Mail Online hit a new Web site traffic record in January with 15.6m daily browsers and 243m over the course of the month, according to ABC. This compares to the site's previous record of 15.2m daily browsers in August 2016. The site averaged just over 200m daily page impressions a day in a month where the news was dominated by the inauguration of US president Donald Trump.

ITV is in talks to hire its first creative agency in six years for an under-wraps project that could see the broadcaster shake up its marketing output as it looks to steal back its crown from digital disruptors. It would be the first prospective creative agency to work on the ITV account since BBH held it between 2007 and 2011.

Molson Coors has created a font for Carling featuring a screen that will show classic goals from the 25-year history of the Premier League. A prototype has been installed at The Argosy, a Sizzling Pub & Grill in Derby, with further trials to follow. The font was developed in-house. Carling brand director Jim Shearer said: "The font is the latest in a series of digital innovations for the brand."

Ralph Lauren has solidified its leadership team by appointing Vice Media's Jonathan Bottomley as chief marketing officer, marking the first time anyone has held the role in the brand's 50-year history. Bottomley was most recently chief strategy officer at Vice Media's content division Virtue, prior to which he held senior strategy roles at BBH London.

Thousands of Argos workers will share a GBP2.4m payout after it emerged they had been paid less than the national living wage. Around 37,000 past and present employees -- including 12,000 current staff -- will get an average of GBP64 each. The "incorrect" payments were discovered in a review following the retailer's takeover by Sainsbury's.

Pernod Ricard is putting a heavier focus on collecting data directly from consumers and buying media in-house rather than using agencies. The drinks brand has moved to take media buying, programmatic and data collection in-house, as it believes having direct consumer relationships is "the way forward."

The London Dungeon tourist attraction has apologised for a promotional Twitter campaign that backfired. A graphic joking about a murdered sex worker, and another about infecting a partner with a sexually transmitted disease were posted on the attraction's Twitter feed. Critics said the collection of images was sexist and offensive.

One of the City's top restructuring firms has taken charge of the auction of Agent Provocateur, the troubled lingerie brand, fueling the likelihood that the company will fall into administration. Sky News has learned that AlixPartners was this week installed as the principal adviser on the sale process, replacing Rothschild, the investment bank.

Apple has quashed Donald Trump's hopes that it would build its products in the U.S., saying it would give the extra money earned from relaxed tax laws to shareholders rather than investing in manufacturing at home. President Trump has promised to lower repatriation taxes, which take a large chunk out of companies' earnings when they move cash from abroad back to their home country.

Channel 4 News has a love-hate relationship with Facebook. The Internet giant has transformed this small London newsroom into a genuinely global player that registered an astonishing 2 billion video views last year, and yet for all the traffic and kudos the broadcaster's high-quality content brings to the social platform, Facebook pays it a "tiny, minuscule amount of money" in return.