Twitter, Google, AOL and Vice pitch content in London ‘digital upfronts’
Firms mimic US TV industry with showcases aimed at advertisers in a sign of growing significance of UK’s digital media. By Mark Sweney
Last.fm made loss of £2.1m last year
CBS-owned online music service’s revenues slumped more than 20% and staff numbers fell from 61 to 35. By Mark Sweney
Telegraph to use digital content as backbone of paper
Editor-in-chief Jason Seiken unveils plan to mostly treat online content as a ‘buffet’ to fill the paper. By Mark Sweney
Google hits back at News Corp’s claims that it is a platform for piracy
Internet giant argues that it does more than ‘almost any other company’ to fight illegal online activity. By Mark Sweney
Royal baby story helps Press Association profits rise to £9.8m
PA Group’s turnover falls 6% to £99.4m but like-for-like revenues have grown as it warns of threat from digital news rivals. By Mark Sweney
News Corp executive labels Google a ‘platform for piracy’
Robert Thomson writes to competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia calling for action over Google's dominance
Lionel Barber: ‘It’s adapt or die frankly and that’s what we’re doing’
Jane Martinson: FT’s editor talks about his new-look print edition, press regulation – but refuses to be drawn on a possible sale
Vice secures further $500m investment
Digital media brand says cash from Silicon Valley tech firm and US cable broadcaster values company at more than $2.5bn. By Jason Deans
WPP raises digital revenue target
Sir Martin Sorrell aims 45% of total revenue in next five years to come from new media and markets such as India, Brazil and China. By Mark Sweney
Andria Vidler: ‘I like taking on sleeping giants or businesses with real potential’
Mark Sweney: Centaur’s chief executive on making companies sexier, tough-talking – and no positive discrimination for women
BT to put prices up for home phone and broadband customers by 6.49%
Consumer experts say hike, which is four times higher than rate of inflation, is 'football tax' to show matches on BT Sport
BBC ‘budget cutting’ hit UBC Media revenues to force digital move
BSkyB decision to end coverage of Cambridge Folk Festival also a reason behind £16.5m reverse takeover of 7digital, company says. By Mark Sweney
UK consumer magazines lost nearly 1m print sales in first half of 2014 – ABC
Sales of the hundreds of paid-for weekly and monthly titles fell 4.4% compared with previous six months, according to latest healthcheck
TV Choice holds on to title as the UK’s biggest-selling magazine
H Bauer’s TV listings publication lost more than 70,000 from its average weekly in first half of year. By Mark Sweney
TalkSport extends global Premier League broadcast deal
UTV-owned station will provide live match commentary to listeners outside the UK and Republic of Ireland until 2019. By Mark Sweney