China’s digital ad spend to rocket
The Chinese love affair with the internet will see digital ad spend increase 40% to $5.2bn next year. By Mark Sweney
Apple profit soars as Yahoo prepares to shed 1,500 jobs
Two of technology's biggest names face wildly different futures after announcing quarterly results. By Bobbie Johnson in San Francisco
Cost-cutting and targeted ads boost Google
Google defied the global economic downturn and delivered another strong set of profits in the third quarter of the year
Web ad spend helps hold off advertising downturn
Internet advertising spend is 'propping up' traditional media, according to a report, surging to £1.68bn in the first six months of 2008. By Mark Sweney
BT in £11m push against pay-TV rivals
BT is launching a TV campaign attacking the cost of rival pay-TV packages on BSkyB and Virgin Media. By Mark Sweney
Mobile big five band together on ads
The five biggest mobile operators have struck a ground-breaking deal with the Internet Advertising Bureau to develop the mobile ad sector. By Mark Sweney
EU steps into row over Google ads deal with Yahoo
European regulators are investigating an online advertising deal brokered between Google and Yahoo following news of a similar US inquiry. By Bobbie Johnson
WAN fights Google/Yahoo ad deal
The World Association of Newspapers has written to European and North American competition regulators opposing the online search advertising deal between Google and Yahoo. By Mark Sweney
Google strikes NBC Universal ad deal
Google's ambition to expand into the TV advertising market has been boosted by a deal with US media giant NBC Universal. By Mark Sweney
US ad body opposes Google-Yahoo deal
A US ad trade association has sent a letter to anti-trust regulators, opposing the search advertising deal between Google and Yahoo. By Mark Sweney
Multimedia technology: Nokia buyers to get free music downloads
Nokia is to launch an all-out assault on iPhone as its new handset allows customers to download 2.1m music tracks. By Richard Wray
Entertainment: Games and pay-TV boost big-spending Vivendi
Vivendi has cheered investors with a rise in second-quarter profits thanks to strong growth at its game and pay-TV businesses. By Richard Wray
Phones: Ofcom calls for cooperation to plug gaps in mobile coverage
The regulator has proposed scrapping mobile firms' connection fees, a move that could herald 'all you can call' packages. By Richard Wray
Advertising: Online about to overtake radio in slow ad market
Media buyer Carat has predicted that online advertising is set to become the world's third most popular advertising medium behind TV and newspapers and magazines. By Richard Wray
E-commerce: EBay changes aim for fewer critics and more sellers
The most successful auction house on the internet is trying to change into a mall. By Owen Gibson