Orange’s cinematic ads that are actually worth watching

The mobile network's Orange Film Board pre-movie adverts don't hold their punches when it comes to skewering reputations – maybe that's why they're often more entertaining than the features that follow

Dotcom companies consider boycott of Phorm’s online advertising technology

Google and Bebo could opt out of Phorm's digital technology that allows advertisers to target individual users online

Does Keira Knightley’s anti-abuse ad owe its punch to Peter Greenaway?

Andrew Pulver: Keira Knightley and Joe Wright's Women's Aid TV spot is a far cry from their previous collaboration, Atonement. Rather, it could be a reference to one of the most misogynistic films I've ever seen

Campaign against film piracy tells moviegoers how precious they are

Ads spoofing classic films such as Lord of the Rings, Jaws and Life of Brian thank consumers for supporting the industry. By Mark Sweney

Trinity Mirror launches online business directory to rival Yell.com

Regional newspaper publisher hopes LocalMole.co.uk will replace declining revenue from print ads. By Oliver Luft

Online advertisers face tighter EU privacy laws

Web surfers' privacy rights being abused, says European commissioner

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to get award at Cannes advertising festival

Steve Ballmer to be named media person of the year at Cannes International Advertising festival in June. By Mark Sweney

Emilio Estevez and Juliette Lewis sign up for Orange cinema ads

Danny Glover and Sigourney Weaver also among Hollywood stars to sign up for mobile phone firm ad campaign. By Mark Sweney

Google’s surveillance is taking us further down the road to hell

Google recently took another step along the path of surveillance as a service, launching what it called "interest-based advertising", and which everyone else calls "behavioural targeting".

Twitter introduces text ads

Eagle-eyed Twitterers may have noticed very discreet and rather nicely designed ads creeping into the sidebar on profiles, but in very clever and useful format. By Jemima Kiss

Stella Artois launches spoof 24-style ad in style of Jean-Luc Godard

Advert for 4% lager is homage to nouvelle vague directors such as Godard and Francois Truffaut. By Mark Sweney

Ad-supported music site SpiralFrog croaks it

Once the poster child for advertising-supported music - particularly when the industry was desperate for something not a) pirated or b) run by Apple - it is finally the end of the road for SpiralFrog. By Jemima Kiss

Wanted falls foul of advertising watchdog, again

A television commercial for the Angelina Jolie blockbuster's DVD release has been banned for glamorising violence, after a billboard poster for the film's theatrical release was pulled for the same reason last September

Google/Louis Vuitton legal battle resumes

Latest stage begins in four-year case in which internet giant is accused of selling trademark search terms to its rivals. By Mark Sweney