Mobile Marketing
An annual trends report from Mindshare has found consumers are trusting ads far less and feel they are being bombarded with messages that are just trying to sell them goods, and 5G has yet to capture the public imagination, "Mobile Marketing" reports.
Press Gazette
"The Telegraph" is pulling out of having its readership measured by ABC because its measurement of audience is, the paper says, "no longer relevant" as it concentrates on growing its digital subscriber base, according to report in the Press Gazette.
BBC
A court in Turkey has ruled its government decision to block Wikipedia is illegal. The BBC says the site should no go live in the country after being banned for nearly three years.
Campaign
Group M's data and measurement agency, Essence, has promoted head of client services, Ali Reed, to become its new managing director, "Campaign" reveals.
The Times
Sky Chief Executive Jeremy Darroch writes in "The Times" today that self-regulation has not worked and the Government must introduce an online regulator to protect users from harmful content.
Press Gazette
"The Independent" has appointed an editor for the US and has plans to build a large editorial team there in a bid to rival the reach of the "Huff Post," according to "Press Gazette."
Campaign
The Department for International Trade is looking for a lead creative agency. It currently works with M&C Saatchi and Ogilvy, but their contracts are coming to an end, prompting the search for a creative lead, "Campaign" reveals.
BBC
Twitter has apologised and promised to take action after a BBC investigation found it allowed advertisers to target categories of users known as white supremacist and transphobic.
The Telegraph
Despite a year of Brexit uncertainty, investment in UK tech start-ups ballooned 44% last year to surpass the GBP10bn mark for the first time, "The Telegraph" reports.
The Guardian
The sentencing in high-profile criminal cases will be filmed from the end of the year so it can be included in television news bulletins, "The Guardian" reveals.