YouTube revenues may rise by 50% to $5.6bn

Report by eMarketer says the online video website, owned by Google, has become a major draw for advertisers

YouTube ad revenues tipped to jump 51% to $5.6bn in 2013

eMarketer expects video service to account for 11.1% of parent company Google's ad revenues this year. By Stuart Dredge

Spotify censured over swearword in Lily Allen email ad

Advertising Standards Authority rules that use of expletive was likely to cause serious offence to some recipients. By Mark Sweney

Viral Video Chart: Chatroulette wrecks Miley and it’s move over Kanye West

James Franco and Seth Rogen's take on Bound 2, Family Guy fans protest and Alan Partridge conquers Norwich. By Janette Owen

Samsung plans to outspend Iceland’s GDP on advertising and marketing

South Korean company keeps up aggressive marketing campaign to make brand 'aspirational' in spend that dwarfs rival Apple's.

UK ad spend set to hit record £14bn

WPP buying arm forecasts revenues to top pre-crash level in 2013, with digital accounting for 44% of the market. By Jason Deans

Total misfire: brands like CoverGirl and Subway miss point of Hunger Games

Heather Long: I can't wait to see the Hunger Games Catching Fire film, but spare me from the totally misinformed brand ads

Interns: all work, no pay

Humiliated, harassed, expected to do 12-hour days, often for nothing – an intern's lot is seldom a happy one. We find out what it's like to have no status at work. First, Tanya de Grunwald reveals why companies may soon have to stop exploiting interns

Viral Video Chart: Channing Tatum, Sandra Bullock and Tom Hiddleston

Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits, Mike Tyson lends an ear and 10 years of The X Factor in 60 seconds. By Janette Owen

From Facebook to Twitter: why advertisers love euphemism

Steven Poole: When is an ad not an ad? Social media can use 'special offer', 'sponsor' and 'promoted tweet' all they like, but we all know they're trying to make money

Sainsbury’s launches festive campaign with ‘Christmas in a Day’ clips

The supermarket is filling pre-Christmas TV spots with clips from a Kevin Macdonald documentary to be shown on YouTube

Thor 2: Chinese cinema accidentally uses faked Thor and Loki cuddle poster

A fan art photo of Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth locked in a quasi-incestuous hug pinned up instead of the official version by Shanghai multiplex