New Media Age
January 2011 Online
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Sugar to close as teen market shifts to digital media
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
Hachette Filipacchi is to close its teen print magazine Sugar to focus on its digital edition, Sugarscape.com.
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98% of music singles are bought online
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
The Office of National Statistics has revealed 98% of all music singles bought in the UK are done so online.
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Absolute Radio launches on Mac App Store
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
Absolute Radio has launched its first app compatible with Apple’s Mac App Store.
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Absolute sees 335% uplift in podcast listeners
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Absolute Radio saw a 335% year-on-year increase in podcast downloads in December, taking the total for the month to 3.4m.
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Ad tracking firm TagMan raises $2.2m
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
TagMan, which tracks online ad campaigns for marketers, has raised $2.2m (£1.42m), led by venture capital firm Greycroft Partners.
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Ad-funded games to hit $900m by 2015, claims Juniper
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
Ad spend within mobile games will increase ten-fold to hit $900m (£578.6m) by 2015, according to Juniper Research.
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All games on Facebook to accept Credits by July
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Every social game developer on Facebook will have to offer Facebook’s virtual currency Credits by 1 July as the scheme comes out of beta.
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Allied Carpets rolls out ecommerce site
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
Allied Carpets and Flooring has launched its first ecommerce site as part of a repositioning strategy.
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Amazon opens developer portal for Android app store
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
Amazon has created a developer portal ahead of the launch of its forthcoming Android app store.
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Amazon posts 8% rise in Q4 profits
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Amazon has reported an 8% rise in profits to $416m (£261.8m) for the fourth quarter of 2010, up from $384m (£241.6m) the previous year.
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Amazon takes full ownership of LoveFilm
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Amazon has bought the remaining shares of LoveFilm for an undisclosed sum.
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Android Market growth rate outstrips Apple App Store
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
The number of iPhone apps available via the Apple App Store doubled to 300,000 during 2010, but Google’s Android Market is growing at a faster rate, according to a report from Distimo.
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Ann Summers switches from Commission Junction to Affiliate Window
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Lingerie and adult toy retailer Ann Summers has closed its affiliate programme with Commission Junction and moved to Affiliate Window.
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AOL and Endemol form web show tie-up
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
AOL and production company Endemol have formed a tie-up that will see them co-develop and co-produce web shows for AOL’s female audience.
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AOL completes Goviral acquisition for $74m
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
AOL Europe has continued its expansion drive by completing its acquisition of video distribution network Goviral for $74.1m (£46.7m).
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Apple App Store hits 10bn downloads
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Apple’s App Store has reached 10bn downloads, with UK-based Neon Play generating the milestone transaction.
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Apple expected to add NFC to mobile devices
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Apple will introduce near-field communication (NFC) capabilities into the next generation of its iPhone and iPad later this year, according to reports.
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Apple launches Mac App Store
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
Apple has launched its desktop app outlet Mac App Store with more than 1,000 free and paid-for apps from brands including Ancestry.com and software firm Autodesk.
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Apple profits soar on back of iPhone and iPad sales
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
Apple has reported record profit thanks to better-than-expected sales of iPhones and iPads in the run-up to Christmas.
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Apple’s Jobs confirms leave of absence
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is to take medical leave of absence, with COO Tim Cook taking charge of the company’s day-to-day running.
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Argos allows PayPal payments ahead of a move into m-commerce
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Argos has introduced PayPal payments as the retailer gears up to enter the mobile commerce market.
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Arqiva seeks investor for SeeSaw
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
Arqiva is on the lookout for an investment partner for its online TV catch-up aggregator SeeSaw.
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ASA bans misleading LoveFilm TV ad
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a LoveFilm TV ad for misleading consumers about its online free trial.
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ASA runs above-the-line campaign to highlight widened online remit
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
The Advertising Standards Authority has launched its first above-the-line marketing campaign in five years today to promote its extended online remit.
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ASA upholds complaints over misleading Groupon ads
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
Online discount service Groupon has had three ads banned because they were misleading about how much customers could save with its deals.
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ASOS launches fully stocked shop on Facebook
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
ASOS is launching a fully transactional Facebook shop, allowing people to buy its entire range from within the social network.
