Emap goes local
All Emap's consumer magazine and radio websites, including Today's Golfer and Magic FM, will be running classified ads as a result of a partnership with Oodle, the web classified site.
Double trouble for Virgin and Sky ads
Bitter rivals Virgin Media and BSkyB have both fallen foul of the advertising watchdog this week. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Viacom: More platforms = more revenue
Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone is clearly well briefed on all this technology stuff. He told the Media & Money conference, as reported by paidContent, that the key strategy is in the distribution: "The more platforms our content is on, the more numerous our revenue streams," and started listing Joost, Last.fm and MTV's social networking site Flux. "Professionally produced content only increases in value as digital platforms multiply."
BBC launches ads on international site
The BBC has begun the controversial roll-out of adverts on its BBC.com international news website. By Leigh Holmwood.
MySpace challenges Google for ads
MySpace is to launch a big push for its advertising offering, including plans for a DIY service. By Jemima Kiss.
Chaos theory: advertising cash will soon decrease
New media, Jeff Jarvis: As the media become more dependent on advertising, so advertising becomes less dependent on the media.
Google’s privacy explainer
The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a two-day event on behavioural advertising and tracking and to celebrate - or rather diffuse concerns about its use of data - Google has set up its very own YouTube 'privacy channel'.
Google challenges ITV1’s ad revenues
Google is poised to outstrip the quarterly revenues of the UK's leading commercial TV channel, ITV1. By Chris Tryhorn.
Yahoo’s turning point
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EU launches anti-smoking virals
The European Union is launching an anti-smoking campaign with a series of tongue-in-cheek viral ads promoting fake nicotine-based products. By Mark Sweney.