Facebook could be forced by UK watchdog to sell gif creator Giphy Site aims to integrate service with Instagram which ‘could see Facebook withdrawing gifs from competing platforms’
Can the BBC stay with the pace in the fight for Olympic viewing rights? Tokyo was the Games at which the corporation’s tradition of wall-to-wall coverage ended, and that trend is set to continue
WPP revenues back to pre-Covid levels as advertising rebounds Recovery to pre-pandemic levels at world’s biggest ad group has come a year earlier than predicted
Hollywood’s Sunset Studio to open new base in Hertfordshire US production house is latest major studio to find a home in region as demand for TV and film surges
Covid: cheapest test kits for travellers on UK government site unavailable Advertising watchdog to investigate ‘inconsistent pricing’ and lack of availability of listed kits
‘Mary Whitehouse is living in my head’: how the video nasty scandal inspired a hot new film Censor, Prano Bailey-Bond’s horror debut, was inspired by the 80s home video scandal. She discusses art versus offence, while the BBFC’s head makes the case for its relevance today
It’s a no from me: ITV confirms The X Factor will not be back No plans for a new series, says broadcaster, with Simon Cowell reportedly not keen to carry on
CEOs told to ‘think before they tweet’ after Just Eat spat with Uber Boss’s Twitter rant against Uber Eats risks backfiring, as experts warn online outbursts can damage companies’ reputation
Facebook reports fastest quarterly growth in five years Social media company beats forecasts and hits $29bn revenue despite regulatory concerns and failure to act on misinformation
ITV says worst of Covid pandemic is over as ad revenues rebound Euro 2020 helps broadcaster achieve largest June advertising revenues in its 66-year history
Google, Apple and Microsoft report record-breaking profits ‘Perfect positive storm’ for big tech as pandemic fuels huge quarterly sales and stock market gains
Charities call for ‘Amazon anti-waste law’ after firm denies destroying in-date food Allegations grow against online giant as new footage appears to show good food and electronic equipment marked as waste at a depot in Scotland
Ad men sacked to improve gender pay gap win sex discrimination claim London tribunal rules men axed after presentation pledged to ‘obliterate’ J Walter Thompson’s reputation of ‘being full of white men’
Netflix blames pandemic as it misses growth forecasts Company adds only 1.54m subscribers in last quarter, citing post-lockdown decline in interest and Covid-related production slowdown
Channel 4 chair criticises government’s ‘harmful’ privatisation plan Charles Gurassa writes to Oliver Dowden to air concern over lack of transparency behind decision