Press Gazette
"The Pool," the women's website, set up by radio celebrity and tv presenter Laura Laverne, has now shut down, "Press Gazette" reveals. A fund had previously been set up to take donations so journalists owed money could be paid.
Sky News
The Apple Watch 4's new ECG heart-checking app has been cleared for use across the EU, despite GPs warning that it could add to their workload, "Sky News" reports.
Marketing Week
What will happen to marketing if, or when, Britain leaves the EU? That is the question posed by "Marketing Week," and the answers vary from some brands expecting very little changing to those who suggest national symbols, such as the Union Jack, or even referring to items as "British" could be seen differently by either side of the political divide.
BBC
European MPs have voted in favour of the controversial new copyright law, which says search companies should pay to use snippets of third-party content and to link to their sites, the BBC reports.
Campaign
Michael Olaye is stopping down as Chief Executive of Dare as he moves from London for what "Campaign" calls "personal reasons."
Campaign
Freesat has appointed Electric Glue and Roast to handle media planning and buying. "Campaign" reports the two agencies are to collaborate on the account.
Press Gazette
JPI Media, which bought Johnston Press out of administration last year, is to shut eight newsrooms and relocate staff from a further nineteen offices into centralised locations, "Press Gazette" reports.
The Guardian
Facebook is being sued by the French Council of the Muslim Face (FCMF) for allowing a live stream of the Christchurch attacks to run on its service, "The Guardian" reports. The social media giant has already defended itself by pointing out that it removed the video after it was alerted.
Press Gazette
It may not have got the hype attached to the launch of its "Netflix killer," but Apple News Plus was unveiled at the tech giant's event last night. "Press Gazette" reveals that it offers access to 300 newspapers and magazines through one app at a cost of $9.99 per month. The service will launch in the UK in the autumn, but no pricing details are launch partners are yet available.
The Guardian
Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, has joined calls for "outdated" global tax rules to be replaced so tech giants are forced to pay their full and fair share of tax, "The Guardian" writes.