Chris Blackhurst, who has recently moved from editor of the Independent to the broader role of content editor for the Evening Standard and Independent, is the latest panellist to join the excellent line-up for next month’s Future of National Newspapers event.

ITV has today reported that TV ad revenue for the first half of the year was down 3%, but the company expects a good third quarter with an anticipated 9% boost as total revenues increase by £30 million.

Commercial terrestrial television channels saw an overall decline in yearly revenues in June, with total terrestrial down -8.7%.

The newspaper and magazine industry has today set out plans for a new press regulator despite the ongoing Government impasse.

Advertising spending in measured media in the United Kingdom is expected to show a 3.3% increase this year, ahead of the 2.1% advance recorded in the summer Olympics year 2012, according to a new report from GroupM.

New awareness campaign from the Internet Advertising Bureau aims to boost ‘awareness, education and consumer choice’ regarding online ‘interest-based’ or ‘behavioural’ advertising.

After a day of judging yesterday, the final shortlist for the inaugural Connected Consumer Awards have today been announced.

BT has awarded its digital advertising sales contract to AD2ONE, and has partnered with Google to supply the adserving technology and programmatic trading for the new look BT.com and BTSport.com that launches this summer.

Commercial terrestrial television channels saw an overall decline in yearly revenues in May, with total terrestrial down -2%, and total satellite down -0.6%.

Commercial terrestrial television channels saw an overall decline in yearly revenues in April, with total terrestrial down -8.6% on the previous year. However, total satellite saw growth of 16.3% – over £20 million.