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ASOS shows how social commerce should be done
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
ASOS has once again shown the industry the right way to integrate social and commerce with the announcement of its Facebook store this week.
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BBC closes WML mobile site
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
The BBC has closed the WML version of its mobile page, claiming traffic has dropped massively during the last two years.
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BBC iPlayer to lose radio content as part of online overhaul
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
The BBC has revealed the iPlayer will no longer include radio content as part of its restructuring of BBC Online.
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BBC Lab UK launches online study into Britain’s class system
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
The BBC has launched an online study to find out whether the British public believes there’s still a three-tier class system.
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BBC launches YouTube channel for Classic Doctor Who
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has launched a dedicated YouTube channel for Doctor Who.
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BBC to broadcast music masterclass event online
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
The BBC will stream its Musicians Masterclass event, featuring The Kaiser Chiefs and Tinchy Stryder, to give access to a wider audience.
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BBC Trust backs iPlayer-based syndication strategy
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
The BBC Trust has provisionally backed the BBC’s decision not to syndicate catch-up TV shows on a programme-by-programme basis.
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BBC Trust calls for review of independent producer quota
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
The BBC Trust has called for “urgent reform” of BBC Online’s commissioning quota system.
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BBC’s Huggers to join Intel
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
Erik Huggers, the BBC’s head of Future Media & Technology, is to join Intel as corporate VP and general manager of its Digital Home Group.
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Bebo to launch redesign focusing on video
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
Bebo has agreed a deal with video search portal MeFeedia as part of a major redesign next month.
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Bellwether reports display and search up though marketing budgets revised down
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Direct marketing, online advertising and paid search were the only disciplines to see a rise in spend last quarter, according to the latest IPA Bellwether report.
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Best uses of Facebook Places will need to add true value
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
The number of campaigns using Facebook Places will no doubt explode, but avoiding using it in a shallow way is the challenge.
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Bing is slowly but surely gaining ground on Google
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
2011 is set to be a monumental year for Microsoft’s search ambitions, with its alliance with Yahoo key to its intentions to bolster its position within the market.
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Bing uses Facejacker star for viral campaign
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
Microsoft search engine Bing has launched a web-TV campaign featuring the star of Channel 4’s comedy series Facejacker.
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BRIT Awards signs Somethin' Else as video and radio partner
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
The BRIT Awards has appointed Somethin’ Else to handle its online video and radio content output.
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British Comedy Awards to launch online community
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
The British Comedy Awards has appointed MCBX to create an online community for comedy.
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British Library showcases rare documents in first mobile app
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
The British Library has launched its first mobile app to reach a global audience and increase its contact with digital media users.
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Broadcasters need to hold some VOD content back for YouView
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
The speed at which broadcasters are syndicating their content could spell disaster for YouView.
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BSkyB buys The Cloud to give broadband users Wi-Fi access
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
BSkyB will offer its 2.8m broadband customers access to Wi-Fi hotspots following the purchase of network The Cloud, according to reports.
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BSkyB sees revenues rise 15% in H2 2010
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
BSkyB has seen a 15% year-on-year rise in revenue to £3.19bn in its half yearly results to December 2010.
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BT to enable two-tier web access
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
BT is launching a service that could let broadband providers charge content owners for better quality distribution.
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Cadbury rolls Creme Egg into Spots v Stripes campaign
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
Cadbury is launching a large-scale game of dare to promote Creme Egg, linked to its London 2012 Olympics Spots v Stripes campaign.
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Canon looks to online content to support product launches
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
Canon Europe is looking to online content creation to support its digital marketing activity for product launches.
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Centaur and Caspian founders set up online B2B publisher
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Former Centaur chairman and CEO Graham Sherren has teamed up Caspian Publishing founder Mike Bokaie to launch an online-only B2B media business.
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Centaur appoints iVillage’s Miskin non-exec director
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
Publishing house Centaur Media has appointed Rebecca Miskin as non-executive director.
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Channel 4 commits £4m to commissioning regional digital startups
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Channel 4 is dedicating 35% of its overall digital media commissioning spend to independent startups outside London.
