• AT&T AdWorks Aggregates Mobile, TV Data
    AT&T's ad network, AdWorks, which the company claims reaches some 181m unique users per month, is planning to roll out a new approach to this long-standing challenge in September. The telecom giant, which provides both television and mobile service to millions of Americans, says it has found a way to meaningfully bring together aggregate first-party data from TV and mobile usage to target online ads.
  • Most Fortune 500 CEOs Shun Social Media
    Cromwell Schubarth reports, in the Nashville Business Journal, that according to the study, 70% of the Fortune 500 CEOs have zero presence on social media. Most surprising was the lack of engagement on LinkedIn, the social network targeted at the business community. Cromwell says that only 26% of this group use LinkedIn, and of that group, only 36% have only one connection, and only 10% have at least 500 connections.
  • Google On Apple/Samsung Ruling: We're Cool
    It took a couple of days, but Google has finally responded to the $1-billion-plus jury verdict against its partner Samsung Electronics for infringing on Apple's patents. Its take on the impact of the verdict on its popular Android mobile software: Most of the claims don't relate to "the core Android." "The court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims," Google said in an emailed statement.
  • Bank Holiday? News From Across The Pond
    We understand that Monday was a bank holiday, at least in Britain, so we put together this special issue designed to share what is happening in online media on the other side of the Atlantic, specifically in the U.S.
  • Heat Will Use Augmented Reality In Future
    In July, the celebrity magazine released its first augmented reality issue, which publisher Bauer said received an exceptional amount of interest from readers. Other magazine titles have also used the app, including Tatler and Hello!. Through the Heat Extra mobile application powered by Aurasma, the publication's editorial team and its agency, Engine Creative, created 13 interactive pages, each of which hosted multiple interactive videos featuring various stars, including David Walliams and Katy Perry.
  • France-based Deezer Hits Sour Note
    It recently launched in the UK and is surging to launch in 200 new countries, but Deezer has barely added any new customers this year, according to one reading. Informa Telecoms & Media says its numbers are estimates, but 1.5 million is the number Deezer itself has been using for a few months now. Analyst Giles Cottle does credit Deezer with growing its subscriber base a little after its UK launch in September, but says it has remained mostly static since the start of the year.
  • ITV Digital Director: ITV2 Image Needs 'Sprucing Up'
    Speaking at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, Angela Jain discussed the brand position of digital channel ITV2, explaining that she would like to position it between e4 and BBC3. She said; "At one end of the spectrum you have e4 - they can be a bit snarky and a bit arty and edgy, and then at the other end you have BBC3 and because of their public service broadcasting commitment they do serious factual programming brilliantly. I admit though, our marketing image and positioning does need sprucing up."
  • News Corp.'s Chief Digital Officer To Step Down
    Jon Miller will leave the media giant at the end of the month, as part of a wider executive shake-up ahead of the company's split into two distinct publicly traded companies. Miller, a former AOL chief executive, was brought on board in 2009 to help revamp News Corp's digital strategy, with a particular focus on moving away from standalone web properties to digital content distribution.
  • 1 In 5 Surfs Web Via TV
    In a new study published, research firm NPD revealed that 18% of consumers across 14 countries, including the U.S. and U.K., access Web-based services and media from their televisions. That figure includes both people connecting to the Web from their televisions, as well as through set-top boxes hooked up to their sets. NPD found that 25% of consumers who view online services from their televisions do so "several times a week."
  • Netflix Defends Against UK Prices Accusations
    Ted Sarandos, who is the Chief Content Officer of Netflix, defended the company from accusations that is is paying "uneconomically high" rates in the U.K. video-on-demand market, according to the Guardian. Sarandos informed the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival that his company is ready to pay a "tremendous amount of money" for exclusive rights for the showing of popular films and TV shows.
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