Google to end ad agency subsidy
Google is to scrap its European search advertising payments system, worth as much as £50m a year to agencies. By Mark Sweney.
AOL reckons Big Apple is where the ad action is
AOL is reorganising its online ad business and moving its corporate headquarters to New York City. By Andrew Clark in New York.
Yahoo! inks Bebo ad deal
Yahoo! is to sell display advertising and offer 'social search' on social networking website Bebo. By Mark Sweney.
WPP buys up US digital agency
Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP has acquired Schematic, the US digital agency behind the redesign of ITV.com. By Mark Sweney.
Too much to bare
Nicole Kidman is an award-winning actor. So too is Maggie Gyllenhaal. So why do they - and other talented female Hollywood stars - still have to expose their bodies in order to get into the public eye? Kira Cochrane despairs.
Web users tolerant of video ads, says study
YouTube will have a receptive audience for its new video ads, research suggests. By Jemima Kiss.
BSkyB switches agency for web search
BSkyB has handed its digital search advertising work to Aegis-owned Diffiniti and Unique. By Mark Sweney.
First ads appear on YouTube clips
Millions of YouTube users will see adverts on the site's video clips for the first time today. By Mark Sweney.
Mobile TV ads get thumbs down
Advertisements on mobile internet and TV services are 'irritating' for consumers, according to new research. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons.
PCC makes first video ruling
A Scottish paper has been rapped for running mobile phone footage of an unruly classroom on its website. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons.
Gumtree comes to America
UK classifieds website Gumtree is expanding to the US, targeting expats in New York, Boston and Chicago. By Jemima Kiss.
Microsoft buys digital ad firm
Microsoft has completed its biggest-ever deal with the $6.5bn acquisition of digital marketing specialist aQuantive. By Mark Sweney.
Racists don’t just read online ads
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent: Advertisers know full well they can't control everything on the internet - so kicking up a fuss about Facebook reeks of a stunt.