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City AM to charge for mobile apps
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
City AM has confirmed its first mobile apps will be paid for, despite its website and hard copies being ad funded.
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Debenhams sponsors Neighbours on Five
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Debenhams has launched an integrated push for its sponsorship of soap Neighbours on Five.
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December mobile shopping peaks on Boxing Day
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
Mobile commerce activity for December 2010 peaked on Boxing Day, according to research from mobile marketplace Adfonic.
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Digital accounts for one in six album sales
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
Digital albums now account for 17.5% of all albums sold, according to BPI figures.
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Digital Chocolate debuts Android game apps on GetJar
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
Social games publisher Digital Chocolate has debuted Android versions of its hit titles Millionaire City and MMA Pro Fighter on independent app store GetJar.
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Discovery Channel and Singapore Airlines in sponsorship deal
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
Discovery Channel has struck a year-long cross-platform sponsorship deal with Singapore Airlines.
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Disney Junior launches as multi-platform pre-school brand
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
The Walt Disney Company has launched multi-platform pre-school brand Disney Junior.
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Domino's reports over £1m of mobile orders in Q4
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
Domino’s Pizza is poised to launch an Android app having processed more than £1m worth of orders via its iPhone app since it launched in September.
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DoubleClick generates twice the revenue of rivals, claims Google
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Google’s DoubleClick display ad exchange generates 188% more revenue than its rivals, according to a Google blog post.
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Dow Jones to launch foreign exchange news service
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Dow Jones is to launch a global foreign exchange news and information service this year.
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Ebay appoints Lahage as European fashion chief
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Ebay has appointed former Net-A-Porter consultant Miriam Lahage as European general manager of fashion as it continues to grow its fashion business.
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Ebay mobile revenues topped $2bn in 2010
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
Ebay’s global mobile revenue increased by over 300% to hit $2bn (£1.29bn) last year, according to the company.
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Ebookers hires MediaCom North as media agency
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
Online travel agency Ebookers has appointed MediaCom North to handle its media planning/buying.
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Entertainment arm boosts Microsoft revenues
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Microsoft says growth of its gaming and entertainment offering was a key factor in its record revenues of $19.95bn (£12.6bn) for Q4 2010.
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ESPN to revamp cricket site ahead of World Cup
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
ESPN is poised to revamp its specialist website ESPNcricinfo in the run-up to the Cricket World Cup.
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Even as mobile marketing grows, search will still be king
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
My email inbox has been flooded with predictions from analyst houses and technology vendors on how the mobile marketing industry will pan out in 2011.
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Everything Everywhere to launch contactless mobile payment
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Everything Everywhere, owner of Orange and T-Mobile, is to launch a contactless mobile payment system.
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Experian acquires majority stake in Techlightenment
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Information and data services company Experian has bought a majority stake in social media technology company Techlightenment.
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Ex-Trinity Mirror’s Bunyan becomes MD of video ad firm
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
Chris Bunyan, former regional digital director at Trinity Mirror, has been appointed MD of online video firm Localstars.
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Facebook changes Friend Finder settings in response to German privacy concerns
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Facebook has agreed to change email invite settings after German data protection officials criticised the site’s privacy settings.
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Facebook confirms $1bn investment by Goldman Sachs
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Facebook has confirmed a $1bn (£627.3m) investment from Goldman Sachs Overseas Offering, valuing it at $50bn (£31.4bn).
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Facebook denies launch of branded phone
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Facebook has denied rumours it’s to launch a branded mobile phone with HTC, saying an ‘official’ handset would go against its key principles.
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Facebook gets credit for freedom over game payments
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Facebook has taken a wise decision in incentivising exclusive use of it’s virtual currency Credits rather than enforcing it.
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Facebook investment values social network at $50bn
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
Facebook has secured a round of investment valuing the company at more than $50bn (£32.2bn), according to reports.
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Facebook launches mobile app for non-smartphones
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Facebook has launched a mobile app that works specifically on mid-market ’feature’ phones in a bid to increase its popularity in emerging markets.
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Facebook launches Sponsored Stories ad format
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Facebook has launched an ad format that shows users the interactions, such as likes or check-ins, that their friends have made with a brand.
