What's the market paying? PCR Newsletter Spring 2009

Well, after all the snowy days it seems Spring has finally arrived and Easter is almost here! Onward into April with new budgets, new plans and (hopefully) new opportunities - could there finally be some green shoots on the horizon???

News from the Front Line

Highlights

The release of the Digital Britain report, laying out a framework for building real opportunity for Britains' digital future - lots of positives, some controversy, but hopefully steps in the right direction in many areas www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/digital_britain_interimreportjan09.pdf
The brakes come off online budgets at the Beeb with the announcement of 30.7 million of investment in online over the next 3 years http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7954874.stm
The Credit Crunch winners - Sky to create 1000 jobs this year with more people staying in and watching telly to save money http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/sky-announces-1000-new-jobs-in-hd-push.html

Lowlights

The demise of Project Kangaroo - love it or hate it, it's not going to happen http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/04/kangaroo_blocked/
Controversy over the decision to continue to ban paid product placement in UK produced programming http://www.pact.co.uk/detail.asp?id=6480
The Credit Crunch losers - tv advertising revenues continuing to drop badly affecting non-subscription based organisations http://www.guerillascope.co.uk/

What's the market paying?

Online Developer, major media group
£250 per day, 3 month contract
Ecommerce Specialist, on-line retailer
£40k permanent
Broadcast Shift Engineer, major broadcaster
£275 per day, 3 month contract

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What's on in April

MIPTV Cannes 30th March - 3rd April
NAB Las Vegas 18th-23rd April
Media Society Award Dinner 23rd April
The first Mobile Meet-Up 9th April

Some things you might not know about PCR

Our new London office will open early May - details being finalised as we go to print for a base for London based PCR People, and an anchor point for Cambridge staff visiting clients in town. More on this in our next newsletter.
Mark "Evel Kneivel" Abbott returned from holiday in Thailand with extra luggage - a plaster cast on his left wrist (but not made of cocaine unlike http://www.anorak.co.uk/strange-but-true/203540.html) after a nasty motor-bike accident. Thankfully he's on the mend, and sticking to 4 wheels for a while!
We've recently expanded our remit in the BBC and are now working on contract opportunities right across Future Media and Technology, and given the recent announcements on online spend we expect to be busy!!

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)
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