Toyota scraps Olympics TV adverts amid lukewarm support in Japan Carmaker will not air any Olympic-themed ads despite being one of the Games’ top corporate sponsors
Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital reports ‘post-pandemic rebound’ in economy Advertising and marketing company upgrades profits despite growth of Delta Covid variant
Netflix to court older viewers as flow of young fans slows down Streaming service to report lowest new subscriber numbers since 2011, with young viewers largely signed up
Why is Lord Rothermere taking Daily Mail and General Trust private? Stars are aligned as non-media assets car dealer Cazoo and insurance business RMS promise cash injection
Rothermere readies £810m bid to take Daily Mail owner private Daily Mail & General Trust chair’s family would buy about 70% of group that it does not already own
Lights, camera, studio space? Lack of production capacity hits UK film industry Experts warn sector needs extra space equivalent to four new Pinewoods to sate demand
Evening Standard reports £17m loss as Covid hits London commuting Freesheet’s revenues fall by 31% for the 12 months to 27 September
TfL hit by £100m fall in ad revenue across tube, rail and bus network Exclusive: record low level of London journeys during Covid crisis drives down commercial income
What’s next for Jeff Bezos? Space, climate and media may all figure As he hands over top job at Amazon, Bezos will remain largest shareholder and ‘has never had more energy’
Cristiano Ronaldo shoots to top of Instagram rich list Portugal footballer can command as much as $1.6m to endorse a product on social media
So the government’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook failed. Where now? It turns out that Facebook is more powerful and resilient – and American antitrust law less helpful – than critics of big tech had hoped
Teneo CEO Declan Kelly resigns after claims of drunken misconduct Co-founder of global public relations firm was accused of inappropriate behaviour at a charity concert
Menelik Shabazz, pioneering black British film-maker, dies aged 67 Burning an Illusion director and founder of Black Filmmaker Magazine died while working on a new film in Zimbabwe
Love Island premiere watched by smallest audience since 2017 ITV2 show attracted average of 2.47m viewers on launch night, with competition from Euro 2020 and Wimbledon
Grime artist Saskilla criticises music industry for a lack of change Star’s Do Black Lives Still Matter? BBC documentary finds black people are still denied opportunities