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Industry Moves: Absolute Radio Takes Digital Director From Bauer - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 15 Jul 2008 03:56 AM PST

New Virgin Radio owner Absolute Radio will use Bauer Performance digital director Chris Lawson to fill the hole created by the loss of Andy Gumbridge from its equivalent position last…

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Industry Moves: Virgin Radio Restructure, Virgin Media Board - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 10 Jul 2008 02:10 AM PST

-- Virgin Radio: Virgin Radio, soon to be renamed after SMG sold it to Times of India group’s Absolute Radio, is losing its digital media director Andy Gumbridge as part…

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UK Bits: Style.com UK, Virgin Radio, BBC/Zattoo - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 05 Jun 2008 06:07 AM PST

-- Style.com UK: CondeNet International will launch its US pure-play brands Style.com and Men’ Style.com for the UK after a test in Italy, NMA says. The publisher already operates mags…

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Celeb Bits: MySpace Scene Junkie; Virgin/Popbitch Trade Radio Ambitions - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 05 May 2008 03:19 PM PST

Catching up on news from the Bank Holiday weekend and the end of last week… -- MySpace: The social net has unveiled a UK version of its Scene Junkie entertainment…

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Virgin Radio, Virgin Media Sit And Wait Whilst Each Lacks A Leader - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 03 Sep 2007 11:05 PM PST

What’s in a name? Not a chief exec, that’s for sure. - Virgin Media: Virgin Media (Nasdaq:VMED) has appointed head hunters to find a replacement for Steve Burch, who resigned…

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Industry Moves UK: Emap; Virgin Radio - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 20 Aug 2007 05:16 PM PST

- Emap: The magazine publisher’s consumer division has appointed the second and third of its planned three digital directors. Ralph Percival, e-commerce director at camera retailer Jessops, will head digital…

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UK Round-Up: Channel 4 Radio, News International, Video Ads - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 21 May 2007 08:21 AM PST

-- Channel 4: There are few places the broadcaster’s fledgling radio ambitions will not go to secure some headlines in its attempt to win the bid for the UK’s second…

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Channel 4 Claims UTV, SMG, CanWest and Disney in Digital Radio Bid - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 19 Mar 2007 02:22 AM PST

The UK’s Channel 4 TV broadcaster has won backing from SMG, UTV and possibly Emap Radio - three of the UK’s biggest radio companies - in its bid to run…

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