The Media Week Awards has officially sold out for the second year running with 1,300 of the great and the good of media set to gather at the Grosvenor House Hotel this Thursday (25 October) for the biggest night in the industry calendar.
This week, Out and About takes you behind the scenes of the Media Week Awards judging as the great and good of media decide who will take home the gongs on the biggest night in media.
Bauer Media Group, Europe's largest privately owned publishing group, has agreed to acquire ACP Magazines in a deal estimated at AUS $500m (£322m).
Ptarmigan Media, the specialist financial services media agency, has appointed Mark Ashley as client service director.
09 Jul 2012
| by Karl Heasman
The business traveller is a highly valued audience for many large advertisers, writes Karl Heasman, media director at Acentic Media.
David King, the chief executive of Time Out Group, is stepping down from his position at the helm of the entertainment lifestyle and listings business after three and a half years, claiming "it is now back in profit".
The deadline for entries into this year's Media Week Awards is tomorrow (Thursday 14 June).
11 Jun 2012
| by Matt Stockton
Retailers and brands are using music more creatively to transform the role of the store, writes Matt Stockton, head of music creative services, PlayNetwork.
Matt Bandy, a former digital strategist at Mindshare, has launched a social-business networking site called Getlunched, aimed squarely at the media and marketing communities.
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