Iceland’s Christmas ad was brave and necessary. It shouldn’t be banned The advert shone a light on the devastation caused by palm oil producers, says freelance journalist Jessica Brown
Iceland’s Christmas TV advert rejected for being political Supermarket’s Greenpeace film on palm oil’s impact on orangutan deemed rule breach
M&S to air low-key Christmas ad in attempt to drive sales Cinematic ad ditched in favour of Holly Willoughby, Keith Lemon and focus on low prices
Retailers roll back traditional Christmas TV ad campaigns ITV expects decline of up to 8% in festive ad spend, prompting fall in share price
EU stumbles in plan to levy 3% digital tax on major firms Agreement to take action against companies such as Facebook and Google runs into opposition
Sky faces tough Disney content talks as it leaves the FTSE 100 Comcast must now renegotiate contracts with the firm it beat to buy Murdoch’s platform
Public service broadcasters’ shows need protection, say MPs and peers Cross-party group writes to culture secretary Jeremy Wright, aiming to control power of commercial giants
BBC and Sky call for EU crackdown on Saudi pirate TV service Broadcasters highlight ‘threat’ from BeoutQ, which provides illegal access to content such as Premier League games
Waitrose magazine editor quits after joke about killing vegans William Sitwell emailed about ‘hypocrisy’ and suggested force-feeding vegans meat
‘It’s great to be niche. It also sucks’: inside the grind of queer publishing For queer publishers, life can be tough: despite the corporate love of all things LGBTQ, there’s no money in it
WPP ‘will not sugarcoat reality’ of sales slump as shares plunge Advertising group reveals big miss in third-quarter sales and slashes full-year guidance
ITV chief: now is last chance to build British challenger to Netflix With subscription service in place, we’ll keep Love Island in-house, says Carolyn McCall
WPP no longer world’s most valuable ad firm as share price falls London-listed company’s market value has dropped behind US rival Omnicom
Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs Former UK deputy PM says he ‘will no longer seek to play a public role’ in Brexit debate
Sky warns Disney and Discovery of no-deal Brexit blackout Broadcasters would need new licences for Sky to carry them on UK and Ireland service