"This is a critical study of the changing relationship between media and marketing communications in the digital age. It examines the growth of content funded by brands, including brands' own media, native advertising and the integration of branded content across film, television, journalism and publishing, online, mobile and social media. This ambitious historical, empirical and theoretical study examines industry practices, policies and 'problems', advancing a framework for analysis of communications governance. Featuring examples from the UK, US, EU, Asia and other regions, it illustrates and explains industry practices, forms and formats and their relationship with changing market conditions, policies and regulation. The book provides a wide-ranging and incisive guide to contemporar...