Bounce for broadcasters as advertisers increase their Christmas spending
A slow television ad market looks likely to receive a seasonal boost
George Takei saga sheds light on the murky world of pay-to-promote news
Media companies ended their ‘paid promotion partnerships’ with Takei after a claim of sexual assault. But what are these celebrity deals, and are they ethical?
‘Ethical’ John Lewis should pull Mail adverts, says campaign group
Accusations of sinister hard-left tactics as Stop Funding Hate’s festive Buster advert urges stores to cease backing ‘divisive’ press
Paperchase apologises for Daily Mail promotion after online backlash
Stationery chain vows to end relationship with newspaper after receiving hundreds of complaints over gift-wrap giveaway
Paddington does not get sworn at in Christmas ad for M&S, says watchdog
Ad caused social media furore after some viewers misheard words ‘thank you, little bear’
One Facebook ‘like’ is all it takes to target adverts, academics find
Online ad campaigns based on smallest expressions of preference reveal effect of ‘mass psychological persuasion’
Channel 4 in European TV ad alliance to take on Google and Facebook
Deal will allow advertisers to run campaigns on video-on-demand that could potentially reach up to 160 million viewers
M&S Christmas ad uses Paddington Bear to target family audience
Campaign, which makes debut on Tuesday, is linked to 90 products and has charity tie-in, echoing tactics used by John Lewis
Facebook took month to remove page that violated same-sex marriage safeguard laws
Special minister of state meets social media giant’s executives in Australia to discuss political advertising concerns
Divisive Russian-backed Facebook ads released to the public
Ads released by US lawmakers appear to have targeted both liberals and conservatives on hot-button issues and attempted to sow discord during election
Facebook denies eavesdropping on conversations to target ads, again
Social network’s head of ads dismisses rumours that Facebook app uses smartphone mics to listen in, serving ads against what it hears
WhatsApp faces EU taskforce over sharing user data with Facebook
Article 29 Working Party steps up action over user consent and privacy following Facebook’s failure to address breaches of EU law
Twitter plans to make political ads more transparent amid Russia revelations
‘Transparency center’ offers visibility into who is behind ads as Senate investigates Russia’s used of social media to spread propaganda during election
UK targets Eurovision viewers to counter Russia’s ‘infowars’
Saatchi agency hired to run range of projects, from ‘rebranding’ Ukraine to influencing Russian-speaking minorities in Baltic states
All the Harvey Weinsteins I’ve ever worked for – and why I kept quiet
Power is the driver behind abusive behaviour – and the reason why abusers get away with it, says author Meg Rosoff