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.

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale should have stepped aside from his involvement in press regulation as soon as he knew that UK newspapers had become aware of his past relationship with an escort.

Traditional media planning faces an onslaught of challenges from adtech, algorithms, Google and procurement, to name just a few. Can it overcome them and return to the top table?

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101’s Laurence Green, ITV’s Simon Daglish and Enreach’s Brian Jacobs give their thoughts on the challenges planning currently faces – and, if it has indeed lost its mojo, what it can do to get it back.

New forecasts from the Advertising Association, published today, predict growth of £2.5 billion over the next five years.

AOL’s Julie Forey will be responsible for driving awareness and understanding of the UK’s online measurement industry body.

Eirik Svendsen will be responsible for all technology and product management strategy across Trinity Mirror.

The new three-phase programme hopes to help improve understanding and working practices between agencies and tech start-ups.

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