• Daily Record Tweaks Story After Exchange Prompt
    The Daily Record scored an own goal with its latest story about Rangers football club. It was obliged by the stock exchange to alter its online headline and run amended copy. The paper's article concerned the likely arrival at the troubled club of a former director, Dave King, who is eager to become its chairman. But he has convictions in South Africa over tax evasion and there has been speculation about whether the stock exchange would permit him to take a board position.
  • Cameron Warns Press To Show 'Social Responsibility'
    Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that newspapers could face high court injunctions or the use of D-notices to prevent publication of some stories if publications do not show "social responsibility". The PM made the comments in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations about spying and citizen surveillance carried out by the NSA.
  • Online Overhaul Kicks Off New HMV Brand Direction
    HMV has overhauled its online presence with a new, more editorially-focused site as it looks to re-exert its brand authority and customer experince through online channels. The site, created by Manchester-based agency Code Computerlove, replaces a temporary one the store had been using since its acquisition from its administrators Hilco Capital in April, and has been designed to build engagement with customers via a more editorial-focused approach.
  • Another Delay For Facebook Auto-play Video Ads
    It was first officially announced that auto-play videos would be coming to Facebook earlier this year, with shareholders told to expect the roll out during summer, thedrum.com reports. The project ended up stuttering from numerous delays, however, as Facebook sought to lessen the impact that such a change would have on unexpecting users. Now, after delaying the scheme a number of times, Facebook shareholders have been told that they should not expect the new addition until at least 2014, despite the financial benefits that an earlier roll out could provide.
  • Canada Hosts World's First Bitcoin ATM
    Built by Robocoin, the ATM will trade the digital currency for cash and vice versa. Bitcoin is the world's most popular electronic currency and it previously existed only on the internet but can now be traded for traditional cash. The Robocoin ATM works by first scanning the user's palm to ensure they do not make multiple deposits and avoid money-laundering.
  • Press Seeks Review, Delays Regulation OK
    The newspaper industry today filed papers in the High Court seeking a judicial review of the Privy Council's decision to reject PressBof's new planned regulator. The move - just 48 hours before the Privy Council was set to rubber-stamp the Government's own plan - had been widely known in advance. The legal bid is being brought by The Newspaper Publishers Association, the Newspaper Society, the Scottish Newspaper Society and the Professional Publishers Association.
  • Press Warned Against Royal Charter Compromise
    A senior Government minister has warned the press that no further compromise is possible on its planned Royal Charter. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander told this morning's Andrew Marr show on BBC 1 that significant changes had already been made to the proposed scheme. He said the Government's plan will go to the Privy Council on Wednesday as planned.
  • Is It Fair To Fine For Retweeting Horrid Lie?
    Twitter is a broadcast platform like radio or TV and if you use it irresponsibly, some believe you should pay a price. That's why a U.K. man is paying GBP15,000 (about $25,000) after he retweeted a claim that wrongly identified a British lord as a child molester. "From my own experience, I am able to warn others of the dangers of retweeting," said Alan Davies, after paying up to settle a lawsuit after the lord accused Davies of defamation.
  • Trinity Mirror's UsVsTh3m To Reach 2.5M Visitors
    Trinity Mirror are putting together a new site for "socially shareable data journalism", based on the lessons learned from mobile-first humour siteUsVsTh3m. The new project will explore the telling of "the day's news agenda and a range of topics that people care passionately about", predominantly through data, graphics and interactives, according to the first post on a Tumblr account titled Mysterious Project Y, where Trinity Mirror made the announcement.
  • Yahoo Plans @Queen_UK Satirical Series
    The six-part series, entitled Yes Ma'am, is devised and written by the secret creator of the social media phenomenon and will launch on Yahoo on Friday 15 November, with an alternative Christmas special scheduled to go live on 25 December to coincide with the Queen's Christmas speech.
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