BEGINS pressgazette.co.uk: “At least 47 regional newspapers have closed since the start of 2012, according new research by Press Gazette.
“However, 38 local newspapers launched in the same period, making a net reduction of nine in two years. This compares to previous Press Gazette research showing that, between 2005 and the end of 2011, there were 242 local press closures and 70 launches.”
Read more, here.
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STARTS an announcement from the Glasgow-based organisation representing ‘street newspapers and magazines’, such as The Big Issue, from around the world: “Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy, members of Chvrches, Twin Atlantic, The View, Twilight Sad and Mogwai, and Sunday Herald and The National editor, Richard Walker, will be among the high-profile guest vendors joining the #VendorWeek Big Sell event to support INSP (International Network of Street Papers).
“On 4 and 5 February, this crop of top public figures will each give up an hour of their time to sell The Big Issue in Glasgow and Edinburgh, mentored by real Big Issue vendors.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS a media release posted on allmediascotland by The Production Guild: “Are you a junior, runner or production assistant looking to progress your career in production? Or possibly you work in pop promos and commercials and keen to move into the world of film and TV drama production?
If so, then The Production Guild’s assistant co-ordinator’s intensive two-week training programme will give you the career boost you need.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS The Drum media and marketing magazine: “The battle between technology providers to produce the most expansive and useful ecosystem for advertisers and consumers online will be predicated on who can exploit the mobile app rush, according to Google executive chair, Eric Schmidt.
“Speaking on The Future of the Digital Economy panel at the World Economy Forum yesterday evening (22 January), Schmidt said mobile apps have become a cornerstone of people’s lives. With more people accessing the web through mobile devices, the technology industry is experiencing a major inflection point that businesses risk missing out on if they don’t commit to it, he warned.”
Read more, here.
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HOW many people tune into community radio?
Radio consultant, James Cridland, considers, here… on the website, media.info.
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AND an interesting discussion is potentially poised to begin on media.info, on the topic of in-stadium radio.
Asks a Graeme Burt: “A friend of mine has asked me to give him pricing for a football stadium RSL on match day. They want to broadcast all day with music too so will need PRS and PPL for one day, along with the Ofcom licensing. I know I could look it all up on the various websites but as I have not done this before I figured there will be people here who have, and could tell me of the pitfalls, hiring equipment and so on too. They have a broadcast studio as it is a [presumably English] championship club and they already run their own online station that is speech only for match days. Its really about knowing how much it will cost. Thanks folks!”
Read more, here.
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UNDER the heading, Gotcha?, Scotland on Sunday’s Dani Garavelli considers the recent will-they-won’t-they? speculation about The Sun dropping its Page 3.
The SoS standfirst reads: ‘The Sun crows about hoodwinking its rivals, but has the jape backfired, with the case for topless Page 3 models more threadbare than ever?’.
Read more, here.
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BEGINS the Daily Record/Sunday Mail website: “Celtic fans have triggered a storm of protest after they paid for a full page newspaper advert claiming Rangers are a new club and that the ‘Old Firm’ derby was dead.
“The lengthy message, which appeared in a national Sunday newspaper [the Sunday Herald], described the Ibrox team as a totally different outfit after the oldco’s liquidation in 2012.”
Read more, here.
And the story is picked up in several other newspapers today.
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BEGINS an announcement from BBC Scotland: “One of Scotland¹s most experienced TV executives, Gaynor Holmes, has been appointed as the head of drama for BBC Scotland.
“In a BBC career spanning 14 years, Gaynor’s extensive drama experience includes a string of major TV productions such as Monarch of the Glen, Waterloo Road, Ashes to Ashes, Garrow’s Law, The Field of Blood, Reichenbach Falls, Two Thousand Acres of Sky and River City, amongst many others.
“Aberdeenshire-born Gaynor started her television career in 1995 within the independent sector, working on TV dramas, films and documentaries while also producing several short films. Following this, she worked extensively within BBC Scotland’s drama department working on in-house and indie productions for both Scottish and UK audiences.
“Gaynor, who has been the acting head of drama, Scotland, since September 2014 following Christopher Aird’s appointment as one of the two heads of drama, London, will take up her new role immediately.”
Read more, here.
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