UK – 4 September 2014

This week’s Media Updates covers changes at news titles including The BBC, Daily Telegraph and Scarborough News; fashion and lifestyle changes at The Times, ELLE Wedding and Archant Lifestyle; business changes at Insurance Age and The Publican’s Morning Advertiser and Health, Science and Technology changes at Datacenter Dynamics. Also, find out what’s new on Cision’s blog including the Top 10 UK Health Blogs and interviews with key influencers.

News & Current Affairs

• Peter Horrocks, director of the BBC World Service Group, has announced that he will be leaving the BBC in the new year. Peter has been director of the World Service since 2009 and has worked at the BBC for 33 years
• Time Inc. today announced it is rebranding its wholly-owned UK publishing arm IPC Media to Time Inc. UK.
• Charles Spencer, the Daily Telegraph’s theatre critic, is retiring after 25 years on the paper
• Rebecca Black has been appointed education correspondent at Belfast Telegraph
• Scarborough News is relocating from its current Aberdeen Walk offices to premises on the Scarborough Business Park, Newchase Court, Hopper Hill Road, Scarborough YO11 3YS
• Graham Miller, formerly with the Wishaw Press, has been appointed editor of the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser. He replaces Gordon Robertson who has now joined the Daily Record
• David Broome has been appointed as the new sports editor at the Staffordshire Newsletter

Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainment

• Carolyn Asome has been appointed acting fashion editor at The Times, following the departure of Laura Craik. Carolyn was previously deputy fashion editor at the title
• ELLE Wedding magazine goes on sale for the first time in the UK on 9 September. Published by Hearst Magazines UK, the magazine is on sale for £7
• DC Thomson has announced the launch of a new monthly children’s magazine. The title, 110% Gaming, is aimed at eight to 12 year-old kids and focuses on multi-platform gaming and entertainment
• Archant Lifestyle’s France Magazine has unveiled its new look and announced new columnists joining the team including Sir Terry Wogan and Clotilde Dusoulier
• Andy Morris has announced via Twitter that he has been appointed as the new editor at GIGWISE
• Perfect Wedding has unveiled a fresh new look for its October 2014 issue, following a comprehensive redesign. Rachel Avery has been appointed editorial assistant at the publication.
• The Lady has promoted Sam Taylor from features editor to deputy editor of the magazine, while Fiona Hicks has been appointed contributing editor across print and digital

Business & Finance

• James Evison has joined The Publican’s Morning Advertiser as web editor, the publication announced via Twitter
• Kate Mackenzie has confirmed via Twitter that she has left her role as FT Alphaville’s Asia Correspondent
• Bryony Waite has been appointed reporter at Insurance Age

Health, Science & Technology

Peter Judge has been appointed as the new global editor at DatacenterDynamics FOCUS

Cision Blog

Health Blogs UK Top 10

Get healthy, happy and wise with the UK’s Top 10 Health Blogs brought to you by Cision UK

Best Business IT Blogs of 2014

Exigent Networks, information and communications technology service providers, have published a list of the best IT blogs of 2014 . Offering a UK perspective on the industry but reaching a global audience, these IT blogs and websites are the true business influencers of the year. Excellent use of Cision’s Social Media Index!

Beyond PR: Cision for SEO, affiliate marketing, ad opportunities and maximising business returns

As long-standing clients of Cision, the internet marketing specialists at SpeedieConsulting have understood the benefits of using the Cision software portal in not just improving communications strategy but in boosting overall business results for the company as well as its clients’. In the guest post below, Jason Hulott, director at SpeedieConsulting tells us how

Blogger Outreach: Addicted to Property

An interview with Nelly Berova, business development manager at Addicted To Property, one of the UK’s leading property blogs. Nelly spoke to us about how she and the team are focused at making property talk fun on the blog, working with brand marketers and influencers and being positioned as the go-to agency for property marketing and consulting

Blogger Outreach: Something Sweet, Something Savoury

A Speedy Spotlight with Nicola Thompson, a working mum who loves baking and cooking and blogging about it on Something Sweet, Something Savoury. Nicola spoke to us about how she measures the success of her blog, working with brand marketers and interviewing Ruth Clemens, AKA The Pink Whisk.

Liam Pitts gets set for London Fashion Week

An interview with Liam Pitts, a fashion and lifestyle blogger. Liam spoke to us about what makes his blog different, best practices in working with marketers and gearing up for London Fashion Week

Speedy Spotlight: Ananyah, a food and lifestyle blog

An interview with Michelle Muirhead, author of the food and lifestyle blog, Ananyah. Michelle spoke to us about the range of topics and themes that make up her blog, reflecting the diversity of her background and childhood, how she works with PR and digital marketing agencies and being  one of the official BBC Good Food Show Bloggers.

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