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YouView package which includes live Premier League football has been withheld, says BT, despite it being offered to TalkTalk Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether BSkyB is "abusing its...

Theme park based on children's TV character apologises for security breach that led to sexist, racist comments being posted online Cyber-attacks, long the weapon of choice for intelligence services...

US hip-hop star aims to fill gap left when MTV stopped playing music videos with the 'first channel of the social media age' Sean "P Diddy" Combs is to launch a cable music channel, Revolt TV,...

Media giants appear to be doing little to halt sites offering apps that can be used for converting videos and streams into MP3s Spotify hit the headlines recently after an app surfaced on the...

The latest male star of the TV campaign joins John Plunkett to discuss the enduring appeal of the ad's concept

Now in its eighth year, the Observer Ethical Awards ceremony took place on 13 June at One Marylebone in central London.

From Annie Mac to Éclair Fifi, women are grabbing more airtime than ever, but the decks still feel stacked against them At a BBC Academy's Radio Fast Train panel discussion in 2012 about the best...

Parents complain after hacker fills theme park's page with spam emails, random links and pictures Parents have complained after a hacker took over a Facebook page dedicated to popular cartoon...

Once upon a time there was a Fleet Street in the north of England, based in Manchester.

Social network says 61% of its monthly active UK users have Liked at least one local business page Facebook has 1m advertisers, but they'll have to wait for video ads Social network says 61% of its...

Following in the footsteps of Honda five years ago, Kabuto noodles took over an entire ad break on Comedy Central • Click here to see Honda's live ad from 2008 Noodle company Kabuto bravely...

• Broadcaster has five-year deal with Cricket Australia • Nine's managing director concerned over rotation policy Cricket Australia has denied claims from the Nine Network that the broadcaster...

Reporter who was killed in a car accident on Tuesday had little time for 'spinmeisters' and an incredible instinct, say colleagues Tributes have poured in for the award-winning journalist and war...

Dinah Rose QC, who led review after Jimmy Savile scandal, says work pressures create high risk of inappropriate behaviour The lawyer who conducted the recent review of sexual harassment and...

UK broadcaster continues US spree, paying £19m for 65% stake in producer behind Kevin Costner drama Hatfields & McCoys ITV has made its third foray into the US TV production sector, paying $30m (...

The author and philosopher and the Ogilvy Group UK vice-chairman discuss how randomness applies to the advertising industry

WikiLeaks founder fears moves are under way by the US to prosecute him on espionage charges over cable releases Top comment on MediaGuardian To children in distress, these shockingly tasteless...

Green Wing's Julian Rhind-Tutt is in the running to replace Matt Smith in Doctor Who, claims the Sun.

A new code of ethics for the media proposed by the Sri Lankan government could have a chilling effect on free speech, according to the organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW).

There are six key areas that the government's second annual communications plan aims to deliver – but how will they do it?

Plus Android Humble Bundle, Apple/​Samsung duopoly, music identity, Rihanna and Justin Bieber's YouTube battle, and more A quick burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology...

Group M forecasts digital media will help drive rise in overall UK ad spend – but regional press in particular will suffer Almost £400m in print advertising is forecast to be lost from the UK...

Snowden's revelations are causing outrage in the US.

Value of shares in New News Corp – which also includes HarperCollins – drops from $15.00 to $14.5 within 40 minutes

Report by Rolling Stone reporter brought down Stanley McChrystal, who was the top US general in Afghanistan The award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings – who wrote a...

The WikiLeaks founder hopes a Coalition victory in September will bring on a purge of Julia Gillard's Labor party, and insists there is no constitutional barrier to his own election to the senate...

Minister makes proposal as legal challenges delay introduction of consumer-friendly measures for businesses The ability of big business to deploy armies of lawyers to prevent regulators from...

Lord Grade has the credentials to end the dangerous drift over the replacement for the Press Complaints Commission It's more than 60 years since he set out as a cub reporter on the Daily Mirror,...

Mogul to hive off entertainment and publishing assets but believes newspaper businesses will emerge stronger than ever Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will be split in half on Wednesday as the...

WikiLeaks founder fears moves are underway by the US to prosecute him on espionage charges over cable releases Julian Assange will not leave Ecuador's embassy even if Sweden drops its extradition...

We are concerned at the threatened closure of the northern "national" science museums: Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, the National Railway Museum, York, and the National Media Museum,...

Journalist says he was asked by unnamed intermediary to notify Icelandic government that Snowden may want to seek asylum Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who claims...

Website removed picture after initial complaint, but lawsuit alleges 'direct and contributory infringement' A photographer who failed to see the funny side of a Buzzfeed post on "The 30 Funniest...

Alexi Orlov says campaign with 'referral' message lifted carmaker's 'best-loved brand' ranking from 126 to 75 Volkswagen has admitted it lost its way in China, where it sells a third of its cars,...

A discussion of the role of the professional photographer in an era dominated by smartphone cameras and image-sharing sites

The chief of the global media buying network explains how big data is transforming the advertising industry

The photographs of Charles Saatchi grabbing his wife by the throat are so shocking because they remind us that Lawson's life isn't as picture-perfect as it looks on screen Exactly 10 years ago,...

Chief engineer says companies still target myth of 'captive' audience and fail to embrace digital Mark D'Arcy, Facebook's global creative director, has warned advertisers that they need to control...

Heard the one about the all-male Islamist TV show?

TV Licensing has released a series of animations inspired by real visits to homes that failed to pay for a subscription

After 8m iPad downloads, startup also has big plans for 'better ideas' in collaboration Apps startup FiftyThree , which makes iPad notebook app Paper , has raised $15m (£9.6m) in a Series A...

To children in distress, these shockingly tasteless images look like a menu.

Disney hopes Where's My Mickey?

Top executive Astro Teller calls innovation unit 'moonshot factory of Peter Pans with PhDs kind of running amok' Google's innovation unit Google X is working on a green energy project which its top...

Lionel Barber tells MPs that a deal is achievable – but pressure group Hacked Off says there is no reason to reopen talks The Financial Times editor has proposed that Lord Grade, the former...

Coming into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Condé Nast - in pictures

The hipster bible's Fiction Issue features photographs referencing the deaths of famous writers – regardless of whether they wrote fiction or killed themselves. How ironic Age: 17.

Rich Riley, CEO of the music identification app company Shazam, explains how tablets and phones can augment television advertising

Beauty queens such as Miss Utah are singled out – but how would Joe Kinnear have handled a question about the pay gap? Another day, another viral video of a beauty queen fluffing an interview.

News Corp founder gives gift to Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting as his company prepares for de-merger Rupert Murdoch has donated $50,000 (£32,000) to a New York university in...