Sky News
It's one of the UK's most iconic stores, yet profits are down 60% year-on-year at M&S. The board is putting much of the loss down to a GBP400m restructure of the retail business, but Sky News points out that even without these costs, profits are down 10%.
Marketing Tech News
There's a lot of talk about inclusivity in the advertising industry, but Marketing Tech News asks a very simple question: is your site accessible to the 2.7m people in the UK who are colour blind or the 70% of the population who require spectacles? How about the one in ten who have a form of dyslexia? The site has an accessibility five-step plan to help.
"Campaign" is highlighting the key tactics that McDonald's CMO, Alistair Macrow, claims can help a brand fight back against fake news. He revealed at a recent conference in Brighton that the best way to hit back is through a television campaign backed up by independent influencers. This combination means the public get verification from a source outside the company.
BBC
Amazon Prime will soon offer subscribers the chance to pay extra for live tv stations, including Discovery and Eurosport, the BBC reports. However, it quotes analysts who believe the move will have little impact in the UK because it will struggle to attract cable and satellite tv subscribers.
The Guardian
"The Guardian" has covered how the UK's national newspapers reacted to the shocking events at the Manchester Arena last night. Not every national managed to get the news on its front page, but those who did, the paper reports, moved stories on Theresa May's u-turn on the cap on social welfare.
The Guardian
Netflix has revealed how viewing habits change according to time of day. "The Guardian" reveals that comedies are most popular around breakfast time, before people opt for drama around lunch time and into the afternoon. The big-hitter series, such as "Stranger Things," are popular around dinner time and into the evening before the early hours of the morning see a switch to documentaries.
Campaign
Labour has announced that it would prioritize the needs of the creative industries in Brexit negotiations. If elected, the party has vowed to put its Culture Secretary on the team negotiating Britain's exit from the EU.
Press Gazette
It's a pretty damning assessment of British journalists, but according to neuroscientist Tara Swart, London's journalists are drinking too much alcohol and caffeine, which renders them less able to suppress bias. "Press Gazette" reveals that Swart spent seven months working with 31 journalists across tv, print and radio to come to her conclusion.
The Guardian
An investigation by "The Guardian" claims to have unearthed secret guidelines on how Facebook deals with contentious content. The newspaper claims to have received training manuals and other materials which claim that self-harm may be allowed to be live streamed. The paper reveals that moderators feel overwhelmed. One insider claims the Facebook "has grown too big, too quickly."
Sky News
"Sky News" is reporting that David Montgomery is close to making a remarkable comeback to the nationals through negotiating a buyout of "The Daily Express" and "OK!" magazine. Montgomery is a former editor of "The News of the World" who subsequently set up the successful Local World group of local newspapers in the UK.