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With the return of ‘I’m a Celebrity’ and the likes of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pulling in the Saturday night ratings, British fascination with celebrity culture is as fixed as ever.

Anyone with even a vague interest in the future of newspapers should pause for a moment and ponder the fate of two small newspapers in Kent – the Medway News and the East Kent Gazette.

Newsline is currently attending the Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York. The theme is “The Money is Back”.

Ping! 9.50am Last Friday an email hits my inbox from the National Readership Survey (NRS).

To say it was eagerly awaited may be a slight exaggeration but nonetheless I had a deadline and my editor’s strict on time.

Ben Humphry, Country Director UK and Ireland at predictive behavioural targeting business nugg.ad, on effective targeting for media planning

Elliott Muscant, MD of Carat Manchester, on the inaugural IPA Media Owner Awards.

James Whitmore, managing director of Postar, on the “Filth and the Fury” that could be relevant for electronic trading.

Simon Andrews, founder of the full service mobile agency addictive!, on the growing momentum of mobile shopping threatening the retailers…

The trouble with the Leveson inquiry – is that it is starting to create such a dust cloud that other respectable media stories are being obscured and seem almost boring by comparison.

Simon Andrews, founder of the full service mobile agency addictive!, on Amazon, tablets and the future of smartphones.