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Two Rivers to produce new Escape to the Chateau series

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The adventures of Dick and Angel have been a big hit Two Rivers Media, based in Glasgow, and Chateau TV have secured a two-year programming deal from Channel 4 thatRead More

Squeeze on sales

‘Brand loyalty’ key as DC Thomson swings to loss

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Print sales hit during lockdown DC Thomson, publisher of the P&J, Courier and Sunday Post, swung to a loss of £180m in the year to the end of March 2020Read More

Daily Business Live

Wall Street rises on Biden hopes; DMGT group revenue falls

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Index falls Despite the rising market in the US the FTSE 100 closed just shy of 25 points lower at 6,715.42. 4.20pm: NI extends restrictionsRead More

Branding

Ex-J Walter Thompson exec joins Rationale board

Branding agency Rationale has appointed former J Walter Thompson Hong Kong chairman and CEO Mark Webster as non-executive director. Mr Webster’s career spans over 25 years working as a brand,Read More

Agency criticised

Charlotte St Partners urged to rethink ‘unwise’ peer hire

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Andrew Wilson and Lord Duncan Charlotte Street Partners, the Edinburgh and London communications company, has been urged to rethink its appointment of the House of Lords deputy speaker as anRead More

Shift in strategy

BBC boss wants more decisions outside M25

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Tim Davie: ‘personalised service‘ BBC director general Tim Davie wants to move more decision making out of London and into the UK nations and regions. About half of the corporation’sRead More

Media moves

Lord Duncan and Armour join Charlotte St Partners

Lord Duncan and Katie Armour Charlotte Street Partners, the communications consultancy based in Edinburgh and London, has appointed Dr Ian Duncan (Lord Duncan of Springbank) as a consulting partner. It hasRead More

Screen project

TV and film studio plan for Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall

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Change of use: Kelvin Hall A plan has been unveiled to transform Glasgow’s historic Kelvin Hall into a television and film studio. It is hoped the new studio will attractRead More

Death of media owner

Former Scotsman owner David Barclay dies aged 86

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Barclay House: the former home of The Scotsman (pic: Terry Murden) Media mogul David Barclay, the billionaire co-owner of The Daily Telegraph, has died after a short illness. He wasRead More

Daily Business Live

US job figures ‘diabolical;’ M&S hit; Barratt divi restored

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REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London gains The FTSE 100 ended the first week of the year with five straight gains, up 16.3 points at 6,873.26 as investors looked aheadRead More