Disney has become the first film studio to take $7bn (GBP5.7bn) in global ticket sales in a year, with Star Wars spinoff "Rogue One" joining the hit factory production line alongside Marvel superheroes and animated children's movies.

Straitened finances, stress and alarmingly, domestic violence have all contributed to a rise in calls to industry charity Nabs. The charity reported a 29% year-on-year rise in calls from 2,256 and 2,910 in 2016 from 752 individual callers. It compared a sample of calls from 1 January to 31 November to the same period last year.

Rupert Murdoch has written to the "Guardian" to deny he ever claimed that Downing Street did his bidding, as an attempt by his US film and television group to acquire Sky is due to be formally notified to ministers. The media mogul, who is chairman of 21st Century Fox, wrote: "I have made it a principle all my life never to ask for anything from any prime minister."

"The Radio Times" is poised to go into foreign ownership, as German publisher Hubert Burda finalises a deal to buy its parent company. Immediate Media, which struck a GBP121m deal with BBC Magazines to buy, license or contract publish titles including "Top Gear," "Top of The Pops" and "Match of the Day" magazines in 2011, could announce the deal before Christmas.

Nintendo's foray into mobile games appears to have dented its brand value with shares in the Japanese company falling in the wake of Super Mario Run's release. The video game giant saw around GBP1.6bn wiped off its value on the Tokyo exchange, representing a 5% decline in the company's worth.

The company is speaking with agencies about the account. It is believed to be in the early stages. There is no incumbent on the business. The winning agency will create a loyalty programme for Thorntons. The Observatory is running the pitch process. Thorntons was bought by Ferrero for a reported GBP112m last year. Ferrero also owns Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Kinder and Tic Tac.

Agencies received RFIs for the new business last week and pitches are planned for 2017. Leo Burnett Change picked up the creative account in 2014 after beating Grey, Now and Ogilvy Mather to the post. Before this, FCB Inferno handled the business. Leo Burnett will not be impacted by the review.

A new platform called Bidstack is aiming to change the way advertisers bid for unused digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising space. The 18-month-old startup is currently in beta ahead of its planned 12 January launch and has a number of partnerships in place with the likes of Clear Channel, Primesight and Kong Outdoor.

Insurance claims for data breaches are being made at a rate of more than one a day, figures from CFC Underwriting suggest. The firm said that in 2016 it had handled more than 400 claims on cyber-breach policies it had issued. The main types of attack being claimed for were privacy breaches and the theft of cash, it said.

Apple plans to appeal this week against the European Commission's ruling that it will pay up to EUR13bn (GBP11bn) to Ireland in back taxes. EU regulators ruled that Apple's controversial tax deal was illegal, and is demanding the record penalty. The tech giant says it has been singled out and was "a convenient target." Ireland is also contesting the decision.