Bates will lead a team of commercial specialists focused on delivering print, digital and event revenues for Bauer’s publishing brands.

The UK operation will be headed by former Index Exchange senior director Sara Vincent.

The ChatGPT developer announced a policy for how it is approaching the moderation of AI-created election-related content – an especially challenging issue now that it has launched a GPT marketplace.

Phillips is stepping down after five years as Reach battles with declining online traffic and job cuts.

Disney’s shoppable ad format will take advantage of second-screeners, while Netflix boosts ad tier users to 23m.

Analysis: Digital news subscription prices rose 19% in 2023, but because publishers commonly offer significant discounts higher prices will not necessarily lead to significantly greater revenues.

Analysis: New figures from the Reuters Institute show the extent to which Facebook and Twitter’s deprecation of support for news publishers is impacting their ability to reach audiences.

The broadcaster, highly exposed to a declining linear ad market, is seeking to become ‘leaner’ and shift resources in pursuit of digital growth.

Box office revenue eclipsed a key milestone in cinema’s post-Covid recovery, but remains behind pre-pandemic levels.

Advertisers are leaving Twitter and taking their money elsewhere, including to rivals such as Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok.