Figures from the Jobs Index confirm that the level of marketing vacancies expanded both year-on-year and between the first two quarters of 2014.

Premium ad network Unanimis, wholly owned by Orange, has been sold to ad tech firm Switch for an undisclosed sum.

AOL is to place all of its reserved online inventory into its own demand side platform – automating the entire ad trading process.

Sky Sports News is set for a relaunch next month – adding ‘HQ’ to the title – as the broadcaster looks to place the viewer “at the heart of sports news” with a new schedule, upgraded studio and improved social media coverage.

More than four in 10 Irish Twitter users issued at least one tweet that referred to TV content during April 2014, according to a new report from Ireland’s official TV ratings body.

An industry expert has suggested the new channel will allow Sky to “quarantine” the Champions League games from the Premier League and other sports rights so its disappearance is “less obvious” when the rights end next May.

The investment means Liberty Global will own approximately 6.4% of the UK’s largest free-to-air commercial broadcaster, and will require no regulatory approval.

The new site has been described as a mix of the best of the Independent and its sister title the i and combines new editorial formats including quizzes, voting, user curation and interactive graphics and maps.

The current managing director of Metro UK, Steve Auckland, has been named as the new chief executive of ESI Media – owner of the London Evening Standard, Independent titles and local TV channel, London Live.

The deal will see Mourinho perform various roles for the new pay-sport channels, including making football programmes, acting as an expert and becoming a BT Sport ambassador.