Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP and one of adland's best known soothsayers, has dramatically revised his stance on the viability of publishers charging for content online following comments from the quintessential newspaper man, Rupert Murdoch. Speaking at an industry event in Greece last...
And so it comes to pass, News International's most popular daily newspaper The Sun has declared its allegiance to David Cameron's Tories. The Sun tells its readers in no uncertain terms today to vote Conservative at the next election, effectively ending 12 years and 7 months of "support"...
‘The summer’s over, I’ve had time to think about it, I want to quit,’ appears to be the mantra being followed by many high-profile media execs this month. Recession or not, September has lived up to its billing as the month which gets headhunters hearts racing. Today’s news that Andy Brent, group brand...
It's nearly Friday, in what has been a dark, unsettling week for those working in the digital industry as hundreds of jobs have been lost.Things are going to get bad. This pernickety credit crunch has loomed into an axe wielding guillotine man precariously holding the edge over our pale, brittle...
The Daily Telegraph, fresh from the success of getting its web services back up to scratch - and seeing an appropriate leap in user figures - is taking the battle to mobile . Major publishers are aware that mobile is finally at a point where gaining territory now is a good idea if only to bag some valuable...
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie is "90 per cent certain" to put his name forward" and run against Conservative MP and egomaniac David Davis. I really hope he does. MacKenzie said yesterday that: "I have been associated with The Sun for 30 years. The Sun is very, very hostile to...
A fresh war of words has broken out between Associated and News International. In a statement issued this morning, Associated, which publishes the Evening Standard and London Lite, dismissed claims by rival thelondonpaper as misleading. It is calling thelondonpaper irresponsible for increasing its print...
News International does magazines. Just not very well. Today it pulled the rug on home style magazine Sunday Times Inside Out. The title never published an ABC and is thought to have struggled in a tough market. News International spent £6m on the launch marketing campaign alone with two million...
