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Web giant Google has put aside $500 million to potentially settle the US Department of Justice's advertising probe.

Google is to become the UK's biggest ad earner, dethroning ITV along the way, according to a report.

The Advertising Standards Authority calls for a rewriting of rules when it comes to broadband speed claims in adverts.

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BT has had one of its well-known TV storyline ads banned by the ASA for misleading claims over broadband speeds.

A BT Infinity advert has been banned after the ASA concluded it was misleading.

Over four-fifths of web surfers in the UK would look elsewhere if a previously free website put up a paywall, research has shown.

The controversial company has suffered over the past year, with losses for the company almost hitting the $30 million mark.

Micro-blogging sensation Twitter is to follow Google's lead and introduce third-party advertising in the same 140-character format used by other tweet…

Advertisers can now offer branding for Microsoft's Windows 7 OS and browser, but don't worry, it's still opt in.

The online ad market is the only medium to see growth in an advertising sector badly affected by the downturn.

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Time Warner has signed a deal with YouTube which will see Gossip Girl, Entourage and CNN news coverage play on the video site.

A loophole that led to a flood of websites being created carrying nothing but ads has been closed.

A new advertising billboard lets customers to interact with it through an iPhone.

Digg has announced it will be piloting a scheme allowing users to dig or bury adverts on the site, affecting the amount advertisers are charged.

The Open Rights Group has sent an open letter to several big web firms asking them to boycott the use of Phorm.

Twitter has begun using text advertising formats for its own promotions but denies any plans to include commercial advertising on the site.

Google can’t take the antitrust heat as it abandons its plans to join advertising forces with Yahoo.

The two internet giants are in talks with US authorities to avoid their advertising tie-up being declared anti-competitive.