Matt Robinson

A PR professional and freelance journalist commenting on the world of journalism, the media, televison, film, radio and social media.

Everybody Wants Some!! Review

Everybody Wants Some!! is not a classic, but it is laugh-out-loud funny throughout, and succeeds in the impressive task of feeling both expertly crafted and immensely real.

Review: The Final Chris Moyles Show

After nearly nine years of cheesey songs, car park catchphrases and hours of irreverent chat, Chris Moyles hung up his headphones for the final time this morning, ending the most successful breakfast show in Radio...Read more

Rupert Murdoch launches The Sun on Sunday

The Sun on Sunday: Review

Today, after last week’s official announcement, the first edition of The Sun to be published on Sunday finally hit the newsstand. However, amidst all the fanfare, The Sun on Sunday is a rather bland offering, with a soft focus, which fails to deliver anything new or different for readers.

YouTube goes social with new design update

YouTube's recent re-design, the biggest in its six year history, reflects a major departure from its heritage as a traditional linear video website in favour of a more socially orientated network.

How to empower a brand online

According to a recent social media report carried out by web monitoring company Nielsen, American Internet users spent a combined total of 53.5 billion minutes on Facebook in May 2011.

The closure of the News of the World – The end of investigative journalism?

The final ever edition of the News of the World rolled off the presses yesterday ending 168 years of world exclusives, sex scandals and a plethora of showbiz revelations.

Google launches attack on Facebook with Google+

Despite its difference, it is, however, still being billed as the first credible rival to Facebook since its inception in 2004, no doubt in part to the similarities it shares in design and basic functionality.

Radioplayer launches with 150 stations

A new internet radio service offering live streaming and on-demand content from the BBC and a large number of commercial and local radio stations has launched.