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'A welcome step in the right direction': Ofcom cracks down on tech platforms
Under proposed rules, tech platforms will be legally required to ban bad actors who post scam ads and prevent them from creating new accounts. Our Managing Director, Richard Reeves, calls the move ‘long-overdue’ and highlights the discrepancies between the standards that Big Tech have been held to in comparison to that of premium publishers in this new article from Campaign.
Published: 15 Jul 2026
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From compliance to competitive edge: How to transform privacy into revenue
As a premium publisher, your audience data is one of – if not the – most valuable asset at your disposal. Because in a world of ghost impressions and AI-powered bots, being able to guarantee that there’s a human behind each impression is an unparalleled advantage. Here are thirteen ways you can convert this treasure trove into audience loyalty, stronger brand partnerships, and new revenue streams.
Published: 29 Jun 2026
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AOP Announces Winners of the Digital Publishing Awards 2026
The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) celebrated its 24th Awards yesterday, honouring the digital publishing industry’s top talent at the in-person ceremony, held at Old Billingsgate in London.
Published: 12 Jun 2026
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The SPUR Coalition welcomes 30 new members in a major international expansion announced at the World News Media Congress in Marseille.
The SPUR Coalition announced a major expansion with 30 new members joining from across the global journalism sector. The announcement, made at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress, marks the most significant moment in the coalition's growth since its public launch at the end of February, and signals that publisher-led action on AI is consolidating into a coordinated, international movement.
Published: 03 Jun 2026
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AA/WARC Updates Advertising Expenditure Report to Capture Evolving UK Media Landscape and Records £46.7bn Media Investment in 2025
The Advertising Association and WARC have today published a refreshed advertising Expenditure Report, following extensive collaboration with industry stakeholders to ensure advertising investment reflects the evolving media landscape.
Published: 30 Apr 2026
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Entries Open for 2026 Innovation Excellence Awards Celebrating Cross-Industry Innovation
Entries are now officially open for the 2026 Innovation Excellence Awards, hosted by The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, celebrating outstanding innovation across the industries it represents.
Published: 22 Apr 2026
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Leading European Media, Data and Technology Companies Launch the European Media Marketplace
A coalition of leading European media owners, data companies, telcos, retailers, marketplaces and advertising technology partners today announced the launch of the European Media Marketplace, a new initiative designed to transform how advertisers, agencies and publishers activate campaigns and connect across Europe’s premium open web. The first founding members, including T Advertising Solutions (part of Deutsche Telekom), Equativ, Experian, lastminute.com, leboncoin and Kleinanzeigen (part of Adevinta), Orange Advertising (Orange France), Vinted, Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone are joining forces to address one of the most persistent challenges in European digital advertising: the fragmentation of media buying, audience data and activation across countries, channels and platforms.
Published: 14 Jul 2026
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Future of the Web 2026
The brand that feels human in the AI era earns the decade ahead. Dive into this new research from WP VIP, collating perspectives from 100+ publishers on how they’re deciding what to keep building and what to buy as AI rewrites the content stack.
Published: 08 Jul 2026
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Relevant Digital Launches Dynamic Placement Insertion to Help Publishers Unlock New Ad Revenue Opportunities
This new Relevant Yield feature automatically inserts additional ad placements within existing content environments, unlocking new revenue opportunities without the need for new hardcoded placements or extensive development work, while maintaining control over the user experience. Early results have been promising, with a publisher reporting a 174% revenue increase as part of its broader ad stack optimisation. The feature is available at no extra cost for Relevant Yield's header bidding solutions.
Published: 07 Jul 2026
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