Prime members will be able to add individual subscriptions for a monthly fee, with channels including Discovery, Eurosport and ITV Hub+ – plus a list of much more obscure channels such as Hopster, Shudder and Heera.

The research, carried out by Mediavest Spark, also shows that one in 10 would be willing to pay more than £1,000 for a robot.

The former director of data and industry programmes for the IAB ­will act as an advisor on issues such as viewability, brand safety and ad fraud.

GroupM, the world’s largest media buyer, has warned that the media industry must do more to measure total audiences as they fragment across different screens and platforms.

As Rajar releases its latest figures for the UK radio market, Carat, MC&C and Total Media reflect on the results.

If no news is good news, then April was a good month for national newspapers – with no significant changes to report.

A 7.8% increase in web traffic meant more than 2 million people visited express.co.uk each day in April, according to the latest ABCs.

As Rajar releases its first quarter results for the radio market, Newsline presents the key findings showing station and network reach, share and average listening hours.

Dino Myers-Lamptey, chief strategy officer at the7stars, has been poached by MullenLowe Mediahub UK to take up the role of managing director.

Talon founders and former managing partners Frank Bryant and James Copley have this week been promoted to managing directors – alongside a host of further promotions and new hires.