BEGINS a statement from DC Thomson, the newspapers, magazines and comics publisher: “DC Thomson has announced its intention to enter into consultation with newspaper editorial staff members based in Dundee. The proposal means that up to eight posts may go in the company’s Dundee titles, The Courier and the Evening Telegraph.”
The company’s Ellis Watson, CEO of Publishing, is quoted, as saying: “Over recent weeks, with cost savings as a driver, we’ve been reviewing the editorial side of our Dundee newspapers operation, to make it more efficient and contemporary.
“Trading is incredibly tough and the challenges facing us in the industry are by no means easy; falling circulation figures and digital contenders. It’s hoped that the proposed reduction of eight sub-editor posts can be achieved through a voluntary process and we are working with our affected staff members to ensure the best possible outcome for each individual during this difficult period.
“Timings and plans are subject to consultation and the company will do everything possible to support affected employees.”
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BEGINS the website, radiotoday.co.uk: “Former Real XS, Radio Clyde and XFM presenter Tom Russell is joining digital-only station RockSport.
“He’ll host weekend mid-mornings from February 21st, after the station rebranded from Eklipse Sports Radio in January.
“Other presenters on the station include Ian Martin, George Aitchison, Phil Differ, Charles Marks, Dave Mac and former Central FM, Scot FM, Talk 107 and Original 106 presenter, Alex Horsburgh.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS Nick Rodger, in today’s Herald: “The BBC’s dwindling portfolio of live, televised golf is set to be diminished further after it emerged last night that the Ricoh Women’s British Open will also move to Sky in two years’ time.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS the BBC website: “A teenager has been charged with 20 offences for interfering with communications on private radio networks that caused disruption in Edinburgh.
“The offences under the Wireless Telegraphy Act happened between June 2014 and January 2015.
“The incidents caused disruption at various locations including Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Castle.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS an announcement by the organisers of a digital media conference: “The UK’s largest search, analytics and social media conference, SAScon, is back for its sixth consecutive year and has announced its first keynote speaker, Larry Kim, founder of leading search marketing software and services provider, Wordstream.
“The two-day conference, held at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMU) on 11th and 12th June, will feature a brilliant line up of keynote and panel speakers, unmissable solo presentations, networking opportunities as well as over 30 of the UK and Europe’s leading SEO and PPC professionals.”
Read more, here.
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THERE’S less than a week remaining before the deadline expires for entries to a competition celebrating the best of marketing in Scotland.
Entries are required by Wednesday for entries to the 2015 Star Awards being run by the Marketing Society Scotland.
Say the organisers: “With this year’s theme being ‘proof prevails’, marketers from all over Scotland, whichever sector they operate in, are being encouraged to submit their entries describing campaigns and initiatives which prove their marketing has delivered significant positive impact.”
Read more, here.
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A SCOTS journalist has been nominated in an awards competition celebrating the best of the UK press.
Andrew Malone is a special correspondent at the Daily Mail. He has been nominated in the Feature Writer of the Year (popular newspapers) category of the Press Awards.
The London-based journalist began at DC Thomson in 1985, then Radio Forth and Scotland on Sunday, before joining The Sunday Times as its Africa correspondent in 1994.
He is also a former executive editor of The Observer and also The Independent on Sunday.
When at Scotland on Sunday, he was named Young Journalist of the Year at both the Scottish and GB-wide press awards.
As reported on Tuesday, on allmediascotland.com (here), the Daily Record has received four nominations in the awards, along with Scots freelance photographer, Ian MacNicol.
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ROBBIE Dinwoodie, in today’s Herald, considers satire on British TV – or perhaps the lack of it.
Read more, here.
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BEGINS Stewart Fisher, in today’s Herald: “The BBC is depriving Scottish football of its fair share of licence fee funding, one SPFL board member claimed yesterday.
“A day after Sky and BT agreed a bumper £5.136bn deal to televise Barclays Premier League matches between 2016 and 2019, Mike Mulraney, the chairman of Alloa Athletic, claimed that the Beeb are short changing Scottish armchair football fans by anything up to £7m a year.”
Read more, here.
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