New Media Age
3-8 January 2012
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Absolute Radio expands to connected TVs
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
Absolute Radio has launched its first connected TV app following a tie-up with Samsung.
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App downloads top 1.2bn in last week of 2011
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Over 1.2bn apps were downloaded in the closing week of 2011 making it the busiest of the year for mobile activations, according to figures from analytics firm Flurry.
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Apple plans large-scale event in New York, according to reports
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Apple will focus on publishing and iBooks rather than iAds at a new product event later this month in New York, according to AllThingsD, which cited “sources close to the situation”.
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Apple set to cause publishing waves
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
The year has kicked off relatively quietly in the media sector, although Apple’s rumoured event later this month on its publishing ambitions is sure to cause waves.
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Autoglass crowdsources new TV ad star from Facebook
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
Autoglass has launched a TV ad campaign following a competition on Facebook to find a customer to star in its new campaign.
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BARB online TV viewing research not detailed enough, say experts
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
BARB’s online TV viewing research, revealed yesterday, is not detailed enough to provide an accurate and holistic view of the online video market, according to experts.
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BBC Worldwide and Stardoll create subscription-based community for Strictly Come Dancing
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
BBC Worldwide has partnered with teen virtual world Stardoll to promote Strictly Come Dancing to a teen audience, creating a virtual club for fans to to join.
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Brands must get ready for the connected TV world
Thu, 5 Jan 2012
Next week all eyes will be on the Las Vegas-based Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – the world’s largest consumer technology conference. This annual event helps catapult products like connected TVs into the mainstream.
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Digital music sales grow but do not offset overall decline
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Combined digital and physical music sales fell 5.6%, despite a boost in confidence for digital album sales.
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FT confirms web app developer purchase
Thu, 5 Jan 2012
The Financial Times has purchased the development agency behind its HTML5 web app for an undisclosed fee, indicating the publisher wants to reduce its reliance on native apps.
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Gadfly quiz of the year 2011 – the answers
Tue, 10 Jan 2012
How did you do in Gadders’ quiz of stuff from the past year?
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Google moves to combat Android fragmentation issues
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
Google now requires device manufacturers using the Ice Cream Sandwich version of its Android operating system to use its native code in a bid to curb fragmentation complications.
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Google overhauls search home page
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Google is rolling out a new home page designed to give prominence to other services including Google+.
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Google’s SEO blunder could impact whole market , say experts
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
Google’s self-demotion of its Chrome browser natural search rankings could confuse and complicate paid link guidelines for all digital-based marketing campaigns, according to experts.
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Guardian iPad app tops 500,000 downloads
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
The Guardian’s iPad app has been downloaded over 500,000 times since launching in October last year.
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Holiday firm Late Deals revamps website and SEO strategy
Mon, 9 Jan 2012
Package holiday firm Latedeals.co.uk is set to overhaul its website and SEO strategy as part of its 2012 digital marketing drive.
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How important is a brand's welcome page on Facebook?
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
The welcome pages on Facebook used by brands can vary hugely but does it really make a difference to converting people to Like?
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Industry view: Did overcrowded music streaming market kill Boinc?
Thu, 5 Jan 2012
Last week streaming service Boinc, and its parent company Beyond Oblivion, closed before it had even launched. new media age canvassed industry opinion on whether the music streaming market is becoming too crowded?
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IPC Media bolsters multi-platform ad offering
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
Magazine publisher IPC Media has poached Jon Tickner from Telegraph Media Group to become its first ever creative development director to “spearhead” the development of advertising solutions.
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Jordan Bambach departs LBI for Dare
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
LBI executive creative director Laura Jordan Bambach is leaving the agency later this month to join Dare.
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Littlewoods sees 300% conversion hike with retargeting campaign
Thu, 5 Jan 2012
Littlewoods has seen a 200-300% uplift in conversions after deploying a digital campaign which combines its anonymous first party data with real-time retargeting technology, in what it says is the “most successful digital campaign” it has done to date.
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London 2012 and Ryanair lag in customer satisfaction survey
Thu, 22 Dec 2011
The official London 2012 and Ryanair websites have finished bottom of a customer satisfaction study of the UK’s top 40 retailers, according to analytics company Forsee.
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Lovefilm strikes ITV and BBC Worldwide content deals
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
Lovefilm has struck content deals with ITV and BBC Worldwide as part of its ongoing expansion strategy ahead of the imminent launch of US movie and streaming giant Netflix in the UK.
