eMarketer
Against a widely accepted prediction that by the middle of the next decade half of luxury shoppers will be millennials, GlobalWebIndex research shows that 40% of affluent shoppers now block internet ads, eMarketer reports.
A poll of MPs has found that the Guido Fawkes political blog is the most read among those in power and "The Times" and "Evening Standard" are the most commonly read newspapers, "Press Gazette" reports.
NetImperative
According to new research reported on in Netimperative, two in three retailers intend to invest in machine learning this year, and just over half expect to up their game in voice search.
BBC
MPs are going to discuss a motion that calls for prostitution websites to be banned. The BBC reports the main reason given for the proposed new law is that prostitutes are often lured in to the country by people traffickers and the websites are enabling the illegal trade to market itself.
Press Gazette
Profits have halved at The Telegraph Group due to a GBP17.5m drop in revenue, "Press Gazette" reports. However, on the plus side, digital subscribers have leapt 30% in a year.
Campaign
If it all goes pear-shaped in tomorrow's quarter-final game for England against Sweden, we can blame "Campaign." It has been tempting fate by imagining what a World Cup win would mean for the England players as well as the brands associated with the squad and its stars. We advise only those with some wood to touch for luck to read the article.
Campaign
Jon Andrews, the Group Creative Director at R/GA, has been poached by Possible London to become its new Executive Creative Director. According to "Campaign," Andrews is best known as the creative behind BA's Cannes Lions winning "Magic of Flying" campaign.
The Times
Tesco has confirmed that it believes a long-term strategic partnership with French supermarket chain Carrefour will allow it to cut prices so it can compete with the discount stores as well as the rising threat of Amazon, "The Times" reports.
Sky News
According to Sky News, Sir Martin Sorrell is hoping his new S4C venture will become so powerful it will be able to issue a billion pounds worth of shares to fund an agency-buying spending spree.
Campaign
It may not come as a huge surprise, but the game everyone is still talking about -- England's penalty shootout victory against Colombia -- earned ITV 24m viewers on Tuesday night. That's the biggest tv audience for a sporting event since the 2012 Olympics, "Campaign" reveals.