Midlands Business News

Jo Harrington, regional agency manager at Free Radio was appointed the new chair of Birmingham Publicity Association (BPA, formerly PACE) at the organisation’s 67th annual general meeting (AGM) which was held at Fazeley Studios in Digbeth last week.

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Peter Lowe (pictured), Managing Editor of Sky News, is to be chairman of the judging panel for this year’s Midlands Media Awards, shortlisted nominations for which will be announced on Monday, May 13.

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Media and creative professionals from across the West Midlands helped put Birmingham on the map as the new Carnival Capital last week, at a special event organised by the Birmingham Publicity Association (BPA).

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The Midlands Media Awards – a hotly-contested “Oscars” ceremony, which annually recognises the achievements of the region’s leading journalists and broadcasters – is this year to take place at The Holte Suite

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A one-off penalty shoot-out at Villa Park between two Birmingham business journalists has raised a total of £2,025 for Acorns Children’s Hospice.

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Media and creative professionals from across Birmingham revealed their competitive sides as they battled against each other in a bid to raise more than one thousand pounds for two local charities.

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Birmingham Press Club, the oldest of its kind in the world, has given itself a face-lift – with a new logo and a vibrant new website.

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Birmingham Press Club has launched its Midlands Media Awards for 2013 – with new categories for Blogger of the Year and Best News Website.

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A one-off penalty shootout with a difference is to be held at Villa Park – between two Birmingham business journalists.

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Media and creative professionals from across Birmingham joined forces last week to celebrate a Very British Christmas and raise funds for the Birmingham Publicity Association’s (BPA) charity of choice for 2013, Help Harry Help Others.

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Life membership of Birmingham Press Club was bestowed upon entertainer Brian Conley and BBC stalwart Kay Alexander at the Club’s annual Christmas lunch, held at Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill at Hotel Indigo on the 25th Floor of The Cube.

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Two new directors have been appointed to the Board of Birmingham Press Club – Birmingham Mail Executive Editor Stacey Barnfield and Steve Price, chairman of Birmingham Publicity Association (BPA).

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Britain’s Got Talent finalist Jean Martyn (pictured) is joining ITV Central’s Bob Warman and a host of other media celebrities to act as quizmasters for the second Midlands Media Challenge.

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Brian Conley, Britain’s favourite pantomime star, who is currently in ITV’s “I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!”, will be chief celebrity guest at Birmingham Press Club’s annual Christmas Lunch on Tuesday, December 11.

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Film production company Boxset Media has today announced it has been shortlisted for a prestigious Royal Television Society (RTS) Midland Centre Award for a promotional programme produced for a New York-based client.

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A ‘made in Birmingham’, fan funded documentary about the rise, fall and rebirth of record shops has won a five star review – and is becoming the city’s film success story of 2012.

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Provocative journalist Andrew Pierce – in common with many other political commentators – has condemned Tory Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell for his “utterly unforgiveable” comments to police officers on duty in Downing Street. But will the Daily Mail columnist be revealing more about the Sutton Coldfield MP, described as the self-styled Cabinet hard man, when [...]

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Rail export lead for UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) East Midlands, Richard Burchell, will be keeping people up to date with the progress of nine local firms at the worlds biggest rail exhibition, InnoTrans in Berlin thisweek. Among the firms attending are five from Derby including software and technology company DeltaRail, based in Pride Park. [...]

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Leading Daily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce has stepped in to replace business journalist Jeff Randall as guest speaker at Birmingham Press Club’s Celebrity Luncheon on Monday, October 8. Mr Randall has been forced to postpone his engagement with the Press Club because of production changes to his programme, Jeff Randall Live on Sky News. His [...]

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An innovative online television channel – designed to highlight the best of Derby business – has been launched by a collaboration of creative businesses based in the Cathedral Quarter. Derby Business TV, available through the new website www.derbybusiness.tv, launches this week with a series of short interviews with local business people including Derby County Football [...]

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Media and creative professionals from across Birmingham joined forces last week to help raise well over one thousand pounds for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity.

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Marco Pierre White’s skyline restaurant at The Cube’s Hotel Indigo, in Birmingham city centre, is to provide the setting for Birmingham Press Club’s Celebrity Luncheon with high-profile business journalist Jeff Randall

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As Northampton-based sports media experts, Final Third Sports Media Limited, returns from successful work at the Olympics, the company have announced more good news: it has set up a sister company in Australia with help from UK Trade & Investment (UKTI.) The firm, which provides digital media content in the sports field, has invested a [...]

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Midlands based film production company Inspired Film and Video continued their own summer of sporting success last weekend with a filming assignment for Danish Television broadcasters SBS TV at the FA Community Shield final at Villa Park between Manchester City and Chelsea

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Young people in Birmingham are being invited to say what it means to be a Brummie in 2012 as part of an innovative online campaign to celebrate the rich diversity of the city. Online hub Social Breakfast is asking 16-25 year olds for a creative snapshot of what it’s like to live in Birmingham. These [...]

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A new marketing, design and copywriting business has launched in Shrewsbury with the local team behind it offering more than 40 years’ industry experience to clients.

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Fleet Street Training’s Arti Halai has been working with TV presenters from across the Middle East after spending ten days training for Aljazeera in Qatar.

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Hard-hitting interviewer Jeff Randall, one of the UK’s most high-profile business journalists, is to be made a Life Member of Birmingham Press Club when he addresses the Club’s Celebrity Luncheon later this year. Mr Randall will be addressing Press Club members and their guests on Monday, October 8 – prior to hosting his Sky News [...]

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Birmingham-based Tindal Street Press is joining forces with celebrated authors including Helen Cross and Catherine O’Flynn to host a series of intensive creative writing masterclasses over the summer.

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The future of our media including the impact of scandals, closures and the Leveson inquiry will dominate a debate at Bournville College in June.

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Four “champions” of Midlands’ journalism will be defending their titles at Birmingham Press Club’s Annual Midlands Media Awards, being held on Thursday, March 15.

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The stunning new banqueting suite at Edgbaston cricket ground – completed last summer as part of Warwickshire County Cricket Club’s £32 million redevelopment programme – is to provide the setting for this year’s Midlands Media Awards.

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Legendary Birmingham Evening Mail theatre critic Fred Norris is to be made a Life Member of Birmingham Press Club in recognition of his contribution to regional journalism.

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A groundbreaking and totally unique grassroots amateur football magazine has launched into the Coventry and Warwickshire region. Final Whistle magazine was launched to a hugely positive response last month by midlands based media company threezero media.

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Mr Paparazzi – flamboyant photographer Darryn Lyons – will be revealing his secrets when he addresses a Birmingham Press Club Celebrity Luncheon on Friday, October 21.

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One of the UK’s largest casino chains has taken inspiration from the hit Channel Four TV series Peep Show for their latest staff training film.

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The “sell-out” signs have gone up for Birmingham Press Club’s annual Meet the Media networking event, which provides guests from the business community with an opportunity to meet leading members of the region’s fast-changing media world.

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Rednal film-maker Chris Weaver of Free Spirit Film has been visiting colleges in the Midlands to advise media graduates to become freelance entrepreneurs to get started in the film and television industry.

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The University of Northampton received a Royal seal of approval yesterday when HRH The Princess Royal officially opened the Newton building, home to the School of Science and Technology.

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