Acast appoints new Programmatic Automation Manager, Dimana Zaharieva

Acast has expanded its Acast Automated team with the appointment of Dimana Zaharieva as Programmatic Automation Manager for the UK and Ireland.
ELLE UK partners with Nike for ‘Everyone’s Game’ campaign to celebrate the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Championship and recognise the people driving change both on and off the pitch

ELLE UK and Nike have collaborated on a multi-platform partnership, spanning print, digital and video, to mark England hosting the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Championship, which begins on 6 July, and recognises those driving change both on and off the pitch.
George Kipouros | Editor & CEO | Wanderlust

Having launched, edited and then sold AI Business, George Kipouros made the transition from technology to travel in December 2020 as Editor and CEO of long-running travel title Wanderlust
What Car? and Autocar partner with Auto Trader for used-car sales

Auto Trader is to power the used-car pages of What Car? and Autocar after striking a deal with the two Haymarket automotive brands.
BMJ joins publisher-led initiative to safeguard integrity of science

BMJ has announced that it is an official participating member of the STM Integrity Hub, a platform designed to detect integrity issues in manuscripts submitted for publication to scholarly journals.
The Big Issue launches BetterPod as platform for marginalised voices

The Big Issue has launched BetterPod, a new podcast designed to give young people from marginalised backgrounds a platform to tackle the biggest issues facing our world today.
Boostr introduces ad spend metric to help publishers grow enterprise value and combat churn

boostr, a supplier of CRM and order management technology for publishers, has developed Net Advertising Revenue Retention – a metric aimed at helping publishers retain more income from advertising partners while improving their enterprise value.
Dyson unveiled as headline sponsor of Good Housekeeping Live

Good Housekeeping has announced Dyson as the headline sponsor of Good Housekeeping Live, a three-day event to celebrate the brand’s centenary year.
PPA Festival 2022: The CONTENT Stage Summary

What does it mean to be an editor in 2022? On the CONTENT stage at this year’s PPA Festival, our stellar line up provided the audience with a wealth of insights into the attributes required in today’s multi-channel editorial world. Here are five key takeaways.
What we learnt from the TOGETHER stage at PPA Festival

The TOGETHER stage at PPA Festival was where the whole publishing family came together for debate, discussion and discovery. We covered everything from leadership, negotiation how tos, revenue diversity, and the keys to creating a successful company culture.
DC Thomson launches innovative new recruitment programme

A new approach for DC Thomson recruitment has launched, the first step in evolving the way people are brought into the company.
Five takeaways from the PEOPLE stage at PPA Festival 2022

Whilst previous Festivals may have gamely soldiered on without one, now – with new PPA CEO Sajeeda Merali at the helm – there’s zippo chance the people side of publishing will be getting overlooked for a moment longer. Indeed, attentive members will have noticed People being immortalised as one of the three pillars of the PPA strategy. And what would be the points of a Festival that didn’t ride in tandem with the strategy?
How publishers can create products their audiences love: Five takeaways from the PPA Festival 2022 Product Stage

To deliver digital products that genuinely resonate with their audiences, publishers should be brave, responsive, and true to what makes them special. That was one of the key themes coming out of a packed line-up of experts in their field who appeared across six sessions on the Product Stage at the PPA Festival in London on May 19th 2022.
Readly welcomes The Week: the best of British and International news

Readly has strengthened its news offering with The Week magazine joining the platform. The Week is now available on the Readly app for its subscribers.
Noo Saro-Wiwa appointed as Features Writer at Condé Nast Traveller

The author and freelance journalist has just joined the team.
The five things we learnt about effective audience engagement at the PPA Festival 2022

Knowing your audience, growing your audience and connecting with that audience were key themes coming out of the PPA Festival’s AUDIENCE stage on Thursday 19 May. Five sessions, 14 speakers and a whole heap of practical takeaways and advice to help us all put customer and community at the heart of the way we communicate.