They say no news is good news, so the majority of national newspapers can probably breathe a sigh of relief as the market remained fairly flat in February.

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

The magazine is a result of the Innovation Fund – a company initiative which encourages employees to submit business ideas and proposals to win funding.

Discovery Communications has launched a new international sales division for its portfolio of TV channels and digital products.

Sky Media has chosen Yospace, a specialist in multi-screen ad delivery, to provide a “dynamic ad replacement solution” for Sky Go, the broadcaster’s online and on-demand service.

Rubicon Project is to become Mediaocean’s automated guaranteed partner for its direct advertising business.

Known as ‘The Connies’, the awards are held in celebration of those pioneering new advertising, technological and commercial opportunities in the connected industry.

Running for six weeks, the Newsworks campaign aims to remind people of the ‘unique role’ newspapers play in setting the national agenda and influencing opinion formers.

Launching in the UK in September, the 24-hour channel will be programmed, developed and produced in-house by Vice’s creative team, and the channel will be available for all Sky TV customers in their basic TV subscription packages.

Robert Marshall joins from Rocket Fuel to head up Maxus’ programmatic arm.