Internet advertising to grow at slowest rate since 2001 dotcom bust

Sector to be outpaced next year by cinema ads as big companies raise fears over digital scandals The internet is about to lose its mantle as the fastest-growing sector of the global advertising market for the first time in two decades, as brands seeking risk-free space to spend their ad budgets turn to traditional media such as cinema, billboards and poster sites. Next year the global internet advertising market, which is dominated by Google and Facebook, will surrender its position as the fastest-growing ad medium for the first time since the early days of the dotcom boom and bust at the turn of the century. Continue reading...