EU Commission Vice-President Ansip has backed proposals for a publisher’s right to give publishers and authors the means to “negotiate better with digital platforms” and “help to maintain an independent and high-quality press in Europe.” The proposals, put forward...

Threats to impose massive fee increases of up to 167 per cent upon small independent newspaper publishers have come at the worst possible time for the local media sector and should be reconsidered, the News Media Association has warned...

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has issued a warning to Facebook over data privacy, saying that social media platforms are “not above the law.” The Guardian reported that Government sources said the Culture Secretary had held a “robust but constructive” meeting...

This year’s Local Newspaper Week, which will see daily and weekly local papers come together to celebrate the role played by local papers in communities across Great Britain, will be held from 14 to 20 May. Celebrating its 20th anniversary...

Cabinet Office officials are to hear of the power of local media as a platform for national advertisers at a Local Media Works briefing session tomorrow. The meeting is part of Local Media Works’ ongoing dialogue with national advertisers and...

The Mail and Metro commercial teams have officially come together under the new name of Mail Metro Media. The newly unified commercial teams are now serving the market as one advertising sales function, the publisher announced. Following the announcement of the...

The Advertising Standards Authority is reminding the industry that its call for evidence deadline is 13 April for the labelling and recognition of online ads, including native content on online news websites and content discovery network ads appearing on news websites...

Scottish publishers have spoken out against draconian press curbs tagged onto the Data Protection Bill by the House of Lords at a packed Scottish Newspaper Society parliamentary reception for MPs last week. The audience heard from speakers including Bill Laidlaw,...

The Committees of Advertising Practice has announced that they will be examining the progress of the high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) advertising rules brought in 2017 for non-broadcast media and their impact on children, as well as calling...