The Drum
A weekly video round-up of the political news, fronted by Huffington Post UK's political director Mehdi Hasan, has attracted more than 25,000 video plays on the AOL player, or over 3,000 views per edition. The series uses an irreverent tone and satirical take on weighty political issues, with the hope to get more people interested in politics if it is handled in 'bite sized' form.
The Hollywood Reporter
Toronto-based eOne will supply around 130 hours of library content, including the crime drama The Bridge and the romantic comedy Show Me Yours. The Canadian producer said Viewster has 28 million European viewers, and helps eOne get its product in front of new global audiences.
Journalism.co.uk
Native advertising must be "credible, authentic and value-adding" in order to bring success, Bauer Media's Abby Carvosso explained at today's Guardian Changing Media Summit. Carvosso, Bauer's group managing director, London Lifestyle, was speaking just over a month after the launch of the company's first digital-first offering,The Debrief.
Press Gazette
The National Union of Journalists has voiced concern about the plan, which it says will see eight journalists at the Crewe Chronicle swapping the newsroom for "news prisons" such as their spare room or kitchen table. The union understands that the plan will be in place by the end of May and that the pilot that could be extended to other Trinity Mirror titles.
dotRising
The research from eMarketer suggests that Brits will spend more time consuming media via their desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones that their televisions this year. "The growth of mobile is the key to this shift, as it continues to drive both digital growth and overall growth of time spent with all media," said the report. The mobility of new technology is leading immigration.
InPublishing
There is no doubt, says NRS, about the importance of online when it comes to readership estimates, with the latest data reporting that magazine readership on PCs and laptops delivers a 7.9% incremental increase to print across the magazine industry. The most notable increases are in women's monthlies and weeklies, with 11% and 11.2% uplifts respectively.
The Drum
Business Insider, the US-based digital news platform, has announced that it is to create an in-house UK edition run from London, following previous expansions in Australia, China, Singapore, Malaysia and India which are all run under license.
The Drum
The Huffington Post has shelved plans to launch in Russia because of the Ukraine crisis. Russia was one of 15 markets the title had plans to launch in by 2015 amid a global expansion that has so far taken it into 11 countries. However, HuffPost has halted negotiations to move into Russia after the country's intervention in Crimea.
Computer Business Review
The new platform is designed to support professional content creators as it offers consumers an improved, advertising-free consumer experience across the web and iPhone devices. Wonder, which is supported by Universal Music Group, Qualcomm Ventures, ex-Apple executive Pascal Cagni and a personal investment by Vice Media President Andrew Creighton, has topics from wellness to food to entertainment aimed at women.
Journalism.co.uk
The Guardian is handing over control of its features content - in print and online - to 10 trainee journalists currently working at the company as part of its inaugural digital journalism scheme. Tara Herman, manager of the scheme which launched last November, said the aim of the traineeships was to "bring more diverse voices into the Guardian".