When national newspapers try to sell what should be a good news story for the industry, the data is just not strong enough. Finding a solution is critical to the survival of the industry.
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Are publishers really ‘dividing church and state’ by accepting native advertising alongside their editorial? Dominic Mills thinks we all need to relax a bit.
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More than ever before clients are demanding content for their online platforms – but is Starcom MediaVest Group right to build them a machine that automatically serves up pre-existing material? Dominic Mills is not convinced.
London Live is flat-lining on a 0.3% audience share, its owners are running up losses and it could even help pull The Independent down. So what should Ofcom do now? By Raymond Snoddy.