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AOP announces shortlist for 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) has today announced the shortlist for the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards. The awards celebrate the individuals and teams working to create, deliver and monetise quality content online.

Digital publisher display revenues stabilise for first time in two years

Following the latest Q4 2024 Digital Publishers Revenue Index (DPRI) from AOP and Deloitte, AOP Managing Director, Richard Reeves, explores the latest findings and analyses what this means for digital publishers. 

How publishers and advertisers are redefining personalisation in a privacy-first world

Privacy by Design is a new podcast series by FT Strategies in collaboration with the Privacy Sandbox. In the latest episode Lisa MacLeod speaks with Richard Reeves, AOP Managing Director, and Matt McIntyre, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy for Activation at GroupM, about how to prepare for future changes in the privacy-conscious advertising ecosystem. They explore how publishers and advertisers are balancing personalisation with privacy by leveraging AI-driven advertising, first-party data strategies and Privacy Sandbox technologies.

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The Stationers' Company Warrants Scheme 2025

2025 marks the start of our second decade of The Stationers’ Warrant since its inception in 2014 the Warrants have become established as a mark of recognition highlighting excellence within our industries. Members of The Stationers’ Company hold the Warrant in extremely high esteem, reflecting our unique reach and expertise.

MAKE IT FAIR

The Make It Fair campaign is urging the government to support the UK’s creative talent. The campaign is calling for publishers and creatives to get their fair share, to take a stand against stolen content and to ensure a sustainable future for AI and the creative industry.

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Allwyn UK Chief Executive Officer, Andria Vidler, Becomes Advertising Association President

The Advertising Association is pleased to announce Andria Vidler, Chief Executive of Allwyn UK, operator of The National Lottery, as its new President. She takes on the role following the completion of a 3-year tenure by President, Alessandra Bellini, who will continue her work with the Advertising Association as the Chair of the Ad Net Zero UK Group. As President, Vidler will guide the strategic direction of the association’s work on behalf of the UK advertising industry to promote the role and rights of responsible advertising - trusted, inclusive and sustainable - and its value to people, society, businesses and the economy.