LONDON - Hopes that TV and radio commercials will be brought into line with the self-regulatory system for print advertising have been boosted by a U-turn by the government.
NEW YORK - The planned takeover of the US's biggest satellite TV provider DirecTV by its smaller rival EchoStar looks set to be scuppered, as reports emerge that the US Department of Justice will block the deal.
LONDON - Emap is taking its flagship lads magazine FHM on to TV screens around the world with a show about its quest to find the world's most attractive non-celebrity woman called 'FHM Bikini Heaven'.
LONDON - Faces of BBC stars will transform into other stars' faces in the new £5m advertising campaign to promote the BBC Freeview television service, which launched today.
LONDON - The government is 'fudging' the issue of how much control Ofcom should have over the BBC, despite its decision to give the new super-regulator powers to fine the broadcaster over standards of content, according to the advertisers' trade body ISBA.
LONDON - Today's launch of Freeview has helped renew consumer interest in digital TV, but it could benefit from investment in marketing, a survey commissioned by Mediaedge:CIA has found.
LONDON - Kingfisher has confirmed that Gerry Murphy, chief executive of Carlton Communications, is to take the chief executive role after months of speculation that he would leave the ITV company.
LONDON - The BBC is set to face fines if it breaches regulations and standards on taste and decency, after the government changed its position on how much power the new media super-watchdog will have over the corporation.
LONDON - Toyota is to claim a cash rebate from ITV following the slump in Formula 1 viewing figures that this week prompted the sport's biggest overhaul in decades.
LONDON - FT.com editor Chrystia Freeland has been named as the new editor of the weekend edition of the Financial Times, after Julia Cuthbertson left the role.
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