Media Brief
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| 10:46 UK time, Tuesday, 24 August 2010
I'm the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell says "mild expansion" is replacing the "fear phase" that gripped markets last year. The world's largest advertising group reports a 36 % increase in half-year profits to Β£244m reports the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
The that the Church of England says the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ should appoint a religion editor to act as a "trusted guide". It praises the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's religious output in a submission to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust review of Radio 3, Radio 4 and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ7.
The Harper Collins has accused the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ of using licence fee money to gag a book by Top Gear's secret driver The Stig. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ says the book breaches confidentiality obligations.
The over "TV trickery" on ITV1's X Factor. It claims Autotune has been widely used, both to improve and worsen singers' performances.
The editor of music magazine Future Music tells the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ that sound engineers say Autotune is used in 99% of recorded music.
In his blog, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ arts editor Will Gompertz asks in his blog what's the problem?
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Newspaper review shows some papers carry pictures of one of the miners found alive in Chile after being trapped underground.
Links in full
• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | WPP profits hit Β£244m as advertising market strengthens
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• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | Top Gear Stig legal wrangle goes to court
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• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | How commonplace is autotune?
• Will Gompertz | Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | Who cares about autotune?
• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | Newspaper review
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