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19th December 2013

My Media Week: Steve Atkinson This week, Steve Atkinson, commercial director, Outdoor Plus, is in buoyant mood as the festive season kicks off with PHD's Christmas bash and Paul Frampton's pre-nuptial celebrations.     News UK hit by £100m pre-tax losses for Times and Sun brands News UK, owner of The Times and The Sun newsbrands, has posted £100 million-worth of pre-tax losses for its subsidiaries for the year to 30 June.     Mobile ad spend will exceed £1bn this year UK mobile advertising spend will break the £1bn mark this year after a 126% year-on-year increase, according to predictions from eMarketer.     Dame Patricia Hodgson confirmed as Ofcom chair Dame Patricia Hodgson has been confirmed as the new chair of communications regulator Ofcom, succeeding Colette Bowe.     Google reveals most searched-for events in 2013 Zeitgeist campaign Google has documented the most searched-for terms of the year in its 2013 'Zeitgeist' video campaign.     News UK branches out with The Times London Dry Gin The Times newspaper has added to the array of brand extensions launched by publishers in 2013 with news of its own premium gin, called The Times London Dry Gin.     Tourism Ireland creates real-life mural using Facebook images Tourism Island will today unveil an 18-metre mosaic created from images supplied through Facebook, on a wall in Derry-Londonderry to commemorate its role as the City of Culture 2013.     Karen Stacey to leave Bauer Media Karen Stacey, the head of broadcast sales and Bauer Access at Bauer Media, is leaving the company at the end of 2013 after 16 years.     The outdoor opportunity moving into 2014 The outdoor industry, for many decades a business steeped in paper and paste, has experienced unprecedented change in recent years and enters 2014 with a world of opportunities, says Eric Newnham, Talon's chief executive.     IPC Media hires Marcus Rich as chief executive IPC Media has hired Marcus Rich, the commercial managing director at DMG Media, as its new chief executive, replacing Sylvia Auton.     So much for an Olympic hangover - 2013 has been another momentous year By any measure, 2013 has failed to meet expectations. Following the once-in-a-lifetime highs of London 2012, this was tipped to be a rather uneventful 12 months.     ESI Media to handle London Live sales in-house ESI Media, the commercial team of the multimedia conglomerate owned by Evgeny Lebedev, will handle sales of its upcoming TV station London Live in-house, after reviewing the marketplace.   Latest blogs   Reflections on Web Summit: How 'Davos for geeks' reignited my passion for tech The dust has settled after Web Summit in Dublin earlier this quarter, but I can say that the start-up ethos I witnessed during the two-day conference has genuinely stayed with me.     Ed Vaizey seems 'clueless' So today was 'D day' in the radio industry, with "the announcement of the digital switchover", but Government minister Ed Vaizey appears "clueless", says radio DJ Edward Adoo.     Digital radio from an advertiser's view This coming Monday, Ed Vaizey, minister of culture, communications and the creative industries, will be speaking at the Go Digital Conference in London.     Beware the 13th: The media industry's unlucky number Blast - it's Friday the 13th. Don't step on the cracks in the pavement - tick. Don't walk under any ladders - tick. Don't pass the path of a black cat - tick. Check all your professional equipment is safe, secure and away from liquids - perhaps one for the to-do list.     Will online ads ruin Christmas as well as UX? There is an interesting debate going on between the advertising industry and those that look into it from the outside about what's best for the consumer.

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