Brittin Sky Broadcasting
Bitch can now categorically rule Google out of the running for a counter bid for BSkyB, or at least that is according to Google UK managing director Matt Brittin, who was quick to clear up any confusion this week.
Speaking to a group of assembled hacks, PR people, Google employees, Bitch, eighties pop legend and Undertones frontman Fearghal Sharkey and Conservative MP David Davies (who told Bitch he runs 25 miles a week – of course you do darling), Brittan started his speak with, "Just to reassure you, we have not brought you all here to announce our bid for BSkyB."
Matt love, Bitch is sure you have bigger fish to fry than that…
Hacklin' Rosie
Bitch went to see Neil Diamond this week (she’s getting to that kind of age, darlings) but did felt quite youthful compared to the average age of the audience, who were dancing around to the old crooner's hits including 'Forever in Blue Jeans', 'Sweet Caroline' and 'Cracklin' Rosie'.
Normally that wouldn’t be topical for Bitch's Diary, but between songs Diamond stopped and addressed the audience regarding the headphones helping him hear the pitch of his voice. "I need to be able to hear everything, and these are an exact copy of the ones Rupert Murdoch uses," quipped the "Jewish Elvis". "I couldn't resist," he added.
Kicking up the dust (sheets)
So, the worst kept secret in media is out, that Aegis has bought a majority stake in MediaVest Manchester.
Bitch only says this because anyone who visited the new Aegis offices at Regent’s Place was very aware that, although all of the floors were accounted for by the likes of Glue Isobar, Vizeum, iProspect and Carat (which has two floors with a grand staircase on order to link them), there was one floor suspiciously left empty and covered with what Bitch hears were dust sheets.
A possible London base for MediaVest Manchester staff to work in tandem with their Manchester office, Bitch wouldn’t even like to speculate.
Men in tights
Over to Mindshare where Bitch hears that the staff are getting presentation lessons from tutors at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). Actually, Bitch hears that the Mindshare staff are quite the luvvies and make quite a habit of this performing lark, as the agency has had previous forays into (of all things) stand up comedy.
Bitch hates to say it, but she doesn’t quite think the CEO Jed Glanvill has the legs for tights.
Until next time, ciao darlings. xxx
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