Mobile operator Three can expect some tarnishing of its brand image today as Ofcom names it as the only network that has refused a request to automatically treat customers more fairly when their contracts come to an end. The BBC reports all other operators have agreed to put customers on a competitive deal once their contract is over to save paying high out-of-contract charges.

Mediatel has an interesting article covering the furore over the decision at "Campaign" to put Nigel Farage on the cover. Former editor Dominic Mills gives a rundown of the angry reaction on Twitter before pointing out that while nobody should be barred from being interviewed, the "boring" article is actually more guilty of not putting some of the industry's big questions to Farage.

A deadline of the mid 2020s may not seem too urgent, but the good news is Londoners are to get 4G throughout the underground system eventually, according to the BBC.

Researcher at eMarketer are excited by the growth in German ecommerce but concede the EU's second-largest market is still only worth a little over half the UK's online shopping spend of 165m Euros in 2018. France, in third place, is roughly half the size of the UK market.

"The Sun" is claiming to have set a record for political debates streamed online with an audience of 300,000 tuning in to see Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt go head to head for a final time. "Press Gazette" reports the average view time was 25 minutes, which "The Sun" is also claiming as another record, more than trebling the 7 minutes average view of Prince Harry's wedding last year.

FirstGroup has awarded its GBP24m-a-year media planning and buying account to the7stars. The incumbent was Wavemaker, Campaign reports. FirstGroup operates rail and bus franchises across Britain, including First Great Western and South Western Railways.

Global internet advertising growth is slowing down to the point where, in percentage terms, cinema will overtake it next year. "The Guardian" reveals that figures from Zenith point to a mistrust of digital advertising which is prompting advertisers to look for safer alternatives.

A 19-year-old Brexit Party campaigner who calls himself a freelance journalist has revealed in the "Mail On Sunday" that he was passed the sensitive, leaked memos in which the UK's former Ambassador to the US referred to Donald Trump as "inept." He claims to have a trusted source who passed them on and claims the episode was not a Brexit plot to oust Sir Kim Darroch.

"Marketing Week" is covering the furore stirred up by gambling company, Paddy Power last week as its unveiled a spoof version of the home kit for the football team it sponsors, Huddersfield Town. The photos showed the sponsor's name in a huge sash across the shirt. A couple of days later Paddy Power revealed that kits should not be sponsored and so would not put its brand on the shirt.

Nivea is reviewing its European media planning and buying account and the incumbent, WPP's Wavemaker, will not be repitching, according to "Campaign." The account is estimated to be worth GBP78m per year.