The Daily Mail's publisher has poached the editor in chief of Fox News Digital, Noah Kotch, as its editor in chief of MailOnline and DailyMail.com, "The Guardian" writes.

Ogilvy's Global Media Influence Survey has shown journalists believe the public's trust in traditional media has plummeted 22% in just two years, "The Drum" reports.

The BBC is gearing up to staff a flagship 9pm news programme on the new BBC Scotland channel. "Press Gazette" reports that the new channel was due to begin transmitting in Autumn, but has now been put back to the start of 2019 due to budget difficulties.

Research conducted by Pureprofile claims the #DeleteFacebook movement is gathering momentum and the UK is leading the way. We will have to wait for official figures to confirm, because the numbers in the research, quoted by "The Drum," seem a little high. They claim 14% of UK users have deleted their accounts.

How's this for a piece of brand-damaging news? Not only has Audi's Chief Executive, Rupert Stadler, been arrested in Germany over "dieselgate," but the authorities have made it clear he has now been detained to prevent any further attempts from him to obstruct their ongoing enquiry, "Sky News" reports.

Nearly nine in ten Brits, at 87%, would would prefer augmented reality experiences on their smartphone rather than through donning spectacles, Mindshare research reported on in Mobile Marketing finds.

McKinsey research presented at Cannes suggests that CMOs who embrace data's ability to steer creativity see significant revenue gains, "Campaign" reports.

Debit card payments have overtaken the use of cash in the UK for the first time, "Mobile Marketing" reports. That is due to debit card, and contactless payment shooting up 15% in 2017 while use of cash dropped 14%, according to the banking trade body UK Finance.

A Reuters survey shows that nearly nine in ten media executives want Facebook and Google to do more to tackle fake news, "Press Gazette" reports.

The Telegraph reveals that treatment should soon be available on the NHS to people who cannot put their games controller down now that gaming addiction has been listed as a condition by the World Health Organisation.