Mr Benn and King Rollo return as Factory sets up licensing division

Holy Moly! Brass dips into Guacamole

Back in Time strand returns to BBC Two

New McCain campaign to reflect “real” families

Appointments

Trinity Digital Media Manager joins Luminate

Paul Henry, the former digital media manager for The Birmingham Mail, has joined Luminate Digital as its head of digital growth.

Appointments

Chester BID team appoints Marketing Manager

CH1ChesterBID, the city’s Business Improvement District (BID) company has appointed Judy Tagell to head up its marketing and communications.

Digital

Manchester tech firm backed after Future of Health Accelerator

Manchester tech firm, Aerobit, is working on a new round of investment, after taking part in the Future of Health Accelerator at MediaCityUK.

Broadcasting

Coronation Street creator to be remembered in new exhibition

The life and career of Tony Warren is to be remembered in a new exhibition at Salford Museum and Art Gallery.

Digital

Bisco appointed head of marketing by Leeds’ People’s Holdings

Ben Bisco, the former head of digital at JD Williams, has been appointed head of marketing at People’s Holdings in Leeds.

Broadcasting

Downton Abbey actress joins Cold Feet

Downton Abbey’s Siobhan Finneran has joined the cast of ITV’s Cold Feet.

Publishing

Rotherham MP resigns over rape article

Rotherham MP, Sarah Champion, has resigned from the Labour front benches after criticism of an article she wrote in The Sun.

Publishing

Newcastle papers to move after 52 years in city’s Groat Market

Newcastle newspapers The Chronicle, The Journal and The Sunday Sun are moving to a new office after 52 years at Thomson House in the city’s Groat Market.

Marketing Services

Manchester’s SLG makes duo of key hires

Senior copywriter Mark Fraser and PR Account Manager Emma Liasides will work with the agency’s line up of national clients including Polypipe, Baxi and The Smallpeice Trust.

Digital

We Are Empire go Hedon with new brief

Manchester digital studio We Are Empire has been appointed by cult helmet maker Hedon.

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Publishing

Rotherham Advertiser: Why we did not publish PC’s sex video pics

Rotherham Advertiser editor Andrew Mosley has explained why his paper – unlike many others – decided not to publish images of a couple having sex from a video by convicted police officer Adrian Pogmore.

Broadcasting

BBC and councils reject “flawed” report into MediaCityUK’s impact

Research published today by think-tank, Centre for Cities, claims that the BBC’s move to Salford has had a “minimal impact on employment across Greater Manchester.”

Broadcasting

Beagrie sacked by Sky Sports after conviction for assaulting girlfriend

Former Everton footballer Peter Beagrie has been sacked as a Sky Sports pundit after being found guilty of assaulting his girlfriend.

Broadcasting

Barton begins talkSPORT career – and creates controversy straight away

Banned footballer Joey Barton has started his new career as a pundit and commentator for talkSPORT – and is already ruffling feathers.

Marketing Services

Manchester’s SkinnyBrands appoints new marketing director

Manchester-based SkinnyBrands Ltd has made two senior appointments – marketing director Allan Moffat and operations director Anthony Carpenter.

Other media

The Hut Group secures funding valuing firm at £2.5bn

The health and beauty retailer, which is behind brands including Grow Gorgeous and Myprotein, has signed a deal to sell a £125m stake to asset management firm Old Mutual Global Investors.

Publishing