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02nd May 2014

Redundancies loom as Future prepares global restructure Future, the publisher of Total Film, T3 and Gizmodo, has begun a complete structural overhaul of its global business, paving the way for widespread redundancies. Nuts magazine bows out with a tearful Lucy Pinder IPC Media has confirmed this week's Nuts magazine, featuring its star model Lucy Pinder crying wearing a bra, was the last issue of the lads' mag. RadiumOne ousts CEO Gurbaksh Chahal following 'completely disgusting' behaviour RadiumOne is set to announce disgraced chief executive Gurbaksh Chahal is leaving the programmatic advertising specialist tomorrow (Monday 28 April), following a seven hour "highly emotional" board meeting in San Francisco, Media Week can reveal. Anna Jones promoted to CEO at Hearst Hearst Magazines UK has promoted Anna Jones, its chief operating officer, to the role of chief executive, replacing Arnaud de Puyfontaine. Microsoft hires IPG for creative and moves media to Aegis Microsoft has hired Interpublic and Dentsu Aegis Network to handle its advertising and media accounts respectively, after a three-month review process. Weve's Nigel Clarkson says: 'Stop, collaborate and listen' Nigel Clarkson, commercial director of Weve, has channelled the oft overlooked genius of Vanilla Ice ahead of next week's industry Media 360 event, telling leaders it is time to "stop, collaborate and listen". MediaCom snatches £80m eBay EMEA media WPP's MediaCom has been appointed as eBay's lead media planning and buying agency across its £82 million EMEA account, unseating the incumbents including Carat, Fetch and Essence. MEC out to prove that two heads are better than one With new-business billings already flowing following the ascension of Stuart Bowden and Jason Dormieux, MEC has enjoyed early success with its joint leadership model. Louise Ridley reports. Viacom buys Channel 5 for £450 million Viacom has agreed to buy Channel 5 from Northern & Shell for £450 million, four and a half times what the latter bought it for in 2010. Twitter's strategic hire is a reminder of the constant evolution in media land This week's column was inspired by Nigel Clarkson, the former outdoor trailblazer now leading the mobile ad space as the commercial director of Weve. Twitter to roll out mobile bidding system for advertisers in Q2 Twitter is set to launch an integrated bidding system for advertisers and agencies in the UK, as part of its ongoing push to command a bigger share of the growing mobile advertising market. Introducing supermarkets' new brand ambassadors: cheerful self-checkouts They're so common now that observational comedians make jokes about how observational comedians no longer make jokes about them. Do advertising and media get enough kudos from Govt? By appointing someone with no direct experience to the DCMS, does the Govt value the industry, Mark Banham asks. Women's titles capitalise on feminist renaissance Elle's new platform brings female-focused content under one roof as feminism regains popularity, Louise Ridley writes. Why independence still has value in media land Smart agencies with the confidence to go it alone can prosper in this age of media consolidation, David Benady writes. BSkyB maintains hold on Premier League BSkyB has announced new records for Sky Sports live Premier League football this season, despite major new competition from BT Sport. Latest blogs What needs to happen for ad viewability trading to succeed? Advertisers should feel more comfortable knowing adspend will no longer be wasted on impressions that were never seen, but it's not all good news, says Exponential's Craig Simmons. Programmatic targeting: Why we're approaching the end of the media category The last decade and a half has seen the gradual creep of digital technology into almost all media sectors. All media should take a leaf from radio: relationships - you have to work at them All relationships, including those between brands and consumers, need to start and end with a meaningful and rewarding exchange, reminds Steve Cox, marketing director of JCDecaux Airport. What is Oculus Rift and why did Facebook just buy it? For the second time in a matter of weeks, Facebook has made a surprise acquisition that has largely left people scratching their heads. 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