Following the departure of Mediatel News’ long-standing editor, its publisher Mediatel Group is delighted to announce the promotion of its reporter to news editor as well as the hire of a new contributing editor.

The CMA has warned that Facebook and Google’s dominance over the digital ad market raises barriers for new competitors and may also inflate prices for consumers.

Mediatel explores how media measurement is evolving and what this means for advertisers, publishers and agencies.

Wildman – president of Hearst Europe and CEO of Hearst UK – discusses what impact he’s seen Covid-19 have on the business so far, and what the future holds for the publisher’s magazine brands.

Steven Scaffardi hosts a debate looking at how publishers are navigating their way through the pandemic.

ESI Media – publisher of the Evening Standard and the Independent newsbrands – has promoted Laura Weir to chief creative officer, while Oliver Poole steps up into the role of executive editor.

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The latest cross-platform audience figures for UK newsbrands (covering April 19 to March 20) have revealed a considerable boost in national newsbrand readership in the lead up to the Covid-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown.

it appears the public swapped its reading habits as the pandemic took hold – seeking out hard news, rather than magazine content. However, some titles have thrived during early lockdown.

A new report from GroupM, WPP’s investment wing, has forecast -13% decline for the UK ad market in 2020, followed by 13% growth next year.