Profit and loss is hard, even after two digital decades

Peter Preston: ABC figures show the future is far from easy to predict, but recent good news gives newspapers a chance to regroup

Canada’s largest newspaper publisher closes 11 titles

360 jobs cut as Sun Media swings the axe

Bruce Lee resurrected for Johnnie Walker whisky ad

Martial arts star revived through CGI 40 years after his death for Chinese ad campaign. By John Reynolds

Co-op employees call for end to ‘annoying’ Christmas-style TV ad

Campaign showing child making snow angels and Andy Williams song causes Facebook and Twitter consternation from workers. By John Reynolds

Shazam raises £26.9m for Latin America expansion with Carlos Slim

America Movil investment to open up new market for music, TV and ads-tagging app. By Stuart Dredge

O2 aims to be mobile top dog with animal ad campaign

Network aims to get consumers embracing new technology such as 4G with advert featuring a cat 'being a little bit more dog'. By Mark Sweney

John D Wilson obituary

Innovative animator whose credits include Lady and the Tramp, Petroushka and Grease

Bert Stern obituary

Photographer and film-maker who took some of the last shots of Marilyn Monroe

Facebook to stop ads running next to offensive material

Social networking company to apply new measures from Monday following pressure from advertisers

Google, Yahoo and Bing warned by FTC over advert labelling

Search engines told to clearly mark paid-for results to enable consumers to distinguish between them and 'natural' results. By Charles Arthur

Instagram video for brands: ‘The 15-second format is killer’

Agencies see Facebook app's new features as complementary to Twitter's Vine, but warn against repurposed TV ads. By Stuart Dredge

UK mobile advertising market set to grow by 90% in 2013

Mobile ad market predicted to rise from £526m in 2012 to £1bn as digital giants mine smartphone, tablet and app revolution

Advertisers under pressure to handle data with care – or lose consumers

Mark Sweney: Martin Sorrell attacks internet giants like Google and Facebook at Cannes for their lax attitude towards information

Facebook hate speech row: Sky joins ad boycott

Pay-TV company follows Nissan and Nationwide in taking action after its adverts appear next to offensive material. By Josh Halliday

Apple ad man claims media are cynical in coverage of technology giant

Cannes Lions: Lee Clow, says 'pendulum has swung' after years of perceived favourable press, as P Diddy warns Samsung is closing in. By John Plunkett