Presentation Tip of the Week
A Doctor Who fan has been banned from giving away knitting patterns of the show’s characters. Let me repeat that – she was giving away knitting patterns of the shows characters. The 26-year-old woman used a website to share designs for the woolly toys, reports The Sun. But the BBC told her to take them down as she had no right to use the Doctor Who brand. The woman, known only by her online ID – Mazzmatazz, said: “I’m an ordinary fan who happens to like knitting and sci-fi. The patterns weren’t for sale.” But a BBC spokesman said: “We were not heavy handed. People were using the patterns to make a profit.” Boo to the BBC, and MediaMaster award to Ms Mazzmatazz.
The Virgin Group has collected the MediaMaster Award on several occasions, but this week they win the MediaMug trophy instead? Why? By mistakenly inviting up to 76,000 customers to a day at a golf resort. The company sent an email inviting people to an event at The Grove Golf Resort Hotel, Herts, reports the Daily Telegraph. The offer was intended only for the 75 members of its first class Traveller club. But a spokesman admitted it went out to “quite a large number of people”. Whoops. Virgin apologised quickly, and offered a free draw to win a round of golf. Poor show, chaps – you can do better than this.
