• 'Telegraph' Ponders Whether Social Giants Should Pay For Mental Health Services
    "The Telegraph" is today asking why the social media giants are not being asked to foot the bill of an extra GBP2bn being put into mental health services if the Government's point that much of today's mental health issues is attributable to bullying on their platforms is correct.
  • Conde Nast Opens Ad Agency
    Conde Nast has opened up its own advertising agency, "The Drum" reports.
  • Chancellor Brings In New Tax On The Tech Giants
    The Chancellor announced a Digital Services Tax in yesterday's budget, which the BBC reports is estimated to bring in GBP400m a year from the tech giants.
  • Sara Cox To Present Radio 2's Drivetime Show
    Sara Cox has been announced as the new presenter of the popular BBC Radio 2 Drivetime show, "The Guardian" reports.
  • Consumers Put Off By Brands Advertising In Unsafe Environments
    An IPG Mediabrands reports, conducted with the aid of cybersecurity company, CHEQ, claims to show that the anger consumers feel when they see brands advertise in unsafe environments makes them eight times less interested in purchasing their goods or services, Netimperative reports.
  • Twitter To Ditch 'Like' To Encourage Conversations
    "The Telegraph" is reporting that Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is vowing to get rid of the heart-shaped "like" icon in a bid to encourage people to comment on updates they have something to say about.
  • Labour Party Drops Complaint Against Wreath-Laying Stories
    The Labour party has dropped its complaint into stories in six national newspapers surrounding whether or not Jeremy Corbyn had laid a wreath at a Tunisian cemetery in 2014. The party claims the IPSO investigation was compromised by an email leak, while "Press Gazette" reveals the "Daily Mail" claims dropping the complaint is a "vindication" of its story.
  • Four-Way Battle For Lidl's Ad Account
    "Campaign" reveals that four agencies are bidding to win Lidl's GBP70m-a-year account. Karmarama, Leo Burnett, VCCP and WCRS are going head to head in a process that began in August when the supermarket chain called a review.
  • Ofcom Warns BBC It Is Losing Too Many Young Viewers
    The industry regulator, Ofcom, has warned the BBC it faces an existential crisis as younger viewers turn to rivals, "The Guardian" reports. Ofcom further stated that the BBC is not doing enough to turn this trend around.
  • Publishers Call On Chancellor To Ditch VAT On Online Magazines
    Magazine editors are calling on the Chancellor to get rid of the "digital reading tax" in his budget on Monday. "Press Gazette" reports that although paper publication pay no VAT, the tax is applied to online versions. The EU recently ruled that member countries can reduce sales tax on digital publications.
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