Posts made in June, 2014

on Jun 25, 2014

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on Jun 25, 2014

By John Glenday Alistair Darling, head of the pro-UK Better Together campaign group, has threatened to walk out of a televised TV debate with his nemesis, Alex Salmond, after accusing broadcaster STV of caving into the First Minister’s demands. STV wants to reschedule the planned encounter from 16 July after Salmond said he would not participate unless UK Prime Minister David Cameron also took part – despite insisting for months that the schedule was non-negotiable. Salmond did say he was prepared to debate with Salmond, but not until August. This prompted Better Together to retort that they would not participate in a rescheduled event to Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 25, 2014

By Chris Boffey It has not been a good year for Rupert Murdoch. He discovered his wife had a pash for Tony Blair’s taut bottom and Rebekah Brooks, the main woman at the centre of his professional life, was on trial at the Old Bailey. Yesterday, it all got a lot better. If it were possible, the octogenarian Murdoch would be doing cartwheels. Brooks walked free from the court without a stain on her character (the Bailey hacks had predicted her acquittal, declaring that the prosecution never laid a glove on her) and importantly Stuart Kuttner, the former News of the World managing editor, Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 25, 2014

By Jennifer Faull Yesterday, 24 June, the £100m phone-hacking trial came to an end as former News of the World chief Rebekah Brooks was found not guilty of all charges while Andy Coulson was found guilty of conspiracy to hack phones. Also standing accused was Brooks’ husband Charlie, her former assistant Cheryl Carter and News International head of security Mark Hanna, who were also all cleared. Here’s a look at some of the front pages of national newspapers this morning. The Drum’s blogger James Doleman covered the trial and offers a more in-depth look at why Brooks was handed Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jun 25, 2014

By Ishbel Macleod Lowcostholidays is looking to increase its brand visibility in a new campaign created by Beta, which tells holidaymakers “Don’t go high cost… Go lowcost”. The ten second long adverts launched this week, along with a heavyweight print and digital poster campaign across 247 sites in the UK, and is set to run until the end of July. Alex Gisbert, CMO of the Lowcosttravegroup, said: “We have a focused strategy around growing the Lowcostholidays brand and this campaign is an integral part of continued investment in our brand. We continue to believe in TV advertising as a key part of our future Read full story › Source: The Drum...