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BBC, Facebook and Google targeted in Cairncross plan

BBC Scotland
Cairncross calls for the BBC to complement commercial news (pic: Terry Murden)   The BBC should do more to help local publishers and think further about how its news provisionRead More

Satirical news service sold

Daily Mash acquired for £1.2m in digital publishing deal

Daily Mash
Daily Mash: new owner   Mashed Productions, the company behind satirical news website the Daily Mash, has been acquired as part of an £11.2 million deal. Polemos is spending £10m toRead More

Deal follows Clements' new venture

STV and Primal Media to make Scots-based TV shows

STV
STV Productions and Primal Media have announced a two year partnership to pitch Scotland-based productions at UK and international networks. Content producer Primal Media, which is majority owned by Lionsgate,Read More

Launch of Whale-like-fish

New agency offers PR with rewards for loyal clients

Helen Ross and Eilidh Marshall
Whale of a time: Helen Ross and Eilidh Marshall   Two Inverness-based PR consultants have teamed up to create a new agency with a novel twist – a loyalty schemeRead More

Celebrated journalist

Hugh McIlvanney, doyen of sports writers, dies aged 84

Alex Ferguson and Hugh McIlvanney
Hugh McIlvanney with Sir Alex Ferguson (pic: SNS Group)    Hugh McIlvanney, regarded as one of the finest sports writers, has died, aged 84. The Ayrshire-born former Sunday Times andRead More

Tie-up announced

Creative agencies Flintriver and Big Crayon unveil merger

Irvine Strang, Euan Brunton, Dave Bruce and John Lithgow
Two creative agencies have unveiled a merger to draw on the benefits of their complementary skills. Milnathort based digital creative Flintriver will combine with Big Crayon Digital, a Kinross basedRead More

Media moves

Promotions at comms firm Charlotte Street Partners

Harriet Moll (left) and Laura Hamilton
New roles: Harriet Moll (left) and Laura Hamilton Charlotte Street Partners, the strategic communications company, has promoted Laura Hamilton to managing partner while Harriet Moll becomes creative director, reporting to founders Malcolm RobertsonRead More

Publisher seeking partners

Holyrood owner Dods blames uncertainty for profits alert

Scottish Parliament Holyrood
Dods-owned Holyrood magazine focuses on the Scottish parliament (pic: Terry Murden DB Media Services)   Dods, the business intelligence, events, and publishing company behind titles such as Holyrood magazine andRead More

Media moves

SL’s Cameron moves on; all change at EY Scotland

Barry Cameron
Barry Cameron, long serving comms manager at Standard Life, is moving on following the sale of the insurance business to Phoenix. He has been with Standard Life for close onRead More

Papers request legal change

Times and Sunday Times seeking to share their resources

The Times
The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers are seeking ways to share resources as cost pressures mount on traditional media providers. Management at the Rupert Murdoch owned titles are seeking releaseRead More