Bigmouthmedia merges with LBi

Search engine marketing firm Bigmouthmedia is to merge with marketing agency LBi International, to create the largest marketing and technology agency in Europe. The deal was made through Bigmouthmedia’s holding company Obtineo, a combination of Bigmouthmedia and EU40m...

BBC to cut websites by half

The BBC is planning large scale cuts in its online, television and radio services reports The Times. The plans have come to light following Director General Mark Thompson’s strategic review of the broadcaster’s remit and services, due to be published next...

BBC to develop news, sport and iPlayer mobile apps

The BBC will launch a range of free mobile applications to deliver its online content to mobile devices, with the possibility of an iPlayer application for smartphone users ready by the end of this year.The broadcaster is reportedly planning to launch mobile apps for...

Fiat launches UK’s first Facebook sampling ad campaign

Italian car maker Fiat has launched the first UK Facebook sampling ad campaign, promoting its Punto Evo model. The ads are targeted to 18-34 year olds in the UK, with some targeted specifically at car enthusiasts. As part of the campaign, Fiat will be using sampling...

SeeSaw launches TV site in UK

SeeSaw, a free online aggregation service offering a selection of UK broadcasters’ content, has launched after completing beta tests. So far, SeeSaw has signed content partnership deals with BBC Worldwide, Channel 4, Five and several major independent production...

LinkedIn syncs up with Microsoft Outlook

LinkedIn and Microsoft have launched a new service allowing LinkedIn members to bring their professional network right into their Outlook Inbox. The new tool, called the LinkedIn Outlook Connector, can be accessed by LinkedIn in three steps to begin using their...

Google predicts ad revenue shift from web to mobiles

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt predicted a massive shift of adverting revenues from the fixed web to mobile platforms similar to that from print publications to the internet. The change would happen because mobile advertising could be more precisely targeted,...

Microsoft debuts Windows Phone 7 platform for mobiles

Microsoft has unveiled its latest operating system for mobile handsets, Windows Phone 7. The OS was first shown this week at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. Including a completely redesigned interface Windows Phone 7 also brings more entertainment-based...

Brits spend £280m on casual games online

British gamers spent £280m playing online casual games in 2009 according to a new report. The UK National Gamers Survey estimated that there are 13.3m Brits playing on various game portals but only 2.4m pay to play – an average of £117 per person per year....

1 in 4 Facebook users are mobile

The number of users accessing Facebook via mobile devices has increased by 54% to 100m mobile users in the last six months, according to stats released by the social network. According to an official release, this has happened in less than a period of six months after...