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Monday Update

DB Live: Hays axes 880 jobs; DW Sports collapses; Hiscox loss

6.30pm: Hays Travel axes 880 jobs The travel company that rescued many of the Thomas Cook branches when it went bust last year has announced it is cutting 878 jobsRead More

Family feud deepens

James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board

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James Murdoch (right) with Lachlan at their father Rupert’s wedding to Jerry Hall James Murdoch, one of media mogul Rupert’s two sons, has resigned from the board of News CorporationRead More

Top role filled

Carson named new director of BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland has named the man behind the launch of the Scotland digital channel as its new director. Mr Carson currently works for BBC Scotland as head of multi-platform commissioning.Read More

PR move

Argo heads to Big in latest Weber Shandwick exit

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Bound for Big things: Stewart Argo Marketing agency Big Partnership has hired Stewart Argo as an associate director based in its Edinburgh office.  Mr Argo joins Big following six yearsRead More

Friday update

DB Live: Odds-on for indy; St Mirren update; Centrica sale

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4.45pm: London closes lower London stocks finished in negative territory despite business activity growing at its fastest pace in five years in July. The FTSE 100 ended the session down 87.62 pointsRead More

Millions flock to platform

Twitter reports £940m loss despite surge in users

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The Black Lives Matter protests drew more users to Twitter (pic: Terry Murden) Twitter drew millions more users in the last quarter because of the pandemic and the Black LivesRead More

Papers hit

Mail group falls to operating loss as events take hit

Daily Mail
Circulation of the papers also fell The owner of the Daily Mail fell to an adjusted operating loss in the last three months as its events business suffered the impactRead More

Thursday update

DB Live: Higgins response date; Brewin Dolphin; Dyson jobs

Fiona Hyslop
5pm: Dyson job cuts Consumer products firm Dyson is cutting 600 jobs in the UK and a further 300 worldwide as changing shopping habits hit the company. The firm, bestRead More

Media cutbacks

Guardian cutting 180 jobs in face of mounting losses

The Guardian
The Guardian is facing cuts across various departments Guardian Media Group is cutting 180 jobs, or 12% of its workforce, to avoid “unsustainable losses” in the years ahead. It toldRead More

As I See It

Quality titles winning the new media war

Sun Wot won it
There are many new ways to speak to your audience and the best media operators are there now, writes STEVE SAMPSON