BROADCAST: The Community Channel has recruited GMTV resident medical expert Dr Hilary Jones as its regular presenter, starting this month. Until 21 December the main theme on the channel is Homelessness at Christmas.
SPONSORSHIP: Virgin Mobile is to continue its partnership with the British Red Cross. Although not setting a definite time limit to fundraising and sponsorship initiatives, the mobile phone firm is committed to the charity for the 'next few years'. This follows Virgin Mobile's sponsorship of a BRC blind...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's state-owned telecoms firm Saudi Telecom is stepping up its investor relations efforts ahead of a stock market debut in the new year, marking the kingdom's largest privatisation since 1984.
SAN FRANCISCO: Visa USA has named Douglas Michelman as its executive vice-president of corporate relations, replacing Barie Carmichael, who resigned in late November.
BEIJING: Hill Knowlton has promoted former Canadian public affairs boss Jeff Smith to head its China operations, replacing former managing director Annabelle Warren.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Coca-Cola's Brazilian divison has hired Eduardo Simbalista as regional communications director.
AMSTERDAM: Corporate affairs bosses from some of the world's largest companies shared crisis PR experiences at last week's IPRA annual conference in Amsterdam.
BANGKOK: The Asia-Pacific Travel Association, which represents the tourist boards across Asia, has appointed Anthony Concil as head of PR for the body's Bali Recovery Task Force. Concil reports to task force leader David Pearl, who oversees the group's campaign to restore Bali's image as a travel destination...
NEW YORK: The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times are the only publications with international influence, according to a survey by Fishburn Hedges. The report surveyed 83 PR managers in countries including Belgium, France, the US, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. Domestic media were considered...
HONG KONG: PRNewswire has joined forces with Xinhua Financial Network (XFN) to create Xinhua PR Newswire, which aims to enable Chinese companies to target corporate announcements directly to Western media and financial centres. The news follows the launch of a government-approved landmark scheme to...
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