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Buxton takes top role at Weber Shandwick Scotland

Scottish head: Natalie Buxton Natalie Buxton has been promoted to managing director, Scotland, at Weber Shandwick from her previous role as managing director, client experience. She joined the agency inRead More

Veteran steps down

Courier seeks new editor as MacInnes announces retirement

Catriona MacInnes: proud DC Thomson Media has announced the retirement of Catriona MacInnes, editor of Dundee-based newspaper The Courier. Ms MacInnes, who has held the position since summer 2017, willRead More

Staff laid off

Red Havas shuts Edinburgh office weeks after rebranding launch

Havas
UPDATE: A PR agency has closed its Edinburgh office just two months after it was included in a re-branding launch. A spokesman for Red Havas confirmed a Daily Business reportRead More

Changing habits

Television declines as more viewers turn on to streaming services

Laura Kuenssberg BBC
BBC remains a key source of news More than half of homes in Scotland now subscribe to TV streaming services, according to a major Ofcom report revealing rapid shifts inRead More

Credit system under scrutiny

Grand Theft Auto firm took millions in subsidies, paid no corp tax

Rockstar North
Rockstar North: taken advantage of the system (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland’s most successful games developer has not been paying corporation tax despite collecting millions in subsidies, it has emerged. Edinburgh-basedRead More

Change of CEO

Fox steps down as chief executive of Record group Reach

Simon Fox Trinity
Stepping down: Simon Fox (pic: Terry Murden) Simon Fox will be stepping down as chief executive of Daily Record owner Reach and will be succeeded by former newspaper executive JimRead More

Switch to trade body

Former NoW journalist takes comms role at SELECT trade group

Iain Mason
Iain Mason: ‘ongoing issues’ Trade body SELECT has named a new Head of Membership and Communications and announced several other key appointments as part of its continuing drive to serve the electrical industryRead More

Papers may merge

Reach makes tentative approach for Scotsman group titles

Record and Express
The Daily Record and Express merged last year Reach, the owner of the Daily Record, Daily Mirror and Daily Express, has confirmed it has made an indicative offer to buyRead More

Masterclasses from creatives

Scots design firm Contagious advises US whiskey students

Jason Dobson and Jason Milne, Contagious
Jason Dobson and Jason Milne, creative director, of Contagious   Designers from Scottish branding agency Contagious are making regular transatlantic crossings to deliver a series of lectures at the MoonshineRead More

Penalty for social network

Facebook to be hit with $5bn record fine for privacy breaches

Facebook
The social network is capable of absorbing even a $5 billion penalty   Facebook is expecting a record $5 billion penalty to settle an investigation into the social network’s privacyRead More