Total box office for the UK and Ireland in January reached £67.8m, according to Comscore.
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The Media Leader looks back on 20 years of Facebook, from its acquisition of Instagram to Mark Zuckerberg’s latest appearance in the US Senate.
On Wednesday, US senators excoriated the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord for alleged harms their platforms have brought to children.
Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden, the top commercial breakfast programme, leapfrogged BBC Radio 1 in terms of weekly reach.
BBC Radio 2 saw weekly reach fall by over 1m as Global and Bauer stations continued to see growth, particularly the latter’s Greatest Hits Radio.
In its capital markets day statement, WPP unveiled a four-pronged strategy to deliver growth and improve margins, in part through capturing “opportunities in AI”, but said it would be hit by £125m in restructuring costs in 2024.
Analysis: The company is rehiring content moderators ahead of a likely grilling in front of US Congress, but talent may come at a shortage.
Acast founders Karl Rosander and Måns Ulvestam are looking to popularise a pay-per-article model in Europe and beyond – and believe they have the tech to do it.
While the news industry faces many challenges, the biggest threat is advertisers’ lack of support, says Jamie Credland.
Bates will lead a team of commercial specialists focused on delivering print, digital and event revenues for Bauer’s publishing brands.
