Rupert Murdoch ‘not fit’ to lead News Corp. say MPs
Rupert Murdoch “is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company”, MPs have said.
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UK ISPs ordered to block The Pirate Bay
Internet providers in the UK have been forced to stop their users accessing The Pirate Bay file sharing site.
Yandex claims Google is ‘shutting out rivals’
The co-founder of Russia’s Yandex search engine has claimed Google is ‘semi-open’, criticising its Android smartphone platform and Chrome web browser.
Young, Mobile and Growing: The State of US Hispanic Consumers
More than 52 million strong and representing the majority of population growth over the next five years, Latinos have become prominent in all aspects of American life. A growing, evolving population, Latinos are a fundamental component to future business success, with a buying power of $1 trillion in 2010 that is projected to grow 50 … [Read more…]
TV networks increase stake in Hulu
Hulu’s media ownership partners are close to buying out one of their number. NBCUniversal, News Corp., The Walt Disney Company and members of the Hulu team are to purchase the stake owned by Providence Equity Partners at a price that values the company at $2 billion.
Spotify takes on Pandora with online radio in US
Spotify is expanding its US services a year after the Swedish firm entered the market, developing an Internet radio service that would directly challenge Pandora Media.
Sony Playmemories offers 5GB free cloud storage… but not for documents
Just one day after Google launched it’s take on the cloud storage space, another key player has entered the arena. Sony’s PlayMemories cloud storage service has launched in the UK, but unlike its rivals DropBox and Google Drive, the service only works for media files.
New forum for women in digital sector- ‘Women in Wireless’ comes to UK
The not-for-profit organisation Women in Wireless (WiW) has launched its UK ‘chapter’, aimed at connecting, developing and promoting women in the mobile and digital media sectors.
US ad platform comes to UK: What’s on Stage first publisher to sign up to KlausTech
US-based ad firm KlausTech has launched its multi-patented non-scrollable, time controlled advertising and content delivery platform, AdCastPlus in the UK.
DG ‘dual-screen’ ad platform syncs mobile ads with live TV
Ad management platform DG has launched a new tool that can trigger advertisements on second screen companion devices based on live TV content.