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New managers at agency

Frame marks milestone with joint MD appointments

Keli and Stephen McCranor
New management: Keli Mitchell and Stephen McCranor   Frame, the Glasgow-based creative communications agency, has appointed Keli Mitchell and Stephen McCranor as joint managing directors. The appointments, announced to coincideRead More

Dugdale secures 'fair comment verdict

Campbell seeks advice after losing defamation case

Kezia Dugdale speaking
Kezia Dugdale: ‘an important judgement’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has won a legal case brought by a pro-independence blogger who accused her of defamation.Read More

Recruitment part of £15m investment

Hunter channel hops to key role at STV Productions

Craig Hunter
STV Productions has named Craig Hunter as creative director, factual, as the business targets continued expansion. The appointment is part of STV’s three-year strategy for creative and digital growth, through whichRead More

Media moves

O’Neill swaps accountant; brand agency launches

Brian O'Neill
Comms operator Brian O’Neill is switching employer but is continuing to play the numbers game as he prepares to swap one accountancy firm for another. He will leave his roleRead More

Self-regulation era 'over'

Internet platforms face crackdown over ‘online harms’

Sajid Javid 2
Internet companies, including social media platforms, are facing potential fines under a crackdown on “online harms” such as terrorist propaganda and child abuse. Joint proposals from the Home Office andRead More

Dundee group adds to portfolio

DC Thomson acquires Bunkered publisher PSP Media

Bunkered
Driving growth: Bunkered joins the DC Thomson stable   DC Thomson Media has acquired PSP Media, the Glasgow-based publisher and events organiser behind golf magazine Bunkered and the Scottish GolfRead More

End for Google+

Google accepts defeat in battle of social networks

google+
Google+, the social network, will be closed to consumers from today after four attempts by the search giant to compete with rival platforms. Launched in 2011 Google+ secured millions ofRead More

Controversial directive passed

Big tech loses battle with European Union on copyright

Youtube
Controversial changes to copyright rules, which have pitched the likes of Sir Paul McCartney against internet inventor Sir Tim Berners Lee, have been approved by EU legislators and will haveRead More

Media deal

DC Thomson adds Original and Kingdom to radio set

Robert Kilgour
Robert Kilgour: ‘ideal buyers’   DC Thomson, the Dundee media company, has acquired two commercial radio stations, Kingdom FM and Original 106 which consolidates its position as Scotland’s biggest independentRead More

Comms chief for SWA

Littlejohn raises a glass to new Scotch whisky role

Graeme Littlejohn
The Scotch Whisky Association has promoted Graeme Littlejohn to the position of director of strategy and communications. Mr Littlejohn joined the SWA in 2015 and has more than 10 yearsRead More