What's the market paying? PCR Newsletter October 2008

Welcome to our newsletter where we give you news and views on the latest industry developments plus information about PCR's great service.

The big picture - Views from the media front line

In recent months the news headlines in the media sector have been a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly!
The Good "IBC: Recession, what recession?" The headline from Broadcastnow at IBC where technology manufacturers and providers remained buoyant.
The Bad "Channel 4 to cut 150 jobs in bid to save £150million over 2 years" - News headlines in the Guardian 23rd September 2009.
The Ugly Depending on your personal views and where you sit in the industry (!) take your pick from the continuing delays to the OFT ruling on Kangaroo or Ofcoms mooted transfer of BBC Worldwide to Channel Four. (more >>)

What's the market paying?

Based on our recent hires:

Senior Playout Engineer - Broadcast Equipment and Service Provider - £50k plus benefits
Interface Developer - Major Broadcaster - £300 per day
Business Analyst - Quad Play Operator - £35k plus benefits

See other examples (more >>)

What's on in November

The Media Festival
Date: 26-28 November 2008
Location: Manchester
(more >>)
MediaGuardian Changing Broadcast Summit
Date: 10 November 2008
Location: London
(more >>)
New Media & IT Professionals Networking Event
Date: 11 Nov 6:00 PM
Location: London
(more >>)

Three things you might not know about PCR

Useful info about us and what we've been up to!

Wee've been helping clients build teams within the online market since 1994
80% of the candidates we place come from our extensive Talentpool database
David King and Steve Bishop celebrate 10 years working at PCR this month. Congratulations guys!

We hope you've found this useful. Do give us your feedback and suggestions for future editions!

Sincerely,
Judith Blair
email: judith.blair@pcrweb.co.uk
tel: 0845 880 4320 (direct)
tel: 0845 880 4300 (main number)