AOP News

AOP Awards: 5 minutes with… Jacqui and Chris

Ahead of the March entries deadline for the AOP Digital Publishing Awards, InPublishing sat down with co-chairs Mail Metro Media’s Jacqui Merrington and TechFinitive’s Chris Cannon to get their thoughts on the state of the digital publishing sector – including emerging challenges and opportunities and where publishers should be focusing their attention. 

Taboola Earns Great Place To Work Certification™

aboola has been officially certified by Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture. The award is based on what current employees say about their experience working at Taboola.

Industry News

UK AD SPEND ROSE 11.4% TO £12.5BN IN Q3 2025

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure report has found that UK advertising spend rose by 11.4% to £12.5bn in Q3 2025.

Traitors season four is most read about yet - but can’t top celebrity spin-off

The latest series of BBC One’s UK Traitors is the most popular yet, generating more readership interest than any prior edition except for last year's celebrity spin-off, new data from Taboola shows.

Content Ignite joins AgenticAdvertising.org as a Founding Member of the Ad Context Protocol (AdCP)

Content Ignite today announced it has joined AgenticAdvertising.org as a Founding Member, supporting the industry’s work to develop and govern the Ad Context Protocol (AdCP) — an open standard designed to enable AI-powered, agentic advertising workflows across the ecosystem.

Content Ignite named in The Sunday Times 100 Tech 2026, recognising Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies

Content Ignite today announced it has been included in the 2026 edition of The Sunday Times 100 Tech, the league table recognising Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies.

Member News

Global acquires majority stake in award-winning sports media group The Overlap

Global, the Media and Entertainment group, and the multi-award-winning sports media group founded by Gary Neville, The Overlap, have today (Tuesday, 6 January) announced a strategic partnership to support The Overlap’s ambition to build a multi-format sports media network.

Member News

Good Food launches Good Health, trusted, hype-free health and wellness advice for a social-first audience

Good Food, the UK’s leading food media brand, has announced the launch of Good Health, a fresh new sub-brand showcasing trusted health journalism content aimed at social audiences hungry for clarity and science-based advice.

AOP News | Awards News

AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2026 open for entries

The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) has announced its prestigious annual awards are now open for entries. The Digital Publishing Awards have returned, including three new categories for 2026, to celebrate the individuals and teams working to create, deliver, and monetise quality online content.