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Facebook reveals UK launch partners for Deals
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Debenhams, O2 and Starbucks will be among the first UK brands to launch campaigns on Facebook Deals.
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Facebook revenues pass $1bn in 2010
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
Facebook revenues reached $1.2bn (£776.4m) for the first nine months of 2010, according to documents sent to investors.
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First Direct launches transactional mobile app
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
First Direct is the first UK bank to launch a transactional mobile app that lets customers transfer funds between accounts.
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FT launches emerging markets news and analysis site Tilt
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
The Financial Times this morning launched FT Tilt, its seventh niche spin-off.
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Future appoints Nuts publisher Porteous to develop film titles
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
Future Publishing has made key appointments within its entertainment division as it looks to bolster the team ahead of multimedia and brand extension developments this year.
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Ginsters signs in-game ad deal for football game
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Ginsters has struck an in-game advertising deal with developer We R Interactive.
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Global Radio appoints Shine's Thorogood to lead digital
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
Global Radio has appointed Christopher Thorogood as director of digital.
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Google CEO Schmidt takes back seat in management restructure
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Google co-founder Larry Page is to return as CEO after Eric Schmidt announced he’s to step down after ten years in charge.
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Google takes on Groupon
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Google is set to go head to head with Groupon by launching its own group-buying site to cash in on the growing trend for social commerce.
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Google to recruit for European expansion
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Google is to increase its European headcount by 1,000 as part of investment in the region.
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Google's Brittin joins Sainsbury's as non-executive director
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Sainsbury’s has appointed Google UK & Ireland MD Matt Brittin to its board.
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Government would do better talking to people rather than press
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Most coverage of Andy Coulson’s resignation as David Cameron’s director of communications dismisses the move as inevitable for a poor choice of candidate in the first place.
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Groupon secures $950m in funding
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
Group buying site Groupon has completed a $950m (£611.6m) round of funding, the company has confirmed.
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Groupon seeks $950m in funding after dismissing buyout
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
Online discount service Groupon is set to raise $950m (£610.1m) in funding just weeks after it turned down a reported multi-billion-dollar takeover offer from Google, according to reports.
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Guardian head of product development Jones to chair AOP committee
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Guardian News & Media’s head of product development Piers Jones is to chair the Association of Online Publishers’ product development committee.
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Guardian poised to launch app subscription strategy
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
Guardian News & Media has confirmed it will kick off its mobile subscription strategy this week, according to reports.
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Guardian to rework Eyewitness app
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
The Guardian is planning to redevelop its Eyewitness app this year, according to Guardian News & Media mobile product manager Jonathon Moore.
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Head of Tesco.com Wade-Gery takes charge of non-food business
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
Tesco.com and Tesco Direct CEO Laura Wade-Gery is to take control of the supermarket’s non-food business as part of a board reshuffle.
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Hearst in talks to buy Lagardère international division
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
US media giant Hearst has confirmed it’s in talks to acquire French publisher Lagardère’s international magazine division.
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Hearst offers close to $900m for Lagardère's international business
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
French media firm Lagardère has received a binding offer for its international magazine and website business from Hearst.
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HMV faces credit crisis
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
HMV shares have hit their lowest point as the entertainment chain revealed its credit insurers are reducing the level of cover they provide the group.
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HMV to focus on digital content as retail suffers
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
HMV has said it will continue to focus on digital content as part of its transition to a “broad-based entertainment brand”, following a gloomy trading update.
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HTC expected to launch first Facebook phone
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Smartphone manufacturer HTC looks set to be the first to launch branded Facebook phones.
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Hunt to refer NewsCorp’s BSkyB takeover bid to Competition Commission
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed he intends to refer NewsCorp’s bid to take full control of BSkyB to the Competition Commission.
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IGN UK boosted by MySpace cuts
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
IGN UK, the online entertainment network that owns AskMen, is set to double its commercial staff and gain full control of its sales operations following parent company NewsCorp’s decision to axe over 500 jobs from MySpace.
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Is Google wise to dismiss any threat from Facebook?
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Yesterday outgoing Google CEO Eric Schmidt used one of his last public appearances to dispel a few myths about the company’s position in the search market, not least against perceived competitors.
