The Mail on Sunday has brought out a digitally interactive version of its supplement, Live Magazine. The title claims it is the first national newspaper to have done this with the release of its 'mini-fitness' special on 27 January. To be able to interact on the special edition, readers need to download a content reader app, designed by Digital Space. To access more content, readers hover their mobile phones over the magazine's images - editorial and commercial - which are embedded with digital watermarks.

The Australian radio show involved in the prank call to the Duchess of Cambridge's hospital last month has been cancelled by 2Day FM. The Hot 30 programme was taken off the air in December following the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who forwarded the show's call to Kate Middleton's room at the King Edward VII hospital in London. Hosts Michael Christian and Mel Greig pretended to be the Queen and Prince Charles in the prank call, and were able to gain personal information from the nurse caring for Middleton while she suffered from severe morning sickness.

Certain technologies, including the Internet, have taken longer to catch on in Germany than elsewhere. