 1.17pm
The Scottish Sun extended its circulation lead over the Daily Record to nearly 36,000 copies. (more)

Ad Revenue Down at Daily Record and Sunday Mail
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 9 2008, 7.24am
Advertising revenues  at Trinity Mirror's two Scottish titles, the Daily Record and the Sunday Mail, fell by 5.2 per cent in the first four months of this year. According to a report in the MediaGuardian, the drop in revenue at the Scottish titles compares with a decrease of 4.3... (more)

ITV must pay record fine for prime time phone-ins that robbed viewers of £7.8m
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2008, 10.42pm
Fine totals up a record £5. (more)

Record digital revenues for Norwegian newspaper giant
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 8 2008, 10.00pm
Schibsted meets online profit predictions for 2008 of 60 per cent revenue online in first quarter. (more)

Ofcom hits ITV with record £5.67 million fine
From The Stage. Posted May 8 2008, 2.40pm
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Ofcom hits ITV with record £5,675,000 fine
From The Stage. Posted May 8 2008, 12.30pm
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ITV fined record £5.6m for phone-in scandal
From The Times. Posted May 8 2008, 10.53am
ITV was today fined a record £5.7 million for repeatedly misleading viewers over the conduct of phone-ins on flagship programmes ranging from Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon and Soapstar Superstar. (more)

Record fine for ITV
From The Independent. Posted May 8 2008, 10.53am
ITV has been hit with a record £5.67m fine by Ofcom over a spate of premium rate phone-in scandals, the media regulator announced today. (more)

ITV fined record £5.675m over phone-ins
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2008, 10.03am
Ofcom has fined ITV £5.675m over the 'abuse' of premium-rate phone lines in a host of hit shows. (more)

Record to Name Names
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 8 2008, 6.50am
To help commemorate Rangers’ UEFA Cup final appearance on Wednesday, the Daily Record  is producing a 'Roll of Honour’, dedicated to the fans. The Record explains: "Our  Manchester Special will be a must-have for all Rangers fans. Your name... (more)

Record Finds SPL Not for Turning
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 7 2008, 6.43am
Not the best day at the office for the sports desk of the Daily Record, yesterday. And it wasn’t just getting wrong that fixtures were being rearranged to assist Rangers’ congested playing schedule, including the UEFA Cup final, a week today. ‘SPL do U-turn to... (more)

Newham Recorder rapped over murdered man aggression story
From Press Gazette. Posted May 6 2008, 11.00pm
The Press Complaints Commission today upheld a complaint against the Newham Recorder after it inaccurately reported that a murdered man had acted aggressively on the day of his death. (more)

Record numbers tune in to BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted May 1 2008, 10.03pm
Revamped Radio 3 is the corporation's only loser as ratings lead over commercial rivals widens. (more)

Record highs for BBC DAB
From Radio Today. Posted May 1 2008, 8.46am
The BBC's digital stations have posted record audience figures today, as three of the five stations claim over half a million listeners for the first time ever. (more)

Rajars: Record audiences for BBC DJs Chris Moyles and Terry Wogan
From Media Guardian. Posted May 1 2008, 5.48am
BBC Radio has powered to its biggest-ever lead over its commercial rivals with record audiences for Chris Moyles and Terry Wogan. (more)

Rajar: BBC breaks own record listening figure record
From Press Gazette. Posted April 30 2008, 11.00pm
The BBC has broken its own record for listening figures and continued its dominance of speech radio over commercial broadcasters in the first quarter of 2008 according to new data from industry measurement body Rajar. (more)

Rajar: BBC breaks own record listening figure
From Press Gazette. Posted April 30 2008, 11.00pm
The BBC has broken its own record for listening figures and continued its dominance of speech radio over commercial broadcasters in the first quarter of 2008 according to new data from industry measurement body Rajar. (more)

ITV may face record fine over phone-in competitions
From The Stage. Posted April 29 2008, 5.20pm
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ITV faces record £4m fine for phone-in scandal
From Media Guardian. Posted April 29 2008, 12.03am
Ofcom plans to record a damning verdict and hand down a record seven-figure fine after a six-month investigation. (more)

ITV faces record phone-in fine
From Media Guardian. Posted April 28 2008, 8.10pm
ITV looks set to receive a record fine over viewer deception in shows including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. (more)

TV ratings - April 23: News at Ten equals record low
From Media Guardian. Posted April 24 2008, 8.50am
On a ratings rollercoaster of an evening The Apprentice hit yet another high and News at Ten equalled its record low. (more)

C4 records first loss since 1992
From Digital Spy. Posted April 23 2008, 4.08pm
The main Channel 4 channel records its first operating loss in 15 years. (more)

Daily Record scoops Scottish newspaper of the year at Scottish Press Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted April 18 2008, 11.57am
The Daily Record has won Scottish newspaper of the year at the Scottish Press Awards for the second year in a row. (more)

Daily Record named Newspaper of the Year
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 18 2008, 10.10am
All the winners and runners-up at the 29th Scottish Press Awards. (more)

Scottish Press Awards - Part One: Daily Record Crowned 'Scottish Newspaper of the Year'
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 18 2008, 7.39am
For the second year in succession, the Daily Record has been named the Scottish Newspaper of the Year. The accolade, presented at last night’s Scottish Press Awards, was the culmination of the paper taking various other awards, including for Journalist Team of the Year and Front Page... (more)

Reporter records podium spot in triathlon season opener
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 17 2008, 7.00am
Oxford Mail hack endures the cold in preparation for World Champs. (more)

Tesco puts the world on notice after ringing up record profits of nearly £3bn
From The Times. Posted April 15 2008, 11.00pm
Tesco predicted yesterday that it would be one of the fastest-growing big retailers in the world this year as it hit back at critics and reported annual pretax profits of nearly £3 billion. (more)

Sales Gap Stays the Same Between the Scottish Sun and the Daily Record
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 14 2008, 6.44am
It was pretty much 'as you were' as far as the sales gap was concerned between Scotland’s top-selling daily newspaper, the Scottish Sun, and its nearest rival, the Daily Record. It follows the latest ‘ABCs’, consisting of the average net circulation... (more)

Sales Gap Stays Much the Same Between the Scottish Sun and the Daily Record
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 14 2008, 6.44am
It was pretty much 'as you were' as far as the sales gap was concerned between Scotland’s top-selling daily newspaper, the Scottish Sun, and its nearest rival, the Daily Record. It follows the latest ‘ABCs’, consisting of the average net circulation... (more)

The Daily Record and That Matter of The Status Quo
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 14 2008, 6.37am
The Saturday newspapers have an important role to play as an antidote to the hard grind of the Monday to Friday working week, and a degree of levity is entirely permissible. So Spike liked the Daily Record’s third leader item on Saturday, under the heading, ‘12-Bard... (more)

Record win north of the border...
From Press Gazette. Posted April 6 2008, 11.00pm
Ian Rutherford of The Scotsman was named press photographer of the year for a record fourth time at the First ScotRail Press Photography Awards at Glasgow’s Mitchell Theatre. (more)

Radiohead recording new music "soon"
From Digital Spy. Posted March 29 2008, 7.48am
Radiohead's Colin Greenwood says the band will be heading to the recording studio "soon". (more)

'Apprentice' return sets record for show
From Digital Spy. Posted March 27 2008, 5.08pm
The first episode of The Apprentice series four draws more viewers than any opener so far. (more)

TV ratings - March 26: First-night record for The Apprentice
From Media Guardian. Posted March 27 2008, 11.25am
The Apprentice fired up for a fourth series and rocketed to a record opening episode high of 6.4 million viewers. (more)

Record fourth 'best photographer' crown for Scottish snapper
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 27 2008, 10.20am
Scotsman's Ian Rutherford named the best again at annual press photography celebration. (more)

During Shannon Matthews disappeared ITV helped her family to record their own story
From The Independent. Posted March 24 2008, 12.00am
Last Monday, ITV News broadcast the first pictures from inside Karen Matthews' home since her nine-year-old daughter Shannon was found after being missing for 24 days. (more)

Record traffic for Sunderland Echo website
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 19 2008, 2.50pm
Wide appeal is the secret of success. (more)

Editor Defends Publication of ‘That was Off the Record’ Remark
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 13 2008, 8.54pm
The Scotsman editor came out fighting over the weekend, over his paper’s reporting of a comment that led to the resignation of an adviser to US presidential hopeful, Barack Obama. On Friday, Samantha Power was quoted in an article in the paper by Gerri Peev, describing fellow... (more)

Daily Record Earns British Press Awards Nomination
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 13 2008, 8.50pm
The Daily Record has been shortlisted in this year's British Press Awards. Its reporting of murders committed by Robert Mone 41 years ago - as the man was seeking release from incarceration - has earned it a nomination for the Cudlipp Award, which 'recognises excellence in popular... (more)

Sales Gap Narrows Again Between Sun and Record
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted March 13 2008, 8.50pm
The sales gap between Scotland’s top-selling daily newspaper, the Scottish Sun, and its nearest rival, the Daily Record, has narrowed again, after widening to almost 45,000 on average during January - the biggest gap yet. It follows the latest ‘ABCs’, consisting... (more)

Specialist coverage of Suffolk prostitute murder trial causes record surge in web traffic
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted March 11 2008, 12.00am
Coverage of the Steve Wright trial saw a rise of 35,000 unique users to the East Anglian Daily Times and 40,000 to the Ipswich Evening Star in January. (more)

Daily Record closes on Scottish Sun
From Media Guardian. Posted March 7 2008, 3.07pm
February ABCs: The Daily Record narrowed the circulation gap with the Scottish Sun, but still trailed by nearly 34,000 copies. (more)

Sunday Express hits record low
From Media Guardian. Posted March 7 2008, 12.55pm
February ABCs: Sales of the Sunday Express fell by 17% year on year. (more)

Michael Grade defends record as ITV profits fall
From The Times. Posted March 5 2008, 11.55pm
Michael Grade, the chairman of ITV, came out fighting yesterday after a testing first year in which profits and the share price at the commercial broadcaster plunged and an on-screen revival failed to materialise. (more)

Radio Nostalgia: Online recordings of Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station in 1982
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 5 2008, 4.30pm
My RNW colleague Ehard Goddijn has drawn my attention to two long audio files (almost one hour each) on the website of Dutch public broadcaster VPRO featuring good quality recordings of the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station on the night of 1/2 April 1982, as Argentine troops invaded the islands. (more)

Viewers ignoring ads on digitally recorded TV
From UTalk Marketing. Posted March 4 2008, 10.38am
Worrying findings for advertisers. (more)

Ads lack impact on digitally recorded TV
From UTalk Marketing. Posted March 4 2008, 10.34am
New from Entertainment Media Research. (more)

The Great British Light Switch sets a Great British Record
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted March 3 2008, 1.51pm
Southern Electric and The Sun newspaper are awarded The Guinness World Record? for their groundbreaking campaign   London, March 3rd 2008 - Cool nrg is pleased to announce that its ground breaking campaign in the UK ? The Great British Light Switch, has been awarded the Guinness World Record? for largest distribution of free energy-saving light bulbs. Backed by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and UK Climate Change Minister, Phil Woolas, this campaign has set the.... (more)

Telecinco breaks Spanish TV records
From Rapid TV News. Posted March 3 2008, 10.42am
Telecinco is Spain’s most-watched TV network. It is also Spain’s most profitable channel. (more)

Record entries for Orwell political writing prize
From Press Gazette. Posted February 28 2008, 12.00am
The George Orwell Prize has received a record number of entries this year’s awards for best political book and political journalism. (more)

Record traffic for UK news websites
From Media Guardian. Posted February 21 2008, 1.08pm
ABCe: The US presidential elections, the death of Heath Ledger and Britney Spears' ongoing problems produced record traffic for the UK's newspaper websites during January. (more)

National press ABCe figures: Record traffic as Mail closes gap on Guardian
From Press Gazette. Posted February 21 2008, 12.00am
Four national newspapers generated record traffic on their websites in January and Mail Online continued to close the gap on Guardian.co.uk, new figures from ABCe show. (more)

Record label files for bankruptcy
From Digital Spy. Posted February 20 2008, 3.52pm
US record company TVT is to file for bankruptcy. (more)

Record 5.7m viewers for The One Show
From Media Guardian. Posted February 20 2008, 10.55am
BBC1's nightly early evening magazine show The One Show hit its highest ever audience, pulling in 5.7 million viewers. (more)

BBC iPlayer growth continues as bbc.co.uk records 29% increase
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 20 2008, 10.55am
Over 17 million programmes have been streamed or downloaded on demand on BBC iPlayer* in the first seven weeks since its marketing launch, according to the latest figures from the BBC. (more)

Chad loses historic recordings in looting of state radio
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 20 2008, 10.08am
From landmark speeches made at independence to recordings of beloved musicians long since dead, Chad lost historic audio archives in the looting frenzy that accompanied a rebel assault on its capital this month. (more)

Record $6m payday for Jennifer Lopez baby pics
From Press Gazette. Posted February 19 2008, 12.00am
A record $6,000.000 - or more than £3 million - has reportedly been promised to Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for the exclusive rights to the first pictures of their expected twins. (more)

Schedule Recordings of Internet Radio with "Power Record"
From radio.about.com. Posted February 12 2008, 12.00am
Power Record from Blaze Audio is a software application designed for recording radio stations from the Internet or any audio from your computer's sound card either manually or by schedule.... (more)

