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Guardian News & Media has launched a new membership programme with three tiers, from free to £60 a month, that give readers access to a range of events and activities

Digital shop Isobar, part of Dentsu Aegis Network, has launched a new commerce optimization platform called ICOM

Figures Supported by strong performances by US and UK, with Western Europe returning to positive growth

Figures Supported by strong performances by US and UK, with Western Europe returning to positive growth

Facebook’s market capitalisation topped $200bn for the first time on Monday, beating rival Google in the time it took since going public to reach the symbolic figure

Today’s news from the World Federation of Advertisers — that nearly three in four are unhappy with programmatic and prefer traditional media buying — is not a major surprise

Live Science and Space.com stores go live

According to the FT today ITV has intensified its calls for BSkyB and Virgin Media to pay millions of pounds to carry its channels, saying that this type of payment model had helped to create a “golden age” of US television. For the full story read FT.com

Everyone knows that BuzzFeed does lists and quizzes and videos you like to click on and share. Some people know that BuzzFeed also does reporting from far-flung places, and some delicate, thoughtful features. But not many people know that BuzzFeed also does business reporting.

New owner Jeff Bezos hasn’t done anything spectacular like shutting down the Washington Post’s printing presses, but the paper has been making some interesting moves lately that other media companies could learn from

Sim Racer Magazine, a new alternate monthly magazine from Ebcon Publishing, aimed at the computer genre of sim racing games, goes on sale 4 September

MediaPost talks to Ben Jankowski about the adoption of programmatic media-buying and new forms of data for targeting audiences

MediaPost talks to Ben Jankowski about the adoption of programmatic media-buying and new forms of data for targeting audiences

IPC Media, publisher of magazines including Marie Claire, NME and What’s on TV, is to be rebranded as Time Inc UK

The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has published new guidance detailing how brands can get the most from the new programmatic landscape

For the world’s largest marketing services companies such as WPP, Publicis and Omnicom, buying and selling online advertising space has become a lucrative business. But the agency groups face a growing problem: many advertisers are worried that they are being exploited by opaque business practices

According to Luma Works, Storytime is a 52-page magazine packed with a captivating mix of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, myths, legends, poetry and extracts from well-loved children’s books – all beautifully illustrated to engage parents and children in the magical world of stories

Exhibition organiser i2i Events Group has teamed up with the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) which will see the launch of The Light Show at Autumn Fair International 2015

Filling an unmet marketplace need for a fashion and lifestyle trade show for a decidedly new generation of women, Reed Fashion Group, a division of Reed Exhibitions, today launched AXIS

Consolidates North and South American events-led businesses