Yahoo!’s search setback hits internet stocks
Yahoo!'s announcement that it is to delay its upgraded search advertising function last night dented its share price as well as that of its strategic partner eBay. By Mark Sweney.
Housing U-turn hits online property ad firm
Shares in online property advertising business Rightmove today fell by more than a fifth as it warned of lower revenues due to a change in government housing plans. By Chris Tryhorn.
ASA forces broadband ad backtrack
5.15pm: The advertising regulator is to force The Carphone Warehouse to change its contentious 'free broadband forever' campaign. By Mark Sweney.
Brussels set to fine Microsoft up to 400m
The EC will next week fine Microsoft up to 400m (£278m) for failing to comply with its ruling that it is abusing its dominant market position. By David Gow in Brussels.
Music companies to sue owners of ‘Russian Napster’
The British Phonographic Institute, the industry body which represents Britain's leading music companies, has won the right to sue the owners of controversial Russian website allofmp3. by James Robinson.
Hollywood lines up Maxwell – the movie
The colourful life and bizarre death of Robert Maxwell, the disgraced proprietor of the Daily Mirror in the 1980s, is to be made into a Hollywood film. By Stephen Brook.
Six leading mobile phone companies unite to lobby for cheaper 4G entry
Six of the world's leading mobile phone companies have clubbed together to avoid a repeat of the £100bn bill that dogged the introduction of 3G services as they prepare to launch the next generation of fast wireless broadband. By Richard Wray.
Gates cuts back on Microsoft role to concentrate on charity projects
The world's richest man Bill Gates is to end his day-to-day involvement in Microsoft in two years in order to spend more time giving his money away. By Andrew Clark.
Yell squeals at commission’s renewed constraints
The Competition Commission ruled out an enforced breakup of Yell, but warned the UK's largest classified directories business it will continue to restrict the price its Yellow Pages can charge advertisers. By Dan Milmo and Richard Wray.
Advertisers get young gamers in their sights
Reports this month that Microsoft might spend $400m buying Massive, a New York-based games advertising firm, has thrown a spotlight on in-game ads - one of the world's fastest-growing media markets. By Bobbie Johnson.
Handmade looks on bright side
The film production company founded by the late Beatle George Harrison made its Aim market debut yesterday in a £36m deal.
Cineworld of tomorrow to open to the public
Cineworld, the UK's second largest cinema chain, ruled out further consolidation in the multiplex business yesterday as it announced plans for a flotation that could value the company at £440m. By Dan Milmo.
Yahoo! has Google in its sights with new advertising system
Yahoo! launched its fightback against Google yesterday with the launch of a new internet advertising system. By Dan Milmo.
Microsoft says Brussels forced it to sell software nobody wants or buys
Microsoft delivered a devastating critique yesterday of the European commission's ruling that it abuses its dominance of global software. By David Gow.
Vodafone faces Greek censure over mobile tapping scandal
Vodafone faces harsh criticism this week from Greece's independent telephone watchdog for its role in an espionage scandal that has rocked the country. By Helena Smith in Athens.