Northcliffe Media enjoys record January online
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2008, 9.00am
56 per cent growth in unique visitors year-on-year brings almost 3m to web network. (more)

Northcliffe records 90 per cent online revenue boost
From Press Gazette. Posted February 6 2008, 12.00am
Regional newspaper publisher Northcliffe has almost doubled its digital revenues in a year, according to parent company DMGT. (more)

Multimedia trial coverage leads to record web traffic
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 6 2008, 12.00am
The two week, multimedia coverage helped boost traffic to the Northcliffe-owned Express and Echo website to 110,718 unique visitors last month   . (more)

Super Bowl scores US TV sport record
From Media Guardian. Posted February 5 2008, 11.11am
Nearly 100 million people watched the Super Bowl in the US, making it the second most watched TV programme in American broadcasting history. (more)

Football transfer fees hit record
From BBC News. Posted February 1 2008, 12.05pm
New owners and a TV deal help top English clubs reach a record January spend of £150m on players. (more)

RAJAR Results: Record high listeners for DAB
From Biz Asia. Posted January 31 2008, 7.45pm
Following record sales figures for DAB digital radio sets late last year, RAJAR today confirmed more and more listeners are tuning in to DAB digital broadcasts. (more)

Digital radio listening at a record high
From UTalk Marketing. Posted January 31 2008, 12.07pm
Latest findings from RAJAR. (more)

Chris Moyles' Radio 1 show sets record
From Digital Spy. Posted January 31 2008, 11.31am
Chris Moyles' Radio 1 breakfast show posts a record reach and comes close to numbers achieved by Terry Wogan on Radio 2. (more)

Record audience figures for Moyles
From Media Guardian. Posted January 31 2008, 7.44am
Chris Moyles came another step closer to snatching Terry Wogan's breakfast show crown after the BBC Radio 1 DJ posted a record audience of 7.31 million listeners. (more)

Sky to record £343m impairment loss
From Media Guardian. Posted January 29 2008, 3.40pm
BSkyB is to register a £343m impairment loss in its next set of accounts to reflect the fall in the value of its 17.9% stake in ITV. (more)

Record cleared over 'gangster' story
From Media Guardian. Posted January 24 2008, 12.23pm
The PCC has rejected a complaint against a Daily Record story about a 'gangster' keeping his daughter's birth secret because of fears of revenge attacks. (more)

'Gangster' loses PCC battle against the Record
From Press Gazette. Posted January 24 2008, 12.00am
The PCC has rejected a complaint made against the Daily Record by a man it described as a gangster. (more)

TV ads at record high, report claims
From Media Guardian. Posted January 23 2008, 7.26pm
The ever increasing number of digital TV channels means viewers watched more ads than ever last year, according to research. (more)

Pearson hails record year for education arm
From Media Guardian. Posted January 22 2008, 8.27am
Financial Times publisher and Pengiun books owner predicts its full-year results could beat City expectations. (more)

Top Up launches 250GB recorder
From Digital Spy. Posted January 21 2008, 10.31am
Top Up TV launches a larger 250GB version of its personal video recorder. (more)

Rio Tinto's record results put heat on Billiton's bid
From Daily Telegraph. Posted January 17 2008, 12.01am
Rio Tinto has kept the pressure on its stalker, BHP Billiton, to increase the value of its takeover offer with the announcement of the company's strongest-ever annual production levels. (more)

Press complaints soar to hit record high in 2007
From The Independent. Posted January 16 2008, 1.10am
Complaints to the press watchdog reached record numbers last year, due in part to outrage over a magazine which mocked the disabled son of the glamour model Jordan. (more)

Press complaints soar tohit record high in 2007
From The Independent. Posted January 16 2008, 12.00am
Complaints to the press watchdog reached record numbers last year, due in part to outrage over a magazine which mocked the disabled son of the glamour model Jordan. (more)

Record number of complaints handled by press watchdog
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 16 2008, 12.00am
Surge in complaints down to "growing confidence among the public". (more)

Guy Hands is right to set record straight at EMI
From The Times. Posted January 15 2008, 12.00am
Not since John Cleese called Gerry Robinson “an upstart caterer” has there been such a frosty falling-out between Art and Mammon. That was in 1991, when Robinson, then head of the canteens operator Compass, was buying Granada TV. (more)

Daily Record closes in on Scottish Sun
From Media Guardian. Posted January 11 2008, 2.32pm
December ABCs: