Star columnist takes on NME news job
Daily Star columnist Mel Myers will join IPC's NME as group news editor in July, coordinating news across NME and its online and SMS services.…
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Goodier goes classical
Mark Goodier, who leaves Radio 1's chart show this month, has been signed up to host a classical countdown show for Classic FM.…
Sophie joins anti-fur campaign
Sophie Ellis-Bextor features in a PETA anti-fur advert, photographed holding a skinned fox by Mary McCartney.…
S Club Rachel's movie role
S Club's Rachel Stevens has filmed scenes for a Hollywood movie playing a demanding diva from a fictional group called M5.…
Osbourne talk show confirmed
Telepictures Production has confirmed Sharon Osbourne will front a US talk show from autumn 2003, reportedly earning between $3 million and $5 million.…
Rockers donate gifts to charity auction
Oasis, Coldplay, Fatboy Slim and the Rolling Stones have donated items to an online Amazon auction in aid of the NSPCC's Full Stop campaign.…
Mrs Osbourne gets chat show
Sharon Osbourne has reportedly signed to host a syndicated US talk show with Telepictures Productions, starting next autumn.…
Work begins on the new media regulator
Lord Currie has begun organising Ofcom, which will merge five existing regulators, with its board largely in place and Patricia Hodgson tipped as chief executive.…
Tarrant's six-month-a-year holiday
Capital Radio has reportedly agreed that Chris Tarrant will front its new breakfast show but take roughly six months' holiday a year, with Neil Fox covering.…
Paul Rees to replace Danny Eccleston as Q editor
Kerrang! editor Paul Rees is replacing Danny Eccleston as editor of Q, with Eccleston moving to a new EMAP Performance project amid a readership figures row.…
Angie Martinez joins American Idol as fourth judge
New York radio personality and hip-hop artist Angie Martinez has been announced as the fourth judge on American Idol, alongside Simon Cowell.…
LBC poach Radio 5 boss as it prepares for revamp
Chrysalis has appointed BBC 5 Live deputy controller Steve Kyte as editorial director of LBC, which is relaunching on FM with a London focus.…