Spending in digital is expected to hit $9.4 billion in 2013, an 11% increase over this year's projected digital haul. GroupM bases its forecast on data from WPP's global ad and marketing services businesses. The company predicted overall ad spending in the U.K. will reach $20.6 billion this year, noting that the London Olympics there would only generate a "modest hike" of 3.4% in U.K. ad spend. As digital spending rises year-over-year, regional newspaper print ad spend will fall at the same rate. GroupM expects regional newspaper spending in the U.K. market to drop 11% from $1.6 billion this year …

Research from T-Mobile revealed that four in ten Britons log on to Facebook and Twitter at least once a day whilst abroad and have dubbed the users who feel the need to brag online "smoasters" -- social media boasters. More than 50% of Britons have admitted to checking themselves in at a famous landmark, uploading smug shots of themselves at the beach or enjoying a fancy meal whilst on holiday, all to show off to their friends.

Between January and March, it had 0.56 complaints per 1,000 customers, while Sky's broadband service attracted the fewest complaints at 0.15 per 1,000 customers. TalkTalk was also at the bottom of the table in the landline market with Virgin Media at the top, attracting 0.72 and 0.16 complaints per 1,000 customers respectively. This is the sixth consecutive quarter in which TalkTalk and Virgin Media have finished bottom and top of the landline complaints league.

The new app for Android phones and tablets will offer an alternative choice to the FT native app for Android which launched in December, group product manager Steve Pinches said in a release. "The FT has worked closely with Google to ensure our web app works seamlessly on Chrome for Android. "As the only major publisher with a web app built using HTML5 technology, we can offer customers the choice of using either our highly successful native app for Android or our new Chrome browser app, both of which are based on the same core technology."

Dutch publishers' trade association NDP Nieuwsmedia confirmed members are exploring possibilities for a "common platform to meet demand for their content", involving a shared database. Holland's number-three paper de Volkskrant reports that its Flemish owner Persgroep, NRC Handelsblad and the business title Het Financieele Dagblad, which already charges, want to create (wait for it) "a Spotify for newspapers". Deloitte consultant Marieke van der Donk tells de Volkskrant that research she recently carried out for NPD New Media showed: "There is absolutely a market for the pay wall.

The broadcaster is bringing coverage of events including Wimbledon and the Olympics to the social network, allowing online viewers to discuss the action via chat and comments. Starting or 'liking' a stream will display it in the news feed, while an in-app Activity Stream will provide users with real-time updates about what their friends are watching. The BBC's televised coverage can be streamed through the platform, in addition to six extra matches from across the courts. A comments thread and sharing features will be in place for the Olympics.

In Italy consumers who buy electronic products and other durable goods have the right to get two years of free assistance, irrespective of other warranties offered by a manufacturer. The competition regulator in that country is threatening Apple Inc with further fines of up to EUR300,000 euros ($381,000) if it does not offer local customers a free two-year warranty as demanded by Italian law, a source close to the watchdog said on Sunday.