Press Gazette
The publishers of The Football Paper are launching a new weekly, "The Racing Paper," on Saturday to coincide with the running of The Grand National, "Press Gazette" reveals.
The Guardian
The BBC has announced a major shakeup to its flagship morning programme, hosted by well-known presenter Nick Grimshaw. The show is being cut to four days a week with a Friday show to be given to a different presenting team. Grimshaw's breakfast show had previously suffered and audience slump -- but, "The Guardian" points out, listening figures are now on the rise.
Sky News
It's a good day for environment campaigners as Sky News announces that Waitrose will stop handing out disposable cups for coffees, and in a separate story here, that the Iceland supermarket chain hasbanned palm oil from all its own brand products.
Press Gazette
Ofcom has upheld complaints about a Radio 4 interview with climate change sceptic, Lord Nigel Lawson, last summer. "Press Gazette" reveals the media watchdog agreed with the complainants that statements made by the former Chancellor, suggesting global temperatures had dropped and weather systems had not changed, should have been challenged on air but were not.
The Telegraph
London-based startup, Chargifi, can now name HP among its investors, according to "The Telegraph." The company is aiming to roll out wireless charging points so cafes and restaurants can entice customers to buy a coffee while their phone gets charged. To date, the company claims to have raised GBP5m.
The Telegraph
Cambridge Analytica has released a statement ahead of Zuckerberg's trip to Congress that says it is just one of a huge number of companies that have used third-party profile data gleaned from Facebook, "The Telegraph" reports.
NetImperative
It's not just Cambridge Analytica. Facebook has suspended Aggregate IQ (AIQ), the Canadian company that worked with the Vote Leave campaign in the EU referendum. Netimperative reports the company being connected to CA in any way and that it ever improperly accessed any Facebook data.
The Telegraph
"The Telegraph" believes it has the scoop today on what a future voice-activated speaker from Spotify will look like. It got a picture from images that featured in an upcoming advert which has since been removed from the internet. The paper points out the company has also recently mentioned producing music hardware in job ads.
The Drum
Unilever's food brand, Knorr, is trialling a new video ad format that gives a donation to charity if someone watches for at least 15 seconds, "The Drum" reports.
Campaign
"Campaign" is reporting that the investigation team at WPP probing accusations against Sir Martin Sorrell could report as early as next week.