BBC
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to suggest Facebook, Amazon and Google should face a windfall tax to fund journalism in the UK, the BBC reveals. This could be helped by some not for profit media organisations, such as the Bureau for Investigative Journalism, being given charitable status.
Campaign
Robinsons Cordials, owned by Britvic, is to the new sponsor of ITV's "Saturday Morning with James Martin," "Campaign" reveals. The celebrity chef's show returns for a second series on the 1st of September.
Mobile Marketing
Cristiano Ronaldo has a new club this season and a new sponsorship as well, according to "Mobile Marketing." The Juventus star is now the face of DAZN, the sports streaming service available in Germany, Japan, Canada and Italy.
The Guardian
If marketers are looking for a tipping point on British dietary habits, they may need to look no further than "The Guardian" revealing that "The Great British Bake Off" is returning next Tuesday and this season there will be a vegan week.
Sky News
He may be a star of the football pitch, currently playing for LA Galaxy, but Zlatan's less of a fashion entrepreneur, it would appear. "Sky News" reports that the star's attempt to launch a clothing range has met in disaster with the A-Z business being shut down with GBP18m in debts, mostly accrued through marketing costs.
The Guardian
ITN believes that tv coverage of court cases is inevitable and is calling on the Government to relax rules on reporting news from inside a courtroom, "The Guardian" reports.
Marketing Week
"Marketing Week" has an interesting article today on how tobacco firm Philip Morris International is positioning itself as an "inside challenger" aiming to secure a foothold in the growing "smoke-free" alternative market.
Campaign
Santander is using its sponsorship of hire bikes in London to launch a guided tour of historic locations in London linked to the suffragette movement to mark a hundred years since women won the vote in Britain, "Campaign" reports.
The Drum
An ad for travel agent giant, Tui, has been banned for referring to offers extending into October as being part of a summer campaign, "The Drum" reports.
Marketing Week
"Marketing Week" has details today of a GBP5m Coca-Cola campaign in the UK to encourage the public to drink its zero sugar variant. Both the classic and zero sugar bottles will feature the same red labelling, but zero sugar will have a black band at the top to denote it is the healthier option.