Jon O’Donnell, currently group commercial director, is to take on a “significantly expanded” role as managing director of ESI Commercial, while Tim Kirkman becomes London Live’s MD.

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

Contextual digital advertising company Smartology has appointed John Pentin to the newly-created role of vice president of global sales.

Dallas Wiles has also been promoted to commercial director.

As Rajar publishes its first results for the radio market, Newsline presents analysis of the findings from Total Media and Carat.

A host of solid month on month growth figures should be turning heads, with the Times, i newspaper and the Observer leading the charge.

Liz Martin is to join Bauer Media’s advertising team as commercial marketing director, starting 23 May.

For the first time, digital listening in the home has moved past the halfway mark, according to the latest Rajar figures, issued today (Thursday 19 May).

As Rajar publishes 2016’s first quarter results for the radio market, Newsline presents a full round-up for the national stations and networks and the digital and breakfast markets.

Do media planners suffer from ‘printism’ – a bias, or discrimination against, print? Trinity Mirror Solutions’s James Wildman certainly thinks so – and wants to reposition print to make it fashionable once again.