The News Media Association has called upon the Government to ensure that online platforms operate within a framework that is “fair, non-abusive and respectful of media plurality” to protect the ability of news media publishers to invest in highly...

Stephen Woodford has been named as the new chief executive of the Advertising Association. The search has been led by AA chairman, Adam&Eve co-founder, James Murphy, who said: “Big changes – political and economic – mean that more than ever, all of...

Trinity Mirror chief revenue officer James Wildman has said that news media publishers are having to compete on price with curators and aggregators who invest nothing in generating original news content. Mr Wildman, chairman of the News Media Association’s national...

The News Media Association has stressed the importance of the UK being able to retain a zero rate of VAT on the printed newspapers in pursuing any European Commission reform to enable zero rate on digital publishing. In its submission...

Theresa May has written an article for the Manchester Evening News in which she confirmed the date for a parade celebrating Great Britain’s Olympic success.   In a piece for the paper, the Prime Minister confirmed that the national celebration...

The Times has announced the return of LUXX, a luxury, glossy magazine with four editions a year, with Jeremy Langmead as its editor-in-chief. Launching on 3 December , LUXX will provide the most affluent readers of The Times with a...

Published earlier today, the BBC Draft Charter sets out the BBC’s Mission and its broad Public Purposes and how Ofcom will regulate the BBC and its non-service commercial activities. In a statement today, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said: “Obligations for...

The NMA broadly welcomes the new EC proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market, in particular the provision in Article 11 for publishers to be given a ‘neighbouring right’ for the online use of their...

Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum earlier this week, David Higgerson, digital publishing director at Trinity Mirror Regionals  examined how local publishers can succeed in the global media market.  Mr Higgerson said: “Readers have more choice than ever before. It’s...