Welcome to the world of Alice – a weekly glance at the absurdities of a life working in media.

Something a little unusual happened in the UK’s newspaper market last in March: a bout of month on month increases in circulations.

Unless you’re a VIP or have a press pass, there’s a hell of a lot of queueing going on at Ad Week, which makes it the perfect place to listen in on some often strange conversations…

Sizmek’s Ben Walmsley has been named digital commercial director of News UK’s newly restructured commercial arm The Bridge.

Sir Martin Sorrell, the boss of the world’s largest advertising group, has said leaving the EU would cost his business influence in 40% of its top markets.

Rainey replaces Mark Price, who stepped down from the role at the beginning of April.

New research from Videology and Gain Theory has analysed the impact of video in driving offline, in-store sales – revealing positive return on investment figures.

As the IPA publishes its latest Bellwether Report for Q1 2016, senior figures from around the industry react to the results.

Blue 449 chairman Phil Georgiadis will take on the role of chairman of Publicis Media, where he will act as a strategic advisor to its development and as a counsel to Morrissey.

Confidence regarding wider industry financial prospects dipped in Q1, in line with growing concerns over the macroeconomic climate including Brexit, weak global economic growth and ongoing Government spending cuts.