In a rare interview, the Daily Mail and General Trust owner lays bare his big ambitions for Mail Online's global dominance.

Rothermere plots global domination for Mail Online

As AOL launches Be On and YouTube just gets bigger, should conventional TV people be worried?

Are television budgets under real threat?

It was a night of mixed emotions at the Nabs Big Bash last week.

Reflection as well as celebration at Nabs' Big Bash

Steve Hatch, chief executive of MEC, and Linda Grant, managing director of DMG Media free division, will lead proceedings at the industry's biggest night of recognition as co-chairs of the Media Week Awards 2013.

Hatch and Grant to chair Media Week Awards 2013

PPA's Publishing+ conference covered a lot of old ground, yet there is an appetite for more insight

Yes, magazines 'work', but show us the data

Campaign's selection of media news and views of note in the week before 17 May 2013.

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Santander: Jenson Button, Jessica Ennis and Rory McIlroy star in 123 campaign

Santander reviews £27m media account

Santander, the UK retail and corporate bank, has called a review of its £27 million media planning and buying account, currently held by Carat.

 
 

Jamie's Italian hires Karmarama as first ad agency

Jamie's Italian, the Jamie Oliver restaurant group, has hired Karmarama as its...

 
 

Marks & Spencer loses AdWords battle to Interflora

Marks & Spencer has lost the right to bid on the 'Interflora'...

 
 

Peugeot and Samsung sign up to motorway screen sheet

Peugeot, Stella, Ford and Samsung are some of the advertisers motorists will...

 
 

Yahoo unveils complete overhaul of Flickr

Yahoo has followed up its $1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr by unveiling a...

 
 

Hatch and Grant to chair Media Week Awards 2013

Steve Hatch, chief executive of MEC, and Linda Grant, managing director of...

 
 

Army begins recruitment drive despite redundancies

The Army has begun a recruitment campaign aimed at bringing in 10,000...

 
 

Bauer promotes Carvosso to group MD London Lifestyle

Bauer Media UK has promoted Abby Carvosso, managing director of lifestyle and...

 
 

Initiative scoops Amazon global media business

Amazon has moved its global media account into Interpublic Group agency Initiative,...

 
 

TalkTalk to sponsor fifth X Factor

TalkTalk, the telecoms and TV company, has extended its sponsorship of ITV's...

 
 

Bepanthen to sponsor baby and parenting shows on Discovery

Bepanthen, the nappy care brand, has signed a six-figure deal to sponsor...

 
 

Mancini thanks Man City fans with press ad in the MEN

Roberto Mancini, the sacked manager of Manchester City, took out an ad...

 
 

Sky sponsors Sun documentary on boxing star Carl Froch

BSkyB has paid for The Sun to produce a mini-documentary about British...

 
 
 
 

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Is Blippar TV more than a gimmick?

Can apps such as Blippar drive revenue for TV advertisers or are...

 

Radio renaissance

Are we about to witness a creative resurgence in the medium? Things...

 

AOL continues to bet on video with Be On

The service aims to move the company further upstream with the lure...

 

ITV hit illustrates lingering power of scheduled TV

Broadchurch, a ratings and social media smash, may force some to reappraise...

 

Is real-time marketing the future of advertising?

The Twitter and Publicis Groupe partnership suggests a renewed focus on live...

 

Thoughtful Ffitch takes MG OMD to higher ground

Fresh from its 2012 awards success and impressive new-business run, Manning Gottlieb...

 

Inaugural newspaper event creates debate

Industry leaders gathered at Newsworks' first-ever forum to share thoughts on future-facing...

 

New Twitter ad product billed a 'game-changer'

The medium is continuing to test its commercial viability through the launch...

 

Will Amscreen herald an outdoor 'revolution'?

The company claims to provide the most accountable outdoor measurement system ever....

 

Mobile takes lead role in fuelling digital growth

The upsurge in mobile adspend last year suggests a nascent sector that...

 

Microsoft's Andy Hart moves to European role

Microsoft has promoted Andy Hart, general manager of its advertising and online...

 

Are the days of the 30-second TV spot numbered?

Trevor Beattie recently announced the death of the 30-second TV ad, to...

 
 

All eyes on Telegraph as online meter is unveiled

The publisher adopts model similar to that of The New York Times,...

 

Hazlitt ready to continue defying the odds at ITV

Having steadied the ship since her surprise appointment as ITV's commercial chief...

 

A landmark moment for mobile marketing

Weve, a joint venture by the UK's biggest mobile operators, aims to...

 

Does DAB remain the future of radio?

It's not just analogue radio but other digital technologies that could stunt...

 

Grounded Jones knows it's no time to sit still at IPG

IPG Mediabrands' UK and Ireland chief executive, Andy Jones, aims to galvanise...

 

Desmond declares war on TV magazine sector

Northern & Shell's TV Pick went on sale in more than 50,000...

 

Smart operator Clark set for Hypernaked challenge

A newspaper veteran who is also credited with transforming BLM, Ian Clark...

 

Blackhurst puts focus on ads at seven-day Indy

In an era of declining print sales, Chris Blackhurst knows advertising will...

 

Is this outdoor's new Route to ad success?

By covering all outdoor formats, Postar's successor should help the medium sell...

 

Glucklich promises to be no shrinking violet at SMG

Starcom has a vibrant new managing director, who is seeking to play...

 

Ridding draws on a rich past to shape FT's future

The FT has the rare distinction of being both an historic brand...

 

Is the ABC stuck in the last century?

Nicholas Coleridge prefers a headline circulation figure encompassing digital, but do others...

 
 
 
 
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