The Times was up 3.4% last month, boosting its circulation by more than 13,000 copies – coupled with a 4.7% year-on-year increase to mark it out in an otherwise struggling market.

The Sun’s boost is even more impressive given the paywall was still in place for most of the month, suggesting stronger growth is yet to come.

Charlie Palmer to be appointed to the newly created role to deliver the editorial proposition of the platform.

The appointments come as Zenith looks to drive business growth.

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

The subscription VOD service joins more than 200 subscription-free channels already on offer from Freesat.

In the first of Mediatel’s two prediction specials, Sky Media, Outsmart, DataXu, Mindshare, ZenithOptimedia and AdRoll reflect on the year gone by – and offer their thoughts on what 2016 will have in store.

Starcom’s branded content division, LiquidThread, has appointed Claire Mason as head of SEO.

Next year there has to be a commitment that the industry will trade ethically, writes Forensiq’s David Sendroff and Julia Smith.

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