Online sales have reached a record share of the physical entertainment market and now account for 42% of purchases, reflecting the wider trend of consumers spending less money in stores and more money online.

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has this week suspended approximately 200 apps as it conducts investigations into misuse of data.

Each agency brand – including Starcom, Zenith and Digitas – will occupy a separate floor, totaling 212,000 square feet.

Sources close to the search process have named Tim Armstrong a strong contender for the position, having run AOL from 2009 until its $4.4bn sale to Verizon in 2015.

On May 15 the BBC and commercial radio stations around the UK will make history, uniting for the first time to simultaneously broadcast a minute long message about the stigma of mental health.

Leading regional publisher Archant is keen to step up as the David to Facebook’s Goliath with a return to community centred content.

Eight years after it was founded, Media iQ has this week announced it is ditching the ‘media’ as it rebrands to MiQ.

The BBC, Channel 4 and ITV have entered into early discussions about the possibility of joining forces against rivals Netflix and Amazon, in what experts have branded a positive move for the media industry.

According to a report by GroupM there is little evidence to suggest that blockchain technology, despite becoming a favourite buzzword in adland, has yet been used effectively by the sector.

Facebook has announced plans to build a new Clear History feature into its platform to grant users more information and control over how their personal data is used.