Trump defends rightwing TV network Sinclair after ‘fake news’ script goes viral Sinclair Broadcast Group is under fire for forcing its local news anchors to read an identical script criticizing ‘fake’ news stories
Social media ad spend to overtake TV’s in spite of Facebook woes Cambridge Analytica scandal unlikely to diminish sector’s dominance, says eMarketer
Trouble for big tech as consumers sour on Amazon, Facebook and co Trump is after Amazon, Congress is after Facebook, and Apple and Google have their problems too. Should the world’s top tech firms be worried?
Amazon snaps up Bake Off sponsorship in biggest UK TV deal Deal is major coup for Channel 4, which has defied critics since poaching baking show from BBC
Chiltern Firehouse developer bidding to build east London film studio Group behind celebrity restaurant and Ealing Studios emerges as one of around six bidders for Dagenham site
Stub it out: Netflix criticised for too many smoking scenes Anti-smoking group finds streaming giant’s shows feature twice as many cigarettes and ‘tobacco incidents’ as traditional TV channels
Snapchat’s UK ad revenue set to overtake Twitter’s next year UK arm – which earns about 10% of app’s global ad revenues – is forecast to bring in £181m
Out of print: NME’s demise shows pressure on consumer magazines Niche publications hold on to readership as general titles yield to onslaught from digital media
Normandy advert to seduce UK firms after Brexit banned TfL deems ads on tubes and buses calling for businesses to relocate too sensitive
Advertising watchdog cracks down on ticket resale websites ASA bans misleading pricing practices by StubHub UK, Viagogo, Seatwave and GetMeIn!
Donald Trump’s wealth has fallen for second year running – Forbes President is now worth $3.1bn, while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is world’s richest with $112bn
Brewdog’s pink ‘beer for girls’ criticised as marketing stunt Craft brewer says it launched repackaged Punk IPA to highlight gender pay inequality
Trinity Mirror to rebrand as Reach after Express and Star deal Chief executive Simon Fox’s pay package increases by nearly 20% despite slide in revenues
Sky bidder Comcast labelled ‘worst company in America’ Experts urge closer scrutiny over regulatory breaches, customer service and pricing concerns
Why US media giants are eyeing Sky – and what any deal might mean Comcast’s disruptive £22bn bid for Sky added a further layer to a complex affair. We ask why the UK operator is such a catch, and how new ownership will change our television landscape