BBC, BrewDog, Nationwide: Quotes of the week
The corporation comes under attack, a beer brand packages up dead animals and the England football team loses another supporter. It's the week's news from the mouths of those making the headlines.
"The Trust has a duty to represent the interests of licence fee payers, who will increasingly expect to access BBC content in this way, but also to listen to concerns raised by industry. In this case we have concluded that while the apps market is developing quickly and we will monitor the launch of BBC Apps, a Public Value Test is not required."
The BBC Trust gives the green light to the corporation's iPhone apps for news, sport and iPlayer content despite vociferous complaints from publishers that they could harm the commercial market....
"This decision will stifle the new services being provided by the commercial world... the BBC wants to get ever bigger at the taxpayers' expense."
Michael Johnston, president of the Scottish Newspapers Society, sums up the dissatisfaction of many publishers with the Trust's decision.
"The BBC should not interpret the fact that we haven't said anything about the way licence fee funds are used as an indication that we are happy about it. We will be having very tough discussions."
And in a further volley aimed at the Beeb, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt indicates that the government will consider cutting the licence fee.
"I can confirm that Nationwide Building Society will not be renewing its England team sponsorship with The Football Association after the current agreement expires at the end of July 2010."
Nationwide's head of sponsorship, Chris Hull, confirms that the building society was no more enamored with the England football team's World Cup performances than the rest of us.
"This role was always in a consultancy capacity as Alistair had other business ideas he wished to pursue when we got together. The work he was brought in to do has reached a natural conclusion and Alistair is now going reignite his earlier aspirations."
The Chase's boss Ben Casey bids farewell to Alistair Sim a year after the former Love MD joined the Manchester design outfit.
“Making sure our creative industries remain world leaders will require action from the government to deliver the right business environment for the sector to flourish.”
Business lobbyists CBI call on the government to create a "a clear strategy" for the development of the UK’s creative industries to aid economic recovery.
"We've got to remind ourselves, it's not a broadcast city, it's a media city. There's a bit too much focus on people's minds on broadcast and not enough on the wider range of media. But actually the companies that are talking to us cover the full media spectrum."
The man leading the MediaCityUK development, Brian Gray, tells us he's deep in discussions with a wide-range of media and creative businesses about following the BBC in moving to the Salford Quays site.
"Working with the airport setting was a great way of reminding passengers of the dangers of unprotected sex.”
Welcome home: now go get tested for chlamydia! A spokesperson for the NHS's R U Clear campaign explains why Manchester Airport has been chosen for a new Bluetooth campaign raising awareness of STI tests.
''This is the beer to end all beers. It's an audacious blend of eccentricity, artistry and rebellion; changing the general perception of beer, one stuffed animal at a time.”
BrewDog founder James Watt explains the Aberdeen-based beer brand's latest headline-grabbing marketing stunt: a 55% strength ale packaged inside the bodies of dead animals and sold for £500 a pop.