Media Diary

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The slow death of newspapers

Dan Kennedy: Can the mainstream print media save itself by charging readers for online news? Almost certainly not

Phorm: UK faces court for failing to enforce EU privacy laws

European commission acts to force the UK government to tighten its rules on the interception of internet communications by ISPs

TV ad market ‘will fall 12% this year’

ZenithOptimedia predicts continuing crunch across sectors in UK, with newspapers hit particularly hard. By Mark Sweney

Why the Ecologist has gone online

Zac Goldsmith: We are closing down our print edition to focus on the internet in search of a broader, more immediate impact

No use crying over spilt ink

Not safe for work: episode 22, in which Paul Carr comforts the fat crying girl of the newspaper industry, before pushing her down the stairs.

Orange in talks to buy Project Kangaroo broadband TV technology

Mobile phone firm emerges as potential buyer for technology behind defunct joint venture between ITV, Channel 4 and BBC. By Mark Sweney

Trinity Mirror launches online business directory to rival Yell.com

Regional newspaper publisher hopes LocalMole.co.uk will replace declining revenue from print ads. By Oliver Luft

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to get award at Cannes advertising festival

Steve Ballmer to be named media person of the year at Cannes International Advertising festival in June. By Mark Sweney

Google cuts 200 global sales and marketing jobs

About 100 redundancies to come from search giant's US operation. By Mark Sweney

Matt Brittin to run Google UK

Google has promoted Matt Brittin, the former Trinity Mirror executive who has spent just two years at the company, to run its UK operation. By Mark Sweney

How Google Adwords works

Google Adwords assigns particular words to whichever company bids the most for them, generating billions for the company in the process. By Mark Sweney

Google to host ads by European news agencies

Eight agencies strike deal with Google News to provide contextual adverts around stories. By Mark Sweney

Friends Reunited worth as little as £20m, say City analysts

Social networking site could be worth a fraction of the £175m ITV paid for it in 2005. By Mark Sweney

Hugo Drayton joins video ad firm InSkin Media

Former Telegraph Group managing director Hugo Drayton appointed chief executive at InSkin. By Mark Sweney