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ITV appoints BBC’s Micklethwait as director of product strategy
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
ITV has appointed former BBC director James Micklethwait as director of product strategy and customer engagement.
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ITV head of online commissioning Bradshaw departs
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Kate Bradshaw, ITV.com’s deputy MD and head of online commissioning, is leaving the broadcaster.
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ITV launches mobile voting app for Dancing On Ice
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Broadcasters including ITV and Sky are embracing interactive mobile voting, rather than SMS formats, to build engagement around entertainment shows.
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ITV restructures online division to focus on multi-platform
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
ITV has restructured its commercial and online division as part of its strategy to develop premium content and deliver it across multiple platforms.
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ITV Studios digital production head Wagstaff departs
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
ITV Studios’ director of digital productions Patricia Wagstaff has left after almost three years at the broadcaster.
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ITV’s Cresswell joins Arqiva as CEO
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
John Cresswell, former CEO of ITV, has become CEO of Arqiva, one of the partners behind video-on-demand venture YouView.
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January 2011
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Editor Justin Pearse highlights the month’s key stories in digital media and marketing
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Kellogg’s launches Krave variant through Facebook
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Kellogg’s is using Facebook as the launch platform for a variant of its Krave cereal, the first time it has used social media to launch a product.
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Land Rover launches animated campaign for Freelander 2
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
Land Rover has launched a global integrated campaign to promote its Freelander 2 model.
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Last.fm appoints ToneFuse as video ad provider
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
Last.fm owner CBS Interactive Music Group has chosen ad platform ToneFuse Music to represent its worldwide video ad sales inventory.
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LBi appoints Pillai as UK CEO in management restructure
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
LBi has promoted its UK MD Anil Pillai to the role of UK CEO.
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LinkedIn files for IPO to raise $175m
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
LinkedIn is set to become the first social network to float on the New York Stock Exchange.
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LinkedIn plans IPO for 2011 ahead of Facebook
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
LinkedIn is planning to go public at an estimated value of more than $2bn, according to reports.
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Lionsgate uses Facebook Places to promote action movie
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
Movie studio Lionsgate is promoting its latest release, Drive Angry 3D, using Facebook’s location service Places.
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LoveFilm strikes exclusive deal for Icon Film releases
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
LoveFilm has signed a content deal with Icon Film Distribution.
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M&S offers coupon through O2's location marketing service
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Marks & Spencer has signed up to O2’s location-based marketing service You Are Here, which sends promotional mobile messages to O2’s customers.
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Mac App Store hits 1m downloads in first day
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Downloads on Apple’s Mac App Store topped 1m within 24 hours of its commercial launch, according to the company.
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Mail Online defies general fall in online newspaper audience
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Mail Online remained the UK’s most popular newspaper online in December, according to the latest ABCE audit, ending a record year for the DMGT title.
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Marketing Services Guide 2011 open for entries
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
The entry form for this year’s new media age Marketing Services Guide is now available online.
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MediaCom's Bardega moves to mobile agency
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
MediaCom head of digital Stefan Bardega has announced his departure to head mobile creative agency Ubinow.
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Metro aims to be multi-platform entertainment leader
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
Metro, the free national morning newspaper, is to ramp up its entertainment section, both online and in print, in a bid to become a leader in UK showbiz coverage.
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Microsoft Advertising adds Gumtree to portfolio
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
Microsoft Advertising is working with Gumtree to sell its unsold inventory.
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Microsoft Advertising commercial director Maples departs
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Chris Maples, commercial director for Microsoft Advertising, has left the company, new media age can reveal.
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Microsoft contests Apple's bid to trademark 'app store'
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
Apple and Microsoft are locked in a dispute after the former’s attempt to trademark the term ’app store’, according to reports.
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Microsoft sites see record rise in visitor numbers
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
Microsoft sites have seen their greatest increase in number of total unique visitors in the last 12 months, according to latest figures from ComScore.
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MIG launches mobile platform for TV voting
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Mobile Interactive Group has launched a mobile voting platform in a bid to boost broadcasters’ confidence in text-voting services.
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Mobile ad network Millennial Media raises $27.5m
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
Mobile ad network Millennial Media has raised $27.5m to finance further acquisitions and boost its global expansion.
