"Press Gazette" is warning about a rival bid for Gannett, Newsquest's US parent company, from MNG Enterprises. The National Union of Journalists has warned that the company is renowned for "cost cutting and job slashing."

"The Guardian" reveals today that the current biggest spender on political ads on Facebook is a relatively obscure pro-Brexit organisation -- Britain's Future. The paper says that despite new rules for Facebook to offer greater clarity on political advertising, it is unclear who is ultimately funding the spots.

The ASA has revealed that it had to contact around two hundred to three hundred influencers last year over concerns they were not being up front about sponsored posts, "Campaign" writes.

Marketers have outlined their dream job in a new survey and it would be in a company employing around 50 people and paying more than GBP50,000 per year with the option of flexible working, "The Drum" reports.

Marketers at Jaguar Land Rover have been asked whether they would like to take voluntary redundancy, "Campaign" reports. The move is part of a wider measure at the carmaker to save GBP2.5bn over the next 18 months.

A new report covered in "The Times" shows that it is not just the terrestrial broadcasters that are spending more on productions in the face of increased competition from Netflix and Amazon. The multichannel broadcasters Sky, BT and UKTV are estimated to have spent more than a billion pounds on productions for the first time last year.

"Marketing Week" is discussing whether advertisers got Christmas wrong last month. The site claims that many big-name advertisers moved away from branding campaigns to focus on products, but this was not always a success.

Delta Air Lines has moved switched its European media account to PHD from Zenith, "Campaign" reports. The brief covers planning and buying in the UK, France and The Netherlands.

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is predicting a dire year for journalists and social media companies. "Press Gazette" reports the Institute believes there will be a high level of redundancies for journalists in the year ahead and that regulators will catch up with the social media giants.

MC&C has tapped Havas Media's Head of Strategy, Rik Moore, to fill its newly created role of Head of Insight, Strategy and Planning, Campaign reports.