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21st January 2014

GMG offloads Trader Media Group in estimated £650m deal Guardian Media Group has agreed to sell its 50.1% stake in Auto Trader owner Trader Media Group to private equity firm Apax Partners, in a deal reported to be worth £600 million to £700 million.     Telegraph Media Group drops editor roles in restructure The Telegraph Media Group has removed the editor roles from its Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph brands in an editorial restructure that has seen daily editor Tony Gallagher exit the company.     Hearst to launch British Town & Country magazine Hearst Magazines UK is launching Town & Country, the magazine that has chronicled the lives of the rich and powerful in the US for more than150 years, in the UK.     MC&C appoints Steve Booth as chairman Steve Booth, the former chief executive of Havas Media's Arena, has been named executive chairman of media and data specialist MC&C.     How the teen exodus could save Facebook The ageing profile of the average Facebook user confirms the site is successfully opening up the world's most affluent consumers.     PHD expands relationship with Arriva Arriva, the bus and train group, has moved the media account for its Grand Central route from Yorkshire to London to PHD, and retained the Omnicom agency for its CrossCountry operator.     Entries to new Brand Republic Digital Awards now open The UK is a hotbed for digital innovation. New for 2014, the Brand Republic Digital Awards (formerly the Rev Awards) recognise those at the forefront of the world's most dynamic and fast moving communications industry.     How playing games can be serious for the media world The games designer Jane McGonigal tells Louise Ridley how gamification makes us the best possible versions of ourselves.     IPC Media prepares for new dawn under Rich Whether the chief executive is being brought in to sell or save the publisher, he's guaranteed to be busy. By David Benady.     Strap yourself in, press industry: this year is going to be one hell of a ride And we're off, soon to be galloping into the Year of the Horse. Welcome to 2014. It's expected to be a tempestuous 12 months by all accounts, and the opening few days have lived up to the billing.     Are trade bodies worth the money? Do the members of trade associations continue to get bang for their buck, Arif Durrani and Mark Banham ask.     Netflix, Bruce Willis and the big-data mystery not even Perry Mason could solve Are you old enough to remember Perry Mason?     My Media Week: Neilson Hall This week, Neilson Hall, head of owned media at iProspect, prepares new business strategy and clocks 85 miles in the running bank; par for the course for a semi-professional runner working in media.     New horizons unfold for brands in Las Vegas Jason Harrison was at the CES tech-fest to witness how connected devices are rapidly turning science fiction into fact.   Latest blogs   Titanic vs speedboat: four tips for publishers in the digital age It's topical to look at the evolution of the news organisation following Pierre Omidyar's $50m investment in his and Glenn Greenwald's joint venture, First Look Media, that happened in December.     Programmatic marketing trends to watch in 2014 Savvy chief marketing officers are now using programmatic to their advantage and some trends will continue to drive the conversation in 2014, says Ben Plomion, vice-president of marketing at Chango.     The changing voice of CES: cars steal the show With new exhibitors and new speakers, the best bits of this year's CES held some interesting innovations for marketers and agencies, says Chrissy Totty, head of innovation at Vizeum UK.     It's way past your screen time How young people use screens will become one of the hot topics in tech development in 2014, says Vizeum's head of innovation, Chrissy Totty.     Driving outdoor into the digital age with connected cabs Among the shop fronts and cash points of the UK, it is hard to miss one of the most recognisable icons on the road - the Hackney Carriage. Easily spotted and always present, the exterior of the black taxi is a well-established format in the Out of Home world. Always on the move, the black taxi has long been the perfect vehicle for advertisers to broadcast their message across towns and cities.

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