Filed under: celebrity/showbiz, entertainment, press/media, radio | Tags: BBC Radio 1, Music Week
Jo Whiley is moving to a weekend afternoon slot at Radio 1 as part of a major shake-up in the station’s schedule.
Fearne Cotton will take on the 10am-12.45pm, Monday to Friday slot, previously help by Whiley. Cotton will also take on the Live Lounge slot.
Early Breakfast presenter Greg James is moving to afternoons (1-4pm); while Dev is shifting from Weekend Breakfast to the weekday Early Breakfast Show (4am-6.30am).
As a result of changes to the weekday schedule, Edith Bowman will host Weekend Breakfast (7am-10am); Jo Whiley moves to weekend afternoons (1pm-4pm); and Reggie Yates keeps the late afternoon slot (4pm-7pm).
Nihal, who currently presents the weekend 1pm- 4pm show, continues with his specialist show on the station.
BBC Radio 1 deputy controller Ben Cooper explains the moves. “This is our first big shake-up of the weekday schedule for over five years. I feel it’s the right time to make these changes in order to offer our listeners some exciting new programmes,” he says.
“Bringing Fearne to the daytime schedule is really thrilling for us as she has proven herself to be a great broadcaster in the time she has been at the station. Greg has also been a real hit with listeners since joining Radio 1 so we believe he’s ready for a new slot, and Dev, who recently moved to us from BBC 1Xtra, is a star of the future.”
The changes come into effect from Monday September 21.
BBC Radio 1’s new weekday schedule:
4.00am – 6.30am Dev
6.30am – 10.00am Chris Moyles
10.00am – 12.45pm Fearne Cotton
12.45pm – 1.00pm Newsbeat
1.00pm – 4.00pm Greg James
4.00pm – 7.00pm Scott Mills
BBC Radio 1’s new weekend schedule:
7.00am -10.00am Edith Bowman
10.00am – 1.00pm Vernon Kay (Sat)/Sara Cox (Sun)
1.00pm – 4.00pm Jo Whiley
4.00pm – 7.00pm Reggie Yates (Request Show – Sat; Chart Show – Sun)
(source: musicweek.com)
Filed under: celebrity/showbiz, entertainment, fashion/style, press/media | Tags: Audrey Tautou, Dolce & Gabbana, Lindsy Lohan, Marilyn Monroe, Vogue
The latest edition of the Spanish VOGUE has transformed Lindsay Lohan, otherwise known as ‘gossip-fodder-girl’ into a screen icon. The August issue has dressed the former child-star in a guise not to dissimilar from the the starlet she is attempting to imitate, Marilyn Monroe.
With blonde locks and a Dolce & Gabbana number branded with Monroe’s image, Lohan looks all the A-lister she once dreamed of. Let’s hope she manages to maintain this classic look and mental aura – it has been reported that she has even had a Marilyn Monroe quote tattooed on her wrist reading “Everyone’s a star and deserves to sparkle.”, who knows with this much effort to replicate such an icon we may even see her grace us with a leading role in a decent flick soon enough…
Meanwhile, the U.K edition of VOGUE has provided us with the incredibly divine Audrey Tautou in a ‘tres chic’ shoot photographed by Paolo Roversi and styled by Miranda Almond the screen beauty looks every bit the goddess she is.
To read more about VOGUE U.K’s August issue see www.vogue.co.uk/-august-vogue-out-now.
A cricket umpire is seen swigging from a pint and then relieving himself while overseeing a match in a new viral video from the alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware, featuring England fast bowler James Anderson. The light-hearted campaign, under the slogan Drink Less, Miss Less, is the first in a series of Drinkaware videos, and it doesn’t mess around with niceties. The final credit reads: “Alcohol makes you pee more than water or soft drinks – pace yourself and miss less.”
To see the clip click here.
(source: mediamonkeyblog)
Filed under: celebrity/showbiz, entertainment, music, news, press/media | Tags: Bauer Media, Mark Ellen, Michael Butcher, Michael Jackson, NatMags, Reveal, Smash Hits, The Word
Publishers are taking advantage of the public interest and pushing out tribute issues of the late Michael Jackson. Bauer Media and NatMags are both prime examples of this, with Bauer reintroducing the former teen music magazine, Smash Hits which had closed more than three years earlier with a one off edition costing £2.99 a piece. Interestingly the issue will feature content from The Word editor, Mark Ellen who is a former SM journalist.
The magazine which now has a stable online & broadcast presence saw sales of over 1million copies when the likes of Kylie & Jason graced the cover. I am intrigued to know what the wk 1 sales of this title will be. Bauers managing director Stuart Williams denied suggestions they were cashing in, admitting “I don’t think we’re going to make a lot of money out of it.”
The National Magazine Company has release a standalone, one-off commemorative issue covering 132-pages also at the retail price of £2.99. Entitled Michael Jackson – Tribute to a Legend the collectors edition will was printed to 200,000 copies and was produced by Reveal’s Michael Butcher and his team.
When such an icon and recognised figure becomes the focus for whatever reason to the press and public eye it can create a platform in which society can feed from for emotional or knowledgeable gain. This something that can be exploited, not necessarily or always in a derogative way but in a direction that offers mass inspiration and feeling which can often console or educate those in need.
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009
(source: mediaguardian.co.uk / mediaweek.co.uk / news.sky.com)
Filed under: awards/ceremonies/lists, entertainment, environment, fashion/style, film/tv, good/bad/ugly, pr, press/media, rant/review | Tags: BBC, Cadbury, Google, Marketing, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Reputation Institute, Smith & Nephew
A recent survey by the Reputation Institute has revealed that the determining factors behind the most reputable companies, as perceived by the British public were transparency and ethics.
Marks and Spencer, Smith & Nephew, Cadbury and Morrisons are ranked as the most reputable companies according to the survey of more than 5,000 consumers. It revealed that next to delivering strong products and services, consumers wanted companies to act transparently and ethically, and to prove that they care about society.
These results highlight how the worlds banks and most recently, the MPs expenses scandal has affected peoples level of trust as they opt for good honest brands and companies to consume in these times of distrust and economic downturn but do the results really reflect the nations views?!
A number of comments on the Marketing magazine website post question on survey’s validity. The opinions question this and in theory, every other survey or poll flagging how for example, 5,000 subjects does not necessarily represent the 60 plus million other British resident’s thoughts and beliefs.
Aware that reality of surveying the entire British public is unachievable, this is not the only flaw, the spread on scores… there are 9 companies with a score of roughly 69 and the ranking is based on a second decimal place and if you take normal boundaries for confidence, intervals on the actual scores for a “survey” this whole premise of ranking at this micro score level is nonsense from a professional research perspective.
Additionally the companies featured in this do not appear to be the ones Joe Public would immediately recognise, as it is a consumer survey surely the likes of Google and the BBC would be mentioned?! Whilst mediahustler is a rather media-savvy individual, it still took a few moments to clock some of the companies so how would everyday folk be able to give a knowledgeable and therefore recordable opinion?!
It unfortunately brings into question the transparency of these results, guess we can’t believe everything we are told – news flash?! No, just a rant….
Full list below:
Top 50 companies with the best overall reputations | ||
Rank | Company | Global Pulse Score |
1 | Marks & Spencer | 78.23 |
2 | Smith & Nephew | 77.58 |
3 | Cadbury | 77.58 |
4 | William Morrison Supermarkets | 77.16 |
5 | Rolls-Royce | 77.09 |
6 | Tate & Lyle | 76.84 |
7 | Sainsbury | 76.43 |
8 | Intercontinental Hotels | 76.16 |
9 | Thomas Cook | 75.99 |
10 | Inmarsat | 75.31 |
11 | PZ Cussons | 74.66 |
12 | SAB Miller | 74.25 |
13 | Next | 73.77 |
14 | Travis Perkins | 73.75 |
15 | BHP Billiton | 73.69 |
16 | Unilever | 73.6 |
17 | Dairy Crest | 73.57 |
18 | GlaxoSmithKline | 73.16 |
19 | Associated British Foods | 72.81 |
20 | The Game Group | 72.69 |
21 | WHSmith | 72.43 |
22 | Tesco | 72.29 |
23 | AstraZeneca | 71.39 |
24 | Diageo | 71.33 |
25 | WPP Group | 71.29 |
26 | Wood Group | 71.14 |
27 | GKN | 71.04 |
28 | Weir Group | 71.02 |
29 | Wolseley | 70.72 |
30 | Babcock International Group | 70.67 |
31 | Rentokil Initial | 70.38 |
32 | Debenhams | 70.31 |
33 | Elsevier | 70.09 |
34 | Home Retail Group | 70.04 |
35 | Go-Ahead Group | 70.03 |
36 | Reckitt Benckiser | 69.95 |
37 | Xstrata | 69.61 |
38 | Johnson Matthey | 69.49 |
39 | Sage | 69.47 |
40 | Jardine Lloyd Thompson | 69.45 |
41 | Vodafone | 69.45 |
42 | Taylor Nelson Sofres | 69.38 |
43 | Nationwide Building Society | 69.35 |
44 | Yell Group | 69.2 |
45 | British Airways | 68.98 |
46 | Inchcape | 68.78 |
47 | BAE Systems | 68.66 |
48 | Pearson | 68.55 |
49 | Tomkins | 68.46 |
50 | Avis Europe | 68.41 |
Filed under: comedy/fun, entertainment, music, pop culture, press/media, rant/review
So if it hasn’t yet clicked, the festival period is quickly approaching, a sign of this is the blazing sun which appears set to offer us hot days for the summer day’s ahead and the barrage of marketing campaigns promoting the music gatherings through various brand partnerships to win tickets and such.
2008 saw some huge acts and memorable sets, note Jay-Z at Glastonbury and 2009 promises to be bigger and better.
Headliners this year include the Kings of Leon, Radiohead & the Arctic Monkeys (Leeds Festival– 28th-30th August), The Killers, Oasis & The Wombats (V Festival– 22nd-23rd August), The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand & Lady GaGa at Glastonbury (24th-28th June). In addition the UK based festivals, a lot of european stages have been causing a lot of excitement over the years, higlights including Barcelona’s Benacassim and Serbia’s EXIT festival whose line-up is very similar to the above but generally offer a better atmosphere at a fraction of the price despite their locations.
mediahustler has already confirmed his attendance to the three day fortress festival EXIT (9th-12th July with acts including Moby, Manic Street Preachers, Grandmaster Flash, Kissy Sell Out, DubFire, Korn, Lily Allen and more) and Victoria Park’s LoveBox (18th-19th July / N.E.R.D. Frankmusik, Florence & The Machine, Ladyhawke, Simian Mobile Disco and Chipmunk).
Other weekenders which massively appeal are the Secret Garden Party(23rd-26th July), hidden away in fields of Huntingdonshire. Their line-up includes Jarvis Cocker, the Guildean Gang, The Holloways and mediahustler favourite, TRIP. In addition to the music, SGP has an array of , let’s say ‘alternative’ acitivites such as naked Jenga, paint wars and the burning of a pirate ship…
This year is sure to equal if not surpass the usual antics & shenanigans of this event various spectacles and parades, art installations and theatre performances. Out of all the festivals SGP is one of the friendliest and the atmosphere is second to none. A definite if you are new to the festival scene.
Another one high on the agenda is the electric dance festival Global Gathering (24th-25th July), known to attract people from all over the world is preparing for festival just as big as last year. 2008’s best moments included an awesome set from Mark Ronson with an appearance from Wiley for a rendition of ‘Wearing My Rolex’, the incredible sight of the Red Arrows soaring through the sky paying homage to the event and a great set from artist Killa Kella.
Headliners this year include Pendulum, Orbital and Paul Van Dyk – look out for key sets from E.R.O.L. James Zabiela, the Scratch Perverts & DJ Yoda too.
‘CITING!
Filed under: art/design/architecture, celebrity/showbiz, fashion/style, gossip/fodder, music, press/media | Tags: Assisi Jackson, Bacardi Mojito, Broken Hearts, Caroline Flack, Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook, Fifi Brown, Jazzy De-Lisser, Leah Wellar, Lola Lennox, PARAMOUNT, Peaches Geldof, Peroni, PPQ, Tali Lennox, Vodafone
Last night saw the launch of PPQs collaboration with mobile service provider Vodafone in which they created a rather chic and stylish bag to protect and transport their Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook.
mediahustler managed to blag an invite to the event held at PARAMOUNT in London last night and admittedly schmoozed & boozed more than I expected, in my defence the free Barcadi Mojitos and Peroni were too good to decline.
Also in attendance were Lola and Tali Lennox, Leah Wellar, Assisi Jackson, Jazzy De-Lisser, Fifi Brown, and obviously PPQ designers Amy and Percy
Word on the top level venue was that Peaches Geldof was on the phone to the girls all night letting them know she was on the way – but she left as soon as she turned up because she’d heard Feris was inside – awkward…
Prince Harry’s new love interest Caroline Flack was also there eyeing up the PPQ bags as DJ’s c’est jour Broken Hearts were playing their usual retro-spectacular set.
The venue was packed, even beyond its finishing time to which the guests hurried to the after party at West End club M*vida where Clack, Amy and Percy all hit the decks.
Overall it was a great night, highlight to this beyond the drinks was meeting American VOGUE editor Mark Holgate…
Until the next party, mediahustler out…