The hard sell
Richard Rippon on BT broadband
Publicis chief Levy hails Yahoo-Google deal
Maurice Levy has said that the search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google will be 'very positive' for advertisers. By Mark Sweney
Microsoft exec criticises Google-Yahoo deal
Senior Microsoft executive Kevin Johnson has criticised Yahoo's search deal with Google as anti-competitive and bad for advertisers. By Mark Sweney
Wall Street Journal to be ‘best in world’ says Murdoch
Cannes International Advertising Festival: News Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch has pledged to 'plough on' investing in the WSJ regardless of any economic downturn. By Mark Sweney
UK agency scoops Cannes digital prize
Lean Mean Fighting Machine has become the first UK outfit to win the interactive ad agency of the year award at the Cannes International Advertising Festival. By Mark Sweney
Yahoo UK appoints Mark Rabe as sales chief
Mark Rabe has been appointed to head Yahoo's UK sales team, replacing Blake Chandlee who left the firm for Facebook last October. By Jemima Kiss
Cannes advertising festival: Nokia to launch advertising ‘ad labs’
Nokia is to open a series of 'Ad Labs' to train traditional advertising agency staff in the 'black art' of mobile advertising. By Mark Sweney
Puttnam: ‘Forget Facebook, think mainstream’
Advertisers are too focused on trendy websites like Facebook instead of 'mainstream' sites visited by the world's 1 billion web users, Lord Puttnam has said. By Mark Sweney
Wonderbra launches ‘puppies and jugs’ campaign
Wonderbra is inviting women from across the UK to pose in their underwear for its latest ad campaign. By Meg Carter
Emma Watson: Harry Potter star is the new face of Chanel
Emma Watson, who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter films, is to replace Keira Knightley as the face of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle. By Mark Sweney
Softly, softly … how to sponsor a film, invisibly
Award winning feature film Somers Town is thought up by an advertising agency and paid for by Eurostar. Katie Allen reports
Yahoo spurns Microsoft for advertising deal with Google
Yahoo cut off all merger talks with Microsoft last night as it clinched a search advertising deal with Google. By Richard Wray
Daley returns with digital interests
Lee Daley, the former Saatchi & Saatchi senior executive who quit his job at Manchester United last year, has re-emerged with a portfolio of interests including a global consultancy role for Microsoft. By Mark Sweney
Channel Five: Dell strikes ad deal for VoD service
Dell has struck a deal with Channel Five to 'roadblock' all the ad slots on Demand Five, the broadcaster's video-on-demand service. By Mark Sweney
Online ad spend reaches record £3bn
Online advertising spending leapt over the £3bn level for the first time in the UK last year, according to new research. By Mark Sweney and Richard Wray