Fresh hope for ad industry on junk food ban

The Advertising industry are intending to have a pre(before)-9pm ban on junk food advertistments. The issuein tacking the obestity problems in the UK. Junk food is a major factor contributing to obestity and the advertising industry are aiming to tackle the problem by not having junk food ads before 9pm. By not showing adverts pre-9pm, kids who tend to go to sleep will not be able to see the junk food ads and therefore not be influenced.

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/nov/26/advertising

ITN Launches video on Bebo

ITN will launch showbiz, sports and quirky news videos on Bebo's new video service. Bebo- social media network where friends share their lives and explore great entertainment. Again we can see how companies are using the internet as it allows them to expand and grow further. Also it demonstrates how social media networks (e.g. MySpace, Hi5) are highly popular and why companies advertise and publish themeselves.

Grade: ITV1 to relaunch in 2008

ITV boss Michael Grade said the broadcaster will relaunch ITV1 on the back of News at Ten's return next year. The director of ITV says that the focus of the ITV1 relaunch would be on new programming, although there were no plans to dump shows wholesale or change the channel's branding.

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/oct/31/itv.medan