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Media Contacts launches consultancy to guide brands on EU e-Privacy Directive
Mon, 9 Jan 2012
Media Contacts has set up a consultancy that aims to guide brands through the actions needed ahead of the enforcement of e-privacy rules in May.
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Mobile ad network Millennial Media files for IPO
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
US mobile ad network Millennial Media has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commision in a bid to further its international expansion.
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MyVouchercodes bids to enhance traffic analysis
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
Markco Media has appointed web analytics firm Qubit to better calculate key performance indicators for its flagship affiliate site MyVouchercodes.co.uk.
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Neflix hits UK market
Mon, 9 Jan 2012
US movie and streaming giant Netflix has launched in the UK and Ireland.
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Netflix faces uphill struggle over premium rights, say analysts
Mon, 9 Jan 2012
Netflix faces a multitude of challenges for its UK debut including lack of premium content rights, according to experts.
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new media age Social Media Social event planned for February
Thu, 5 Jan 2012
new media age is kicking off its nma Socials schedule for 2012 with the Social Media Social planned for Wednesday 1 February.
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Opinion: Have the SEO goalposts moved?
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
Matt Owen, planning and strategy director, Jellyfish
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OSOYOU relaunches with Kellogg's Special K as exclusive launch advertiser
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Fashion, shopping and social networking site OSOYOU.com has relaunched with an improved search function, more advertising options and a bigger focus on street style.
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Over a third of people watch TV via IP-connected devices
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Over a third of people (36%) claim they watch TV via PC, laptop or tablet devices, according to a BARB-commissioned tracking study.
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RBS launches third-party mobile payments
Fri, 23 Dec 2011
RBS has introduced third-party mobile payment functions to its suite of iOS apps as the value of internal credit transfers via mobile tops £1bn.
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Samsung sales fly while HTC flops
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
HTC has reported its first quarterly profit decline in two years as it struggled to compete with stiffer competition from rivals such as Samsung, which registered “record” smartphone sales in the same period.
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Site inspection: Folksy
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Owner: Folksy Agency: In-house
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Site inspection: OSOYOU
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
Owner: Aigua MediaAgency: In-house
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Site inspection: Topshop mobile site
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
Owner: ArcadiaAgency: In-house
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Sky takes 10% stake in social TV start-up Zeebox
Mon, 9 Jan 2012
Sky has taken a 10% stake in social TV start-up Zeebox for a multi-million-pound undisclosed sum.
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Southampton FC launches AR campaign
Fri, 23 Dec 2011
Southampton Football Club has launched an outdoor campaign using the augmented-reality (AR) app Blippar, which lets users access the team’s website, ticket office and merchandise store from their phones.
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T3 launches Android app as tablet uptake continues to soar
Fri, 6 Jan 2012
Technology magazine T3 has launched a fully interactive Android edition, which follows the launch of its iPad edition in October 2010.
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Tablets to drive ecommerce in 2012
Thu, 5 Jan 2012
Tablets will drive the bulk of ecommerce activity this year with purchases made on devices like the iPad set to equal those from smartphones in 2012 according to research.
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Trinity Mirror boosts digital capabilities with acquisition
Thu, 5 Jan 2012
Publishing group Trinity Mirror has acquired email and mobile communications firm Communicator Corporation for £8m.
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UK sales stall Apple's European market share decline
Fri, 23 Dec 2011
Apple has increased its share in the UK smartphone market but its sales are faltering elsewhere in Europe, according to the latest sales figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Weight Watchers kicks off New Year's campaign
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Weight Watchers has launched a campaign site and branded content channel on YouTube featuring Alesha Dixon as part of a £28m campaign.
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Welcome to the year of the tablet
Mon, 9 Jan 2012
Happy 2012 everyone and welcome to the ‘year of the tablet’.
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Yahoo! appoints PayPal boss Scott Thompson as CEO
Wed, 4 Jan 2012
Yahoo! has appointed president of PayPal Scott Thompson as its CEO to try to restore the “momentum” needed for the business to return to growth.
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Yell ramps up digital repositioning strategy
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
Yell has appointed its first ever chief strategy and business development officer and drafted in Barclays’ former CMO to help lead its transformation from being a directories service to an “eMarketplace”.