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Mobile ad network Velti raises $150m
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Mobile ad network Velti has raised over $150m (£94.5m) in an initial public offering in the US.
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Moneysupermarket to overhaul ad strategy
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
Moneysupermarket.com is expected to overhaul its advertising strategy later this year as it looks to cement its position as the most-visited price comparison site in the UK.
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Moneysupermarket to sponsor Britain’s Got Talent
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
Moneysupermarket has struck a cross-platform sponsorship deal with ITV and production companies Syco TV and FremantleMedia Enterprises for the new series of Britain’s Got Talent.
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Murdoch to launch iPad-only news title
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
News Corp is expected to launch its iPad-only title The Daily in the US early next week.
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Muzu appoints W00t!media for digital sales
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Music video social network Muzu.tv has appointed ad network W00t!media to handle its ad sales.
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MySpace could cut up to 50% of staff
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
MySpace is planning significant cost cuts that could result in up to half of its staff being laid off, reports suggest.
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MySpace to lay off half its staff
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
MySpace is expected to announce it will cut half its workforce today as owner News Corporation looks to make the company more attractive to potential buyers.
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MySpace to lose 47% of staff in global restructure
Tue, 11 Jan 2011
MySpace is to cut almost half its staff and has struck an ad sales deal with .Fox Networks in the UK.
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News Corp's The Daily to launch on iPad next week
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
News Corp’s iPad-only title The Daily will launch next Wednesday, following recent delays.
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News International promotes Tregurtha to editor of Times Digital
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
News International has appointed Craig Tregurtha as its first editor of Times Digital as the title looks to strengthen its core digital team.
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News Republic app launches on iPhone
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Mobiles Republic has globally launched its News Republic app on the iPhone after generating 200,000 downloads on the Android Market.
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Newspapers overtake broadcasters in video streaming
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Newspaper sites have overtaken broadcaster sites in the number of videos uploaded, according to a report by Brightcove and TubeMogul.
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Nintendo 3DS UK launch date and partners revealed
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Nintendo has partnered with brands including Sky and BT to launch its new 3D handheld console in the UK and Europe.
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nma Effectiveness Awards 2011 open for entries
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
new media age’s fifteenth Effectiveness Awards are now open for entries.
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nma webinar next Wednesday
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
The latest in new media age’s series of free webinars, How to Build Effective Marketing Presentations for Webinars, broadcasts at 3pm on Wednesday 19 January.
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Nokia drops unlimited music service
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Nokia has pulled the plug on its music offering Ovi Music Unlimited, which bundles free music tracks into the price of a handset.
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Nokia launches app for Social Media Week
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Nokia has launched an app for Social Media Week London to let people track trends and communicate with each another.
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Nokia pledges change as profit tumbles 21%
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Nokia has reported a 21% drop in its fourth-quarter net profit for 2010, and admitted it’s “time to change faster” to compete with iPhone and Android.
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NOTW digital editor moves back to Fabulous supplement
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
News of the World digital editor Rachel Richardson is to return to its supplement Fabulous as the Sunday tabloid looks to ramp up the women’s lifestyle title.
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NoTW launches campaign to gain women subscribers
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
News of the World is launching a campaign aimed at female readers to push subscriber numbers for both the website and newspaper.
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O2 to launch public Wi-Fi network
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
O2 has announced plans to launch a countrywide public Wi-Fi network in a co-ordinated bid to support the use of smartphones and tablet devices.
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Ofcom to make 170 redundancies
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
Ofcom will cut around 170 jobs as it looks to reduce spending over the next four years.
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Official Charts Company appoints MTV to sell ads
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
MTV is to sell display ads for The Official Charts Company website in its first third-party ad sales partnership.
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Online news sources still most trusted, finds Edelman study
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Edelman’s 11th Trust Barometer report has found that while UK trust in media is at an all-time low, online news sources are still the first choice for most people when looking for information on brands.
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Online sales jump 25% thanks to bad weather
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Online spending increased 25% in December to £6.8bn as bad weather sent shoppers online.
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Online video ad revenues triple for Web TV Enterprise
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Video ad network Web TV Enterprise saw ad revenues triple last year, according to its latest results.
