Michael Grade may leave ITV completely
Michael Grade may leave ITV entirely once a new chief executive is appointed, with Michael Jackson, Tony Ball and Stephen Carter tipped for the job.…
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Amstell leaves Buzzcocks
Simon Amstell has left BBC comedy quiz 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' to focus on stand-up and a new BBC project, with Noel Fielding as the second team captain.…
New Name recruit
PR firm Name Music has hired Gareth Main, founder of independent magazine Bearded, to lead PR for clients including Merlin and AIM.…
EMI recruit new UK chief for record labels
EMI has appointed Andria Vidler, currently Chief Marketing Officer at Bauer Media, as President for the UK and Ireland record labels, reporting to David Kassler.…
FAC make staff appointments
The Featured Artists Coalition has appointed Jeremy Silver as acting CEO and Matthew Brown as Membership And Development Director.…
MySpace founder gets de-employeed
MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe is leaving by mutual agreement, with NewsCorp's Jonathan Miller reportedly considering Owen Van Natta as his replacement.…
Lucio leaves Capital
Presenter Lucio is leaving Global Radio's Capital FM, with his evening show being taken over by Rich Clarke and Kat Shoob.…
Another EMI digital exec goes
Morvan Boury has quietly left EMI after the closure of Douglas Merrill's digital unit, with his EMEA responsibilities passing to Mark Piibe.…
Alex Zane leaves Xfm
Alex Zane is leaving the Xfm breakfast show by mutual agreement, with Ian Camfield returning to the slot.…
New recruits at WeGotTickets
Independent ticketing firm WeGotTickets has recruited Ben Eppel as IT Developer and Lucy Wise for Customer and Client Support.…
New ASCAP chairman appointed
Songwriter Paul Williams has been appointed chairman of US royalty society ASCAP, succeeding Marilyn Bergman, with Jimmy Webb elected vice-chair.…
Sony open Dubai office
Sony Music has opened a Dubai office, Sony Music Middle East, headed by Kevin Ridgely and reporting to Asia chief Daniel DiCicco.…