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Ed Miliband condemns Google for tax avoidance

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has criticised Google for going to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying tax.

Steve Sharp's legacy: The man who helped defeat Philip Green

Arguably no marketer has done more to shape a modern-day British brand than Steve Sharp. After almost a decade heading up Marks & Spencer's marketing he is bowing out gracefully from the bellwether retailer.

Lynx celebrates Africa's 18th birthday with social graffiti

Brighton-based graffiti artists Pinky and Barney Chum101 used tweets using the hashtag #LynxAfrica18 to create a homage to Lynx Africa's coming of age.

My Media Week: Thomas Laranjo

This week, Thomas Laranjo, managing director at launch and growth media specialist Total Media, readies a big pitch, prepares to speak at Media 360 and enjoys the hospitality at Lords a little too much. Is this really the best week to give up smoking...

Global Radio seeks solution after CC upholds GMG Radio ruling

Global Radio is in discussions with the Competition Commission, after the competition authority upheld its provisional ruling that Global's £70m merger with GMG Radio could lead to higher ad prices.

Grand Visual bolsters management team

Grand Visual has hired Ben Putland as production director and Jeremy Taylor as account director.

Industry view: Will Xbox One revolutionise home entertainment?

Microsoft is touting its next generation Xbox One console as the "ultimate all in one home entertainment system", but the jury is out on whether it will prove quite as revolutionary as the brand hopes.

So, Tumblr sells to Yahoo - what happens next?

With this acquisition, Marissa Meyer's new-look Yahoo has paid a high price for cool and in the long-term, things are far from certain, says Philip Dyte, paid social media manager at iProspect.

Teens take a different view of social media

Research from the Pew Research Center points to how Twitter isn't perceived by some teens as a social network in the same way as Facebook or LinkedIn.

Jamie's Italian hires Karmarama as first ad agency

Jamie's Italian, the Jamie Oliver restaurant group, has hired Karmarama as its first advertising agency, after a three-way pitch against Antidote and CheethamBell JWT.