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Opodo bidders plan to combine it with US and French travel sites
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
The private equity groups making a £342m bid for Opodo intend to combine its operations with travel portals eDreams and Go Voyages.
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Orange plans mobile content for UEFA Euro 2012
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
Orange is to sponsor the UEFA Euro 2012 Championships as part of a pan-European deal spanning 11 countries, including the UK.
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Organic industry launches £2m integrated campaign
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
The Organic Trade Board has launched a £2m integrated campaign to position organic food as more of a mass-market product.
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P&G puts Facebook and Twitter at centre of Gillette campaign
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Proctor & Gamble will use Facebook and Twitter as promotional platforms central to its first Gillette Fusion product launch since 2006.
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Political activists plot mobilisation through digital channels
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
Netroots Nation and Blue State Digital are among organisations planning to mobilise political activists in the UK through digital channels as the Government gives the go-ahead to plans for online petitions to be debated in Parliament.
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Premier Inn launches transactional mobile app
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
Premier Inn has launched a transactional mobile app that lets users view availability of rooms in real time.
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Public to be consulted about 'misleading' broadband ads
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
The public is to be asked about misleading claims in ads for broadband services, according to reports.
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Publicity of Goldman Sachs' Facebook share offer shuts out US
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Goldman Sachs is set to exclude its US clients from a private offering of Facebook shares due to “intense media coverage” which could lead to the bank breaching US security laws.
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Publishers must embrace web-connected TV, says Rose
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Publishers must start putting their content onto web-connected TVs “before it’s too late”, according to former YouView chief technology officer Anthony Rose.
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Punktilio partners with US social commerce company for UK push
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Social media agency Punktilio is partnering with US social commerce company Milyoni to launch it in the UK.
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Quantity over quality still rules, unfortunately
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Given all the brands doing great work online, why are so many still judging success on volume alone?
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Quora requires just a watching brief, for now
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Like a lot of people in the digital industry, I was hit by a tidal wave of Quora invites last week when returning from the Christmas break. But is there any substance behind this latest craze?
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Rapping ad boosts Yeo Valley sales 15%
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Organic food producer Yeo Valley saw a 15% year-on-year increase in sales during the last quarter on the back of its integrated Live In Harmony campaign.
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Regional publisher Archant buys local group-buying service
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Regional publisher Archant has bought a 50% stake of online local group-deals service Tickles, according to reports.
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Retailers open up to the value of mobile commerce
Thu, 27 Jan 2011
The £1m worth of sales generated on ASOS’s mobile site last month shows m-commerce is finally coming into fashion with brands beyond the usual suspects.
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Retailers sign up for charity online shopping app
Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Debenhams, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Thomas Cook are among 1,000 retailers taking part in an online charity scheme.
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Rough Guides location-based app launches on Nokia Ovi Store
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Rough Guides is to launch more than 200 paid-for location-based mobile apps on Nokia’s Ovi Store in a bid to boost its popularity with travellers.
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Scvngr confirms $15m investment
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
Mobile social gaming service Scvngr has raised $15m (£9.64m) in a funding round led by European venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
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Search's slowing growth shows the maturity of the sector
Fri, 7 Jan 2011
The first new media age cover story of the year featured our annual survey of media agency predictions for search and display ad spend growth rates, but this time with a twist.
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SeeSaw is failing to capitalise on its early advantage
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
SeeSaw needs to boost its efforts to build its brand if it’s to make any real impression in the catch-up TV market.
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Sky Anytime+ to show content from new Atlantic HD channel
Thu, 6 Jan 2011
Sky is to launch a Sky Atlantic HD channel, bolstering content for its Anytime+ video-on-demand service.
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Sky enables live voting via app for Got To Dance
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Sky has produced a mobile app that includes voting for its reality show Got To Dance, a first for the broadcaster.
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Somethin’ Else appoints Abel first head of radio
Wed, 19 Jan 2011
Production company Somethin’ Else has appointed Robert Abel as its first head of radio, as part of its strategy to bolster its digital radio output.
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Sony rolls out cloud music service to smartphones
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
Sony is to roll out its cloud-based music subscription service to smartphones including the iPhone and Android, according to reports.
