The Drum
Netflix has reported Q3 revenue is up 31% year-on-year and is promising to increase marketing spend as it enters, what it refers to as, a "noisy" period courtesy of the upcoming streaming wars, "The Drum" reports.
The Guardian
Former "Daily Mail" Editor Paul Dacre is believed to have outraged bosses at the paper for his attack, via a letter in the "Financial Times," on the current Editor, Geordie Grieg. "The Guardian" believes the nominal, honorary title of Editor in Chief and office given to Dacre when he left the paper could now be at risk.
BBC
The Government has dropped plans to enforce strict age verification checks on pornography sites, the BBC reports. The site reports the Government will bring in other measures that have yet to be outlined.
NetImperative
Although 61% of the UK public believes more needs to be done to ensure companies are using data responsibly, only a fifth ever bother reading a site's T&Cs, according to research from Fujitsu covered in Netimperative.
Campaign
Facebook has dropped out of Interbrand's Top 10 Global Brands League Table, but Apple, Google and Amazon have maintained their top three status, "Campaign" reports.
Campaign
The IPA Bellwether report reveals a small contraction in UK marketing budgets during Q3 of 2019, which researchers are attributing to "hesitancy" over Brexit -- which it is predicted will ease if the question of Brexit is any clearer in Q4, "Campaign" reports.
Independent.co.uk
Mobile Marketers have been struggling to reach Three's 10m UK subscribers today. "The Independent" reports that the network went down overnight and the company has yet to give an explanation for the serious outage for both voice and data.
The Guardian
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has told MPs she is "open minded" on scrapping the BBC's licence fee and replacing it with a subscription model, "The Guardian" reports.
Press Gazette
Despite digital subscription rising 27% last year, profits at "The Telegraph" have fallen 88%, "Press Gazette" reveals.
The Guardian
Twitter has attempted to provide clarity as to what will happen if a world leader breaks its rules. The social media giant has come under fire for saying previously that it would keep up posts that broke rules so there is a record kept open for public scrutiny. "The Guardian" reports that it is now saying posts which incite hate, violence and harm might be deleted.