The women’s weekly magazine market took a big hit during the first half of the year, with no title recording an increase in its combined print and digital audience – both over the period and the year.

VisualDNA, Forward3D, Ensighten, Havas SE Cake and Circus Street, give their thoughts on what Google’s rebrand means for the industry and future innovation.

Italy’s Agnelli family – via its investment arm, Exor – has agreed to buy the bulk of Pearson’s shares in the group, less than a month after Pearson sold the FT Group to Japan’s Nikkei for £844m.

Under the restructuring, Google will retain its best-known businesses, such as search, YouTube and Android, whilst newer assets, including Google’s investment, smart-home and research divisions, will be run under Alphabet.

July was a strong month for both the Sun and the Sun on Sunday, whilst the FT saw its circulation drop by more than 7,000, according to the latest ABC figures.

As Rajar publishes its second quarter results for the radio market, Newsline hears from Carat’s Michael Williamson on what he makes of the latest figures.

The deal will see a schedule of over 100 live La Liga matches each season, including the ‘El Classico’ fixtures and the final of the Copa del Rey, won last season by Barcelona.

Why do tech-savvy companies such as LinkedIn and Twitter require good old-fashioned editors when they could just build algorithms to do it for them? Cedar’s digital director Robin Barnes reports.

DF London’s James Shepherd will be responsible for driving mobile development across both HMG UK and Mobext, and will work with brands including O2, Pernod Ricard, Nationwide, BBC and Ubisoft.

Can being honest about imperfections benefit brand strategy in the long-run? ZenithOptimedia’s Richard Shotton and Chloe Romano look at the evidence.