Press Gazette
Two of Sky's best-known female presenters are switching slots, according to "Press Gazette." As part of a wider revamp of the channel's programming, Kay Burley will swap her afternoon programme for Sarah-Jane Mee's morning slot, and vice versa. The new lineup will take shape from October 14th onwards.
The Drum
"The Drum" reveals that Unilever is pushing publishers to accept third-party ad verification so it can measure the performance of campaigns across multiple sites across the globe.
Campaign
Shares in M&C Saatchi have halved in the past six weeks alone, "Campaign" points out today, after the agency admitted that a probe into its accounting practices will take until November to complete.
ITV News
"ITV News" is breaking the news today that Uber has been granted a new licence in London, but only for two months. The television news channel is suggesting this is due to TfL still having concerns over passenger safety.
The Times
"The Times" is asking a question many of us have probably pondered recently. Is the tech bubble about to burst again? It cites a massive drop in the pre-floatation valuations of WeWork alongside tech giants who have seen a serious erosion of their share price since launch, including Lyft, Uber and Slack.
Campaign
GSK is putting its $30m global creative account up for review, "Campaign" writes. The site believes the review will cover vaccines and respiratory products, among others, which are believed to account for around two-thirds of the pharmaceutical giant's business.
BBC
Facebook has confirmed that in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal it has suspended tens of thousands of apps from around 400 developers, the BBC reports.
MediaTel
BritBox, the joint streaming service from the BBC and ITV, has signed up Channel 5 and (British content from) Comedy Central, Mediatel reports. The service is expected to launch in the UK during the fourth quarter of the year.
Press Gazette
The Independent Press Standards Organisation, IPSO, has clarified its rules so that content published overseas by global organisations working from the UK is less likely to come under its remit. Only content meant for overseas publication that has a strong link to events in the UK or people in the UK will now come under its rules, according to "Press Gazette."
Sky News
Sky News has an interesting take on what went wrong at Thomas Cook. The debt-riddled company was arguably the best0known British travel business, but according to the article, the issue was that it twice took over other High Street chains when the industry was moving online. When the mergers did not prove profitable, Thomas Cook was left with a debt mountain it could not sustain.