Oct 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sainsbury’s has bought online entertainment company Global Media Vault from MBL Group for £1 million, as the UK’s third largest supermarket chain looks to offer film, game and music downloads. The acquisition will support the retailer’s drive into the growing...
Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Netflix has ditched plans to spin off its DVD rental business from its online streaming operations, following a flood of complaints from customers. Less than a month ago, the Netflix said it would split the DVD rental business off on a new website, to be called...
Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Kelkoo has revamped its shopping and travel comparison site with a raft of new partners as it looks to become ‘the best shopping and travel comparison site in Europe’. The move follows consumer research and a site re-design which will be completed across all markets...
Oct 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is taking aim at the cable industry by putting up $100 million to develop original content for dozens of new YouTube channels, according to a news report. According to the Wall Street Journal, YouTube hopes to roll out the new channels next year. The paper...
Oct 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ladbrokes may pull out of its potential takeover of online bookmaker Sportingbet even if Sportingbet removes a perceived stumbling block to the deal by selling its Turkish business, according to a news report. The Financial Times cited people with knowledge of the...
Oct 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
YouTube has started a movie rental service in the UK, providing about 1,000 films for the rental service. Video site YouTube Blockbusters such as The Dark Knight and classics including The Birds can be watched via the site. In total, about 1,000 movies have been made...
Oct 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yahoo is reportedly planning to sell its 35 % stake in Yahoo Japan, ahead of the conclusion of its broader strategic review, possibly within weeks, according to a news report. The Financial Times cited people familiar with the matter saying that Yahoo’s stake in...
Oct 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rightmove have launched a major new Facebook contest, as the UK leading property website looks to encourage sales in the turbulent property market. The ‘Seller of the Month’ app allows vendors to put forward their property on Rightmove’s Facebook page and describe...
Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs will be remembered as a true digital pioneer, who had a knack for taking niche technologies- such as the mouse...
Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rumours of a Yahoo sale have intensified this week, with Microsoft, News Corp and an international conglomerate of Silver Lake, Chinese Alibaba and Russia’s Digital Sky considering bids for the embattled internet media firm, according to news reports. Reuters quotes...
Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
UK agencies have voted Specific Media, owner of MySpace, as the best media owner to deal with, while Facebook has risen to the sixth spot, according to a new poll. The survey, carried out by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), is designed to measure...
Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook’s registered UK division posted revenues of £15.3m back in 2010, up 54% on 2009, according to a recent news report. As a privately held company, Facebook does not officially disclose figures on its financial performance. However, figures obtained by Media...
Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
What does the future hold for advertising in the UK? This clip from video ad firm Vindico features predictions from key figures in the UK online ad industry, including Guy Philipson at the IAB, Oli Newton at Starcom Mediavest and Hugo Drayton at Inskin. 06/10/2011...
Oct 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple has unveiled the latest version of its iPhone range, with a faster processing chip, new camera and voice-command capability, but there was no sign of the widely rumoured iPhone 5. Rumours abounded that Apple would launch two new models, an iPhone 4S and iPhone...
Oct 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Best Buy has sold its struggling Napster online music service to competitor Rhapsody in exchange for a minority stake in the combined company. Napster will now be shut down, with its subscribers being migrated to Rhapsody. The deal comes three years after Best Buy...
Oct 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yahoo has updated and rebranded its online video site, as the online media firm looks to take on Hulu and YouTube in the video-on-demand market. Yahoo Screen functions as a hub where users can watch thousands of original and licensed video clips that used to be...
Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
The latest advertiser tool from Facebook starts to tackle conversation management reporting. ‘People Talking About This’ is one of the social media metrics released in the latest toolkit from the market shaping social network. Facebook analytics helps marketers with...
Oct 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ad-supported on-demand music service We7 has transformed into a personalised radio station, as the UK-based free music pioneer struggles to keep pace with rival Spotify. Users will now have to register their details with the site if they want access the 50 on demand...
Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has revamped its analytics tools, with free real-time data and a new system for enterprise customers called GA Premium, charging $150,000 a year. Until now, Google’s free analytics tool had a lag of at least an hour or so before most data would show, and a...
Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Online advertising in the US continues to break new ground, growing to a record $14.9 billion in revenues during the first half of 2011, according to new data. The latest Internet Advertising Revenue Report study, from the IAB, found that search advertising lead the...
