Channel 4 claims it is the first first broadcaster in Europe to develop a programmatic platform for agencies to buy VOD ads against its unique audience segmentation as part of a partnership with Freewheel.

MailOnline has announced the appointment of Anne Shooter in a new role overseeing the platform’s native advertising.

In line with the increasingly grey weather, the latest ABC figures paint a relatively bland picture for national newspapers over the last month – with few titles recording any major increases or decreases in circulation.

On Thursday, John Lewis sent the world into a social media frenzy as it launched its much-anticipated 2014 ad starring a penguin called Monty – so what do our advertising gurus make of the retailer’s latest festive production?

As EE launches its new TV service, a senior consultant at Decipher says the firm now has the opportunity to integrate its mobile/broadband customer data with EE TV usage data – can it break new ground in the UK?

Standards of measurement as much as technologies seemed to be the challenge for the research bosses at the asi European TV Symposium, as they considered the key requirements for audience measurement across all platforms.

“Innovation has been driven by broadcast channel brands for the last ten years, now it will come from the set top box operators,” said Nigel Walley, managing director of Decipher, at the asi European TV Symposium in Madrid.

Join Karmarama’s Jon Wilkins and Johnston Press’ Ashley Highfield – alongside start-ups, industry experts, and thought leaders – at MediaTel’s flagship event on 3 November.

As the categories open for nominations, Newsline spoke with chairman of the judges, Richard Marks, to find out what the awards are all about, how to enter and what the judges will be looking out for.

As Rajar releases the year’s third quarter radio results – revealing what we listen to and how we tune in – Carat’s Michael Williamson shares his key take-outs.