Weekly comms news round up 25/11/11

This week’s comms news curated from @CisionUK.

James Murdoch quits executive boards of Sun and Times via BBC News

“James Murdoch has resigned as director of the companies that publish The Times, The Sunday Times, and the Sun.”

Ten things every freelance journalist should know by @SarahMarshall3 via journalism.co.uk

“To mark National Freelancers’ Day we have been gathering advice for freelance journalists. Here is our Storify of curated tweets of advice for freelancers.”

Soft launch for HMV’s on demand video streaming service via @thedrum The Drum

“Faced with a bleak future at its retail arm entertainment specialists HMV are adopting an ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ attitude for their latest venture – hmvon-demand.”

The Week in search…Yahoo Site Explorer closes and SEO objectives by Stefan Hull via THE Wall

“So Yahoo Site Explorer finally closed its doors this week. I guess this makes SEOmoz’s Open Site Explorer the new power broker of back link data for the growing SEO community.”

88% of marketers still to develop connected TV strategy by @cgorellbarnes via New Media Knowledge

“The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Adjust Your Set, the multichannel video agency, revealed in October industry reaction to internet-connected TVs. In a survey of over 200 IAB members, 85% of respondents say they’re interested in the advertising opportunities afforded by internet-connected TVs, but only 12% currently have a strategy in place.”