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Thursday 17th of May 2012 05:30:42 PM

Out and About: First day at Media 360
This week Out and About is enjoying Media 360 with the industry's leading agencies, clients and media owners. [Link]
Real-Life Lightsabers Cause a Disturbance in the Force
Wicked Lasers is narrowly avoiding a cease and desist from LucasFilm with its LaserSabers, which come in two varieties (Krypton and Arctic) and are powered ... [Link]
Government consults on proposals for deferred prosecution agreements framework
A new enforcement mechanism designed to give companies more confidence to admit their part in economic crime without opening themselves up to criminal prosecutions has ... [Link]
Government is "failing to deliver" on housing crisis, says report
The Government is "falling well short" in tackling the country’s housing crisis, according to The Housing Report published by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Shelter ... [Link]
Southwark to build 1,000 new council homes
Southwark Council has announced a new target to build 1,000 new council homes before 2020 in an attempt to meet its priority for delivering genuinely ... [Link]
Whitgift Shopping Centre development proposals go to committee
Croydon Council's strategic planning committee is scheduled to consider developer Westfield's pre-application proposal for the redevelopment of the Whitgift shopping centre. [Link]

Mortgage lenders tighten criteria
A number of high street lenders have reduced their loan-to-values, slimmed porting options and raised interest rates in recent weeksBanks and building societies are introducing ... [Link]
Media360: Zeebox is social media app to watch says MEC's Fletcher
Zeebox, the app that combines real-time viewing with social networking, is one of the key emerging media technologies and will be a "big" hit in ... [Link]
Media Decoder Blog: CW Network Unveils a Remake of Its Schedule
The network will fold in new shows and move existing ones in its fall lineup, which will start in October. One new drama, "Emily Owens, ... [Link]
Media Decoder Blog: Buffett Adds to Newspaper Holdings
The head of Berkshire Hathaway reached a deal with Media General to acquire nearly all of its 63 newspaper properties for $142 million in cash. ... [Link]
Ford, GM and BMW linked to illegal logging and slave labour in Brazil
Car makers source iron from Brazil that contributes to Amazon deforestation, says Greenpeace ahead of Rio+20Ford, GM and BMW are sourcing material from Brazil that ... [Link]
'Papple' pear goes on sale at M&S
T109 fruit looks and tastes like an apple but is a cross between European and Asian pear varietiesA fruit so new it is yet to ... [Link]








