Microsoft is to increase its prices by as much as 22% in the UK because of sterling's recent decline, a rise that is likely to affect thousands of businesses and could cost the Governments tens of millions of pounds. The software giant is the latest big-name company to force through a post-referendum price rise, saying the move would "harmonise" its prices across Europe.

Nintendo has revealed that its next games machine will be a handheld, portable device that doubles up as a home console. Previously code-named NX, now named the Nintendo Switch, the device looks like a tablet computer with controllers that attach to its sides. The device was revealed in a short "teaser" video posted on YouTube.

Online gambling firms may be breaking the law by making it very difficult for players to collect their winnings, the competition regulator has said. As a result, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching an investigation into whether customers are being treated fairly. Online gambling has grown dramatically, and 5.5 million Britons now regularly log on to betting sites.

The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned whether the press regulator will ever prohibit hate speech on the grounds of religion after it cleared the "Sun" columnist Kelvin MacKenzie over his criticism of the Channel 4 News for letting her report on the Nice terror attacks in a hijab. In the appeal, Manji said she was "singled out personally by Kelvin MacKenzie because of my religion."

All the UK's national newspaper Web sites suffered a post-Olympic dip in September, led by double-digit declines at the "Independent" and "Daily Star," as print editions proved more resilient. The best digital performer, relatively speaking, was the "Sun," which saw daily average browser numbers drop by just 1.52% month-on-month to 2.9 million, according to the latest ABC figures.

The technology company is looking for new brand partners for its app, which it launched last month across Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Xbox One. The app features live streaming video of events, ranging from NFL and the Premier League to the U.S. presidential debates. It allows Twitter users to join in and be part of the conversation live as the video is being streamed through the app.

Canon has picked VCCP to spearhead its marketing shift from product-focused strategies to a customer-centric model. The brand describes the brief as an "integrated" one that will see its new agency manage its above-the-line, PR, social, retail, CRM and creative and brand partnerships.

The brewer said it was looking for an agency that would help maximise the value gained from its partnerships, which include the English Premier League, Sky and Universal. It denied that the move reflected any dissatisfaction with the incumbent agency, Creature, which confirmed to Campaign it would be taking part.

Speaking at YouTube's IAB Digital Upfronts event, head of brand and solutions at Google, Alison Lomax, said the video channel would launch new sports packages on Google Preferred, which identifies YouTube's premium content. There will be two types of packages, one based on "behaviours" and one based on "moments."

Before the UK vote to leave the European Union in the summer, analysts had predicted another bumper year for the TV advertising market, with forecasts of a boost of as much as over 7% to almost GBP4.7bn. This was on the back of a 10.4% year-on-year rise in 2015. Industry sources now fear the UK TV ad market could experience revenues potentially being down 1% to 2%.