Social media influencers (SMIs) pose psychological, health and security risks and need tighter regulation, a study finds. SMIs have revolutionised marketing, shaping consumer behaviour, brand strategies, and even societal norms. However, new research exposes a lesser-known side of influencer culture, one that raises ethical, psychological and regulatory concerns. A study by the University of Portsmouth […]

Online trading moves fast. Traders watch every bit of news that can shake the market. Financial news can make prices soar or crash within minutes. But how exactly does news impact online trading decisions? Let’s break it down in simple terms. The Power of Financial News Financial news covers everything from stock market updates to […]

With 94 per cent of French households having a broadband connection, Internet usage is more than ever a part of life. According to the The Internet Year 2024 (L’Année Internet 2024) survey from Médiamétrie, 48.5 million French people went online every day last year, 1.1 million more than in 2023. Digital consumption has continued to evolve, […]

The NBA Paris Games 2025 presented by Tissot, featuring the Indiana Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs in regular-season games on January 23rd and 25th, set multiple records across television viewership and digital and social media engagement.  Highlights include: Content across social platforms from the matchups drove them to become the most-viewed NBA Global Games […]

Teads, the global media platform, HAS announces the launch of Teads Dynamic Vertical Video, designed to drive engagement during key sports moments. Combining AI, immersive vertical video, and Stats Perform’s live sports data, this ad format enables advertisers to maximise mobile screens and deliver impactful experiences within premium content. Teads says its new ad format […]

Consumers are keen to start the new year with a digital detox, with more than a third (38 per cent) recognising the negative impact being online has on their well-being, according to the EY Decoding the Digital Home survey. The survey of 2,500 UK consumers looks at attitudes towards technology, media and telecoms experiences in […]

ITV has been unveiled as the headline partner for the newly named ITV bCreator Awards 2025, the UK’s largest independent celebration of the creators and creator campaigns shaping digital culture. Following a landmark 2024 ceremony that honoured some of the biggest names in content creation, including Zoe Sugg (@zoesugg) as bCreator Special Recognition of the […]

Research commissioned by Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) polled the nation to discover how Brits envisage everyday life in 20 years’ time, with 61 per cent believing that life will be unrecognisable from the way we live today. Half (49 per cent) think social media will be banned for under sixteens, while 37 per cent believe […]

Around three quarters (76 per cent) of young men in the UK are worried about the impact of social media on young men’s mental health, but almost as many are optimistic that it can improve – with two thirds (66 per cent) of young men in the UK saying that they feel social media can […]

Virgin Media O2 has released broadband data which shows millions of people are reaching for their phones as soon as they wake up, with marked jumps in traffic immediately after 6am, 7am and 8am, likely when most alarms are set for. This could indicate why, according to research, more than a third (35 per cent) […]