People moving – press and media 18/08/10

Paul Jackson has quit his role at London radio station Capital FM to join DMG Radio Australia. He leaves after being executive of Capital for three years. (Source: MediaGuardian)

ITV has named Robin Pembrooke as the replacement managing director of ITV.com. He joins from Global Radio, where he was online and interactive director. (Source: paidcontent.co.uk)

Ian Wright has been dropped from Channel 5’s Live From Studio Five programme. Heavy costcutting by new owner Richard Desmond means his contract was not renewed. (Source: MediaGuardian)

UKTV has confirmed that Darren Childs will become its new chief executive. He will move from his role as BBC Worldwide Channels marketing director. (Source: MediaGuardian)

ITV has hired Sharon Powers, the long-serving creative director of Big Brother. She will now become executive producer of ‘Loose Women’. (Source: MediaGuardian)

Simon Bates will leave Classic FM after 13 years, to join Smooth Radio’s new national breakfast show. He will join Smooth at the beginning of January. (Source: MediaGuardian)

Danny Leigh has been picked as Claudia Winkleman’s co-host for the BBC’s revamped Film 2010 show. Leigh will continue to write about films for The Guardian. (Source: MediaGuardian)

Anthony Harwood is leaving the Daily Mirror as a result of publisher Trinity Mirror attempting to cut 200 jobs. He had served the paper for 17 years, and will be leaving his role as head of news. (Source: Press Gazette)

Sue Robertson is to be made redundant from her role as corporate affairs director at Channel Five. She will leave at the end of the month. (Source: PR Week)

Mark White will leave his role as managing director of Channel Five as part of the wide-reaching cuts initiated by new owner Richard Desmond. (Source: Brand Republic)

Evelyn Webster is to leave her role as chief executive of IPC Media to become the executive vice-president of Time Inc. Former chief executive Sylvia Auton will replace her. (Source: Brand Republic)

The Telegraph’s head of mobile, Maani Safa has departed to pursue other career interests. In his time at the paper Safa worked with Apple and Google to develop the paper’s mobile strategy. (Source: New Media Age)

The Swindon Advertiser has appointed Katie Bond as its health reporter. She joins from the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. (Source: journalism.co.uk)

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"The Daily Mail is being far too modest… the runaway success of the website owes very little to piggy-backing on 'the strengths of the newspaper'."


The Media Blog‘s Will Sturgeon credits Mail Online’s picture desk as the “engine room” of its booming growth after comScore named it the world’s biggest newspaper site.


(Source: The Media Blog)