The BBC has paid GBP180m to take overall control of UKTV and its ten television channels, including Dave and Gold, "The Guardian" reports. The deal saw the corporation buy out Discovery.

After revealing Chris Pearce was leaving TMW Unlimited last month, "Campaign" now confirms that he will become the next CEO of MRM McCann London. He is expected to start in the summer.

Supermarket chain Iceland has appointed Leo Burnett to its advertising account after a week of talks with four rival agencies last week, "Campaign" reveals.

Sandwich chain Subway is seeking a new ad agency in the UK and Ireland after announcing it will end its ten-year relationship with McCann London. "Campaign" reveals that AAR will handle the process.

The big consultancy firms that are also accountants should be split up, MPs are telling the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). "The Times" reveals that a report from MPs suggests this is the only way to end a conflict of interest and restore faith in the auditing process.

Facebook is considering tackling its reputation as a source of misinformation by hiring editors to show its users quality news articles, "The Guardian" reveals. Mark Zuckerberg has also hinted that he would consider paying quality publications for supplying the social media site with news.

M&S has awarded its fashion creative brief to ODD. "Marketing Week" explains that the decision was made because of the agency's good reputation in clothing retail and comes after the chain store decided to split its food and fashion advertising accounts.

In an op-ed in the "Washington Post," that was featured in the tv news round-ups over the weekend, Mark Zuckerberg has called for governments to play a more prominent role in policing the internet and regulating social media platforms.

Five broadband providers -- BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Zen Internet -- have voluntarily signed up to Ofcom guidance that means customers will be due GBP8 per day compensation if their broadband is down for two days or more, according to the BBC.

VVCP has won the creative brief for Mondelez sweet brand, Maynards Bassetts without a pitch. "Campaign" reveals that the agency already works on the Mondelez-owned Cadbury brand.