Updated 7:21am 26 May 2013

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Sikh channel makes bid for new city TV station

A Sikh community broadcasting channel is behind the latest consortium to have thrown its hat into the ring to run a new TV station based in Birmingham.Read

Heart FM owner Global Radio takes over Smooth and Real brands

A network of radio stations operating under the Real and Smooth brands has been acquired by Classic FM and Heart broadcaster Global Radio.Read

Clarke Associates deal

Communications consultancy Clarke Associates has been appointed to handle PR for the Midlands and South West arm of specialist professional services consultancy Begbies Traynor Group.Read

New posts at Big Cat Group

Birmingham agency Big Cat Group has made two new appointments this month to its design and marketing teams.Read

New web portal for LEP

Businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire have been urged to make the most of a major new online tool.Read

CIPR in recruitment drive

Birmingham’s communications agencies are preparing to recruit talented press officers and marketers, in a bid to boost business and profitability in 2013.Read

HTPR secures ACR contract

ACR Heat Products has appointed Birmingham PR consultancy HTPR to handle its public relations brief.Read

New director to create a buzz at WAA

Sutton Coldfield-based WAA has appointed a new creative director.Read

MP: Jubilee coverage shows BBC is out-of-date and bloated

The BBC was accused of being "out-of-date and bloated" as a Conservative MP from Shropshire attacked the broadcaster's coverage of the Jubilee.Read

Local Business Accelerators videos launched

The Newspaper Society has launched a video competition allowing members of the public to choose their favourite Local Business Accelerators regional winning business ahead of the LBA Grand Final at the end of the month.Read

Solihull students make an impression

Media students at Solihull College have made an impression with their animation skills after winning the Upcoming Student Film Maker of the Year Award at the Staffordshire Film Festival.Read

Traffic develops planning portal

Birmingham digital agency Traffic has developed an online training portal for a leading estate planning and asset protection provider.Read

WPR snaffles up Neff contract

Edgbaston-based WPR has won a high profile digital and consumer PR project for built-in kitchen appliance manufacturer Neff to help it celebrate 40 years in business.Read

IDEA Birmingham: Shortlist for Best Emerging Brand

Next month IDEA Birmingham – a collaboration of leading figures from business and academia – will launch its first Birmingham Made Me Design EXPO at the Mailbox, a week-long celebration of everything that is good about industrial design in the region. Read

2Fold20 Play gets Facebook users in a singing mood

2Fold20 Play has launched its sing-a-long Facebook game ‘Enjoy! Karaoke’ which has enjoyed more than 10,000 players before it officially launched.Read

IDEA Birmingham: Shortlist for Best Design Collaboration between Education and Business

Next month IDEA Birmingham – a collaboration of leading figures from business and academia – will launch its first Birmingham Made Me Design EXPO at the Mailbox, a week-long celebration of everything that is good about industrial design in the region.Read

Birmingham Post publisher Trinity Mirror appoints David Grigson as chairman

The board of Birmingham Post publisher Trinity Mirror has announced the appointment of a new chairman.Read

Think outside the box at IDEA Birmingham

Next month IDEA Birmingham - a collaboration of leading figures from business and academia - will launch its first Birmingham Made Me Design EXPO at the Mailbox, a week long celebration of everything that’s good about industrial design in the region. Read

Call for submissions to film fund

Creative England has enhanced its support for feature film production outside the M25 by issuing a fixed-term call for submissions to its Advantage Media Production Fund.Read

Photographer launches a course on PR pictures

An award-winning photographer has launched a training course to help communications and public relations professionals rediscover the power of pictures.Read