ITV has announced Spotify and TikTok to be sponsors of its dating-based reality tv show, "Love Island," "Campaign" writes. The show is running over winter for the first time, starting on Sunday.

The ICO has fined Dixons Carphone GBP500,000 after hackers compromised personal information to millions of its customers. "Sky News" reveals the company is set to appeal against some of the regulator's findings.

Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has revealed that she is "minded" to intervene on the proposed sale of "i" newspaper to the Daily Mail Group, "Press Gazette" reports.

Tech companies are lobbying the EU to not make them responsible for all content on their platforms. City A.M. reveals that the companies do accept the need to take harmful or illegal content down and will work with a watchdog to ensure that happens, but they do not want to be held liable for all content on the platforms.

The IAB has unveiled plans to answer the ICO's concerts with RTB advertising, "Mobile Marketing" reveals. The proposals promise to tighten up practices around data privacy, particularly around special categories, which are heavily protected under GDPR.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has called for ads promoting Botox on social media to be removed immediately, Campaign reports. Promotion of the procedure is illegal but the ASA claims the law is being widely flouted.

Paula Nickolds, who was due to take on a new head of marketing role across both John Lewis and Waitrose, has left the company before starting her new position, "The Drum" reports. The retailer posted disappointing Christmas figures recently.

"The Sun" has launched a US website in a bid to emulate the success of tabloid rival "The Mirror" on the other side of the Atlantic, "Press Gazette" reports.

The BBC is reporting that Quibi, a rival to Netflix that limits shows to 10 minutes, will be launching in the US this April priced at the equivalent of GBP3.80 per month. The service uses a feature that allows content to be viewed in either landscape or upright mode, so it can be watched on a smartphone.

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has revealed UK retailers had their worst year in 2019 since it began keeping growth records in 1995. "Sky News" reveals sales were down by 1.8% across November and December, compared to 2018.