Ofcom has rejected a request from the Conservative Party to investigate bias in Channel 4 deciding to replace Boris Johnson with a block of ice when he did not turn up for a leaders' debate on climate change, "Press Gazette" reports.

President Putin has signed a new law that labels any journalist or blogger whose content earns money outside of Russia as a "foreign agent," "The Guardian" reports.

Unilever has announced its new CMO will be Conny Braams, "Mediatel" reveals. She has been with the company for 30 years and will take over from Keith Weed, who is departing in January.

British publishers need to talk more and understand the value of their content and the huge sums of money Facebook and Google make from it, according to a speech at a "Campaign" conference this week by News UK's Chief Strategy Officer, Alison Nolan. She urged publishers that collaboration will allow them to tackle the power of the duopoly.

Elon Musk has told a California court that he did not mean the "pedo guy" slur to be taken "literally." The Tesla founder is accused of slander by one of the British cave divers who freed twelve young members of a football team from a cave in Thailand last year, the "BBC" reports.

A warning that profits could be 27% lower this year compared to last has sent M&C Saatchi shares down to nearly halve in value this morning, "The Drum" reports.

"Metro" has compiled a list of the eight Conservative Party ads that Facebook has banned so far during campaigning for next week's election.

Sky is planning to build a massive television and film studio near Elstree, which could create up to 2,000 new jobs, "The Guardian" reports.

"Sky News" is reporting on a mixed set of figures, which show that Black Friday lifted sales by 1% for retailers this year, although sales were down more than 4% in the run-up to the big day.

The European Commission has launched the preliminary stages of an investigation into Facebook and Google to establish whether their data-handling practices are GDPR-compliant, "City A.M." reports.