Google has been formally charged with monopoly abuse over an alleged effort to crush rivals to its mobile search service and Android smartphone operating system. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for competition, accused Google of pursing "an overall strategy on mobile devices to protect and expand its dominant position in internet search."

HM Treasury and The Royal Mint are looking for an advertising agency to promote the arrival of the new GBP1 coin, which launches next year. The 12-sided coin, which resembles the old threepenny bit, will go into circulation in March 2017. The government is looking for an agency to make the public and businesses aware of what they need to do to prepare for the launch.

Laphroaig, the whisky brand owned by Beam Suntory, has approached creative agencies about a digital customer relationship marketing brief. The brief has been sent to agencies but no pitches have yet taken place. Creativebrief is helping with the agency search. The process does not affect White Label, Laphroaig's global creative agency.

Facebook's UK chief Steve Hatch insists that changes to the order of user's Instagram timelines have support from both advertisers and users. The changes will mean that Instagram timelines will no longer feature the most recent posts first but the most relevant. It was based on insight from Instagram that found the average user misses 70% of their feed as "there's simply too much content."

Paddy Power Betfair, Europe's biggest bookmaker, is planning to consolidate its estimated GBP40 million annual media spend into one agency. The pitch process is understood to be at an advanced stage, following the completion of the merger of Paddy Power and Betfair in February. M2M and MediaCom are the incumbents.

Japanese brewing giant Asahi Group is set to become the first Asian brewer to gain a significant foothold in Europe, after it reached a deal to acquire the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands from AB InBev. Analysts believe AB InBev's main motivation for the takeover was SABMiller's strong position in developing regions like Africa, where it is underrepresented.

The use of legislation brought in to fight terrorism and serious crime against journalists has seen the UK slip four places down the World Press Freedom Index. The annual report by Reporters Without Borders ranks 180 countries according to the freedom they allow journalists. The UK ranks 38th and is behind countries such as Chile, Ghana and Uruguay.

Google has attacked the effectiveness of TV ads and called on advertisers to massively increase the amount they spend on YouTube. Matt Brittin, Google's top-ranking European executive, is set to unveil a report analysing ad campaigns across eight countries that show in 80% of cases YouTube ads were far more effective than TV ads in driving sales.

BBC News is creating a controller of mobile and online in the first stage of division director James Harding's cost-cutting Future of News plans. In a presentation to staff on Tuesday, the former editor of the "Times" revealed how he plans to "organise BBC News, mobile and online" under its new controller, who will sit on the BBC's News Group board.

A lot of people will be dusting off their CVs for this opportunity -- fancy working in Buckingham Palace, writing tweets for the Royal Family and getting paid GBP50,000 to do it? You're in luck -- The Queen is on the hunt for a social media specialist to boost the Royal Family's profile online. The candidate is expected to attract new followers and manage Buckingham Palace pages.