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02nd January 2014

Northern & Shell mulls £900m Channel 5 sell-off Northern & Shell has appointed Barclays to look at the possibilities of selling Channel 5, which could be valued at as much as £900 million.     Snapchat sees 4.6m usernames and numbers published as messaging service is hacked Snapchat, the picture messaging service, has been hacked and a reported 4.6 million people's usernames and numbers have been published.     Scott Monks departs Box TV Scott Monks, the executive director of Box Television, has left the Bauer Media and Channel 4-backed broadcaster after 17 years.     The seven most significant social video trends of 2013 What do moonwalking ponies, funky chickens and Wednesday-loving camels all have in common?     Auckland reforms former management team in Metro shake-up Steve Auckland, the former managing director of Metro newspaper who was reappointed to the same role in November, has rehired its former management team amid an ongoing restructure of the business.     Future promotes Nial Ferguson to MD Future, the special interest media group behind T3 and Total Film, has promoted its technology, film and games leader Nial Ferguson, to managing director of Future UK.     Starcom MediaVest to move outdoor to Posterscope Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) is to award its outdoor media business to Dentsu's Posterscope from WPP's Kinetic.     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.     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.   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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