The Telegraph
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Britain's listening station for the intelligence services, GCHQ, acted illegally when it conducted mass interceptions of electronic messages without adequate governance on how data was processed. "The Telegraph" reveals that the case was brought against the spy service by privacy groups after the activity had been flagged up by Edward Snowden.
The Times
Sometimes the strapline that underpins your brand image can be a noose around the neck. That is the take from "The Times" this morning as it describes how John Lewis' "never knowingly undersold" led the retail stores to slash prices this year and lose money. The group was only saved from going into the red by profits at its Waitrose supermarket.
The Guardian
It's a bad day for the tech giants, according to "The Guardian." The EU has approved controversial new copyright laws that will require the likes of Google to pay for using snippets of news stories in a move being dubbed by opponents as bringing in a "link tax."
Marketing Week
Coca-Cola has signed a three-and-a-half-year partnership deal with the Premier League, which "Marketing Week" reveals will begin in January and see multiple brand activations across the country, including a Premier League trophy tour.
Mobile Marketing
The BBC will launch a weekly news show on Facebook Watch. "Mobile Marketing" reports the programme, called "Cut Through The Noise," will focus on a different topic each week and will offer vertical video to fit the mobile screen.
NetImperative
It is hardly surprising to see Apple top a league table of the most relevant brands in Britain, but Netimperative reveals that the NHS, in ninth place, is a top-ten entrant for the first time in the list, compiled by Prophet. Also, Fitbit debuts at number six. Dyson and Lush have moved out of the top ten to make way.
Campaign
Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays are launching their first joint advertising campaign to highlight the "magical" aspect of going on holiday. "Campaign" reveals that the move follows AMV BBDO winning the combined account.
Campaign
"Campaign" is drawing attention to the paragraph in S4C's prospectus that warns Sorrell's company will work with consultancies to bypass agencies, where required, and will also work through one P&L rather than multiple profit centres.
Campaign
MediaCom has been put on alert as Coca-Cola puts its media business in the UK and Ireland under review, "Campaign" reports. The WPP agency won the GBP30m account from Dentsu's Vizeum five years ago, "Campaign" reminds.
The Guardian
An investigation by "The Guardian" has found that British newspapers cited Russian Twitter trolls in stories more than one hundred times.