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Sorrell and Lane-Fox to advise Government on marketing review
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
The Government has enlisted the help of industry experts – including WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell, Channel 4 CEO David Abraham and Martha Lane-Fox – for its review of public sector marketing and communications.
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Specific appoints COI's Stephenson to grow multi-platform, tailored brand offering
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
Specific Media has appointed Daniel Stephenson, the COI’s head of digital marketing, to the newly created role of senior director of category development, as it looks to build a multi-platform, tailored brand offering.
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Spotify and Shazam unite in app deal
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
Music identification service Shazam will integrate its app with Spotify to allow users to stream full music tracks.
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Tesco and Sainsbury’s see growth through digital businesses
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
Supermarkets Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been buoyed by online and mobile operations through difficult trading conditions over Christmas, according to their latest trading statements.
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Tesco launches cash-for-gold service online and in-store
Tue, 4 Jan 2011
Tesco has launched a cash-for-gold service to take advantage of soaring prices for the precious metal.
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Tesco unveils first TV ad for grocery shopping app
Wed, 5 Jan 2011
Tesco has moved to strengthen its mobile marketing arm by launching the first TV ad for a mobile app by a supermarket.
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Tesco.com appoints head of China operation to replace Wade-Gery
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Tesco’s CEO of its China operation, Ken Towle, is to take over as head of Tesco.com.
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The Beatles reach 5m downloads on iTunes
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Sales of Beatles tracks on iTunes have topped 5m since becoming available last November, according to Apple.
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The value of branded content still isn't clear to everyone
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
Many marketing professionals are obsessing over branded content, but are brands themselves quite as excited?
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T-Mobile data cap fiasco highlights industry-wide problems
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
T-Mobile’s climbdown on capping its mobile internet tariffs for existing subscribers leads me to question how this will affect the public’s perception of the mobile internet.
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T-Mobile reinstates data cap terms for existing customers
Thu, 13 Jan 2011
T-Mobile has backed down on its revised mobile internet packages following a wave of protest from customers and bloggers.
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Two in five Twitter posts made via mobile
Mon, 10 Jan 2011
Over 40% of all Twitter posts are made via a mobile phone, according to the company’s CEO Dick Costolo.
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UK tops European use of mobile internet among young
Mon, 17 Jan 2011
The UK is the leading market for mobile internet use in Europe, according to a study by Nielsen.
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Unilever appoints EHS 4D to freshen Dove's digital strategy
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Unilever is to embark on a fresh digital strategy for its Dove deodorant brand, with the appointment of digital firm EHS 4D.
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US government scrutinises Google’s travel plans
Fri, 14 Jan 2011
The US government has upped its investigation into Google’s bid for travel search company ITA, according to reports.
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VCCP hires Dare's Newton as digital MD
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
VCCP has appointed David Newton as MD of digital. He joins from Dare, where he was the head of client services.
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Virgin Media appoints Brandon to head digital sales team
Tue, 18 Jan 2011
Virgin Media has appointed Mark Brandon to head its in-house digital sales house.
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Vodafone claims 100,000 UK music subscribers
Mon, 24 Jan 2011
Vodafone has more than 100,000 UK customers paying for its subscription music service Music Unlimited.
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We7 enables Facebook Connect sign-up to improve ad targeting
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Music streaming service We7 is changing its sign-up process to increase targeting opportunities for advertisers.
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Why mobile marketers should go for gold in 2012
Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Major sporting tournaments are usually accompanied by major branding campaigns. With two such events scheduled for 2012, I expect mobile to come into its own as a marketing medium.
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Will group buying bring Google's buzz back?
Fri, 21 Jan 2011
Eric Schmidt’s decision to hand back the Google CEO reigns to Larry Page has set tongues wagging as to the future health of arguably the world’s most important digital company.
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Yahoo confirms job cuts amid declining revenues
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Yahoo has confirmed a 1% cut in its global workforce after revealing a 4% dip in revenues over the last three months of 2010.
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YouTube to add recommendations through Fflick buyout
Fri, 28 Jan 2011
Google has bought social media analytics firm Fflick in a bid to make YouTube more social.