Johnston Press has announced that it will be refreshing The Scotsman in print, online and on mobile. The 198-year-old title’s new design - and that of its website - will be unveiled on Tuesday (29 September) as part of the...

The pendulum has “swung too far” towards video and online content and may swing back in favour of traditional media which remains highly influential WPP chief executive  Sir Martin Sorrell has said. Sir Martin also questioned the effectiveness of advertising...

MailOnline’s digital ad revenues grew by 16 per cent in the past 11 months, Daily Mail and General Trust has said in a trading update. MailOnline's global monthly unique browsers in August 2015 stood at 218 million, up 21 per...

Sir Ray Tindle has pointed to Sir Martin Sorrell’s recent comments about the high levels of engagement with printed newspapers as evidence that local newspapers “have a long future ahead.” Speaking at a lunch event attended by Culture Secretary John...

The News Media Association was one of over 140 media organisations and campaign groups to sign a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron expressing “serious concern” about the Government’s plans to review the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The signatories...

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has taken over responsibility for data protection policy, the Government has announced.   In a written statement, Prime Minister David Cameron announced that responsibility for sponsorship of the Information Commissioner’s Office and...

The BBC’s impact on its commercial competitors including ITV, Sky and newspapers will be examined as part of the Charter Review, the Culture Secretary announced yesterday (Wednesday 16 September). He also told the BBC it should commission content from...

Jeremy Corbyn MP, the newly elected Labour leader, announced the party’s shadow cabinet this week (Monday 14 September). Tom Watson MP was given the position of deputy leader of the Labour Party and Michael Dugher MP, shadow culture secretary. Earlier...

Media analysts have welcomed the prospect of further mergers and acquisitions in the still highly fragmented regional and local newspaper market, as Trinity Mirror confirmed this week it was in talks to buy the shares in Local World which...