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27th October 2014

Larcombe looks to exploit the bear market Virgin Media's marketing supremo hopes Liberty's backing and a grizzly new brand mascot can rattle Sky, John Tylee writes. BSkyB chief Jeremy Darroch's pay slumps by 70% Jeremy Darroch, the chief executive of BSkyB, took home £4.9 million in the 12 months to the end of June 2014, less than a third of the £17 million he was paid a year earlier. Q magazine joins forces with Absolute Radio for CD of bands The synergies within Bauer Media's newly expanded music portfolio are starting to be realised, with monthly music magazine Q partnering with Absolute Radio to create a CD featuring some of the biggest names in live music. Tech viewpoint on advertising to children If you ask politicians what worries them about our industry, eight out of ten would give the same answer: how advertisers talk to kids. Many think advertising shouldn't target them at all. Facebook releases Rooms app for anonymous forums Facebook has released an app called Rooms, allowing users to create messaging boards around their interests - but there are no plans to introduce ads. Media Week Awards 2014 video: The biggest night of the year in 155 seconds Footage from last week's Media Week Awards 2014 extravaganza, including interviews with some of the big winners on the night The Guardian, Maxus and PHD. Things we like: C4 raising £14.5m, Telegraph and Guardian unite, FourFour Two in good Kompany Some things in the media business we liked in the week up to 24 October, and one thing we didn't... DOOH shows how far it has come in five years In the fifth year of the competition, winners from Topshop and Women's Aid show why digital out-of-home is one of the fastest-growing media in the UK, forecast to be worth some £250 million by the end of 2014. Campaign reports from a packed event at the BFI IMAX earlier this month. Media business rankings 24 October: The7stars lands Save the Children. Enjoyed getting an hour back on Sunday? You'll get years back if you stop smoking, says charity Quit, the anti-smoking charity, shows people how much longer they would live if they gave up the habit in a campaign to coincide with the end of British Summer Time. Media Week Awards 2014 celebrates outstanding talent and creativity The UK's vibrant commercial media sector celebrated the year's best work at the Media Week Awards last night, attended by 1,400 executives from agencies, media owners, advertisers and production companies. PHD wins Media Grand Prix 2014 Omnicom's PHD has won the coveted Media Grand Prix 2014 after claiming no fewer than seven gold awards at the Media Week Awards last night. Maxus wins Media Agency of the Year 2014 Congratulations to Maxus, five years old in 2014 and winner of Media Week's fiercely contested Agency of the Year last night. Guardian wins Sales Team of the Year 2014 The Guardian has won Media Week's Sales Team of the Year in 2014 after a series of brave initiatives, new partnerships and strategic hires that have served to reinvigorate the news brand. Rajar Q3 2014: Heart London breakfast crashes into sixth place London's commercial radio stations have taken a pummelling to their weekly audience figures, with the big four all shedding listeners year on year and Heart's breakfast show sliding to sixth place. Rajar Q3 2014: commercial radio tightens the gap on the BBC Commercial radio tightened the gap between it and the BBC, according to the latest Rajar audience figures. It was the press wot won it for the 'No' vote News UK's leader thinks the result of the Scottish referendum shows the enduring power of the press. By Arif Durrani. Can Facebook challenge YouTube in video arena? Facebook aims to dethrone Google with a new ad system and its own IQ research, Arif Durrani and Ed Owen report. With momentum and now money behind it, the Vice hype needs to be believed The bristling excitement among the young masses milling into an East London church as dusk fell was palpable - it had all the hallmarks of a cult, but was in fact a clarion call for advertisers. YouTube's Robert Kyncl targets $220bn video ad market The video platform's content and business operations chief tells David Benady why its ad offering should entice agencies. Brands miss out on ethnic minority youth opportunity Advertisers often avoid using ethnic minority groups in their advertising for fear of 'getting it wrong'. By David Benady. Stop lamenting the heady days of media - we need to change with the times Latest blogs Media Owners take games into their own hands A new generation of gamers is sharing and viewing content in ways that have caught the attention of media owners. But can they harness these trends to grow their businesses? Jason Kingsley OBE, chief executive of games maker Rebellion shares his thoughts. It's time media tapped into the bikegeist From scoops and splashes to commutes and sportives, media is now at the centre of the 'bikegeist', says Newsworks' chief executive, Rufus Olins. Facebook IQ study chimes with IPG Mediabrands report Hanna Chalmers, international research director at IPG Mediabrands' Initiative, finds parallels in the group's global study of 10,000 millennials in 19 markets and the Facebook IQ report, 'The Coming of Age on Screens'. Why the transformation of outdoor is only going to accelerate With change in the air, Shaun Gregory, chief executive of Exterion Media, considers a pending overhaul of under-performing Outdoor Media Centre (OMC) to be a great opportunity. Four takeaways from the IAB Engage Conference Plenty of reason for cheer emanating from IAB Engage, says Paul Lyonette, country manager UK at digital video provider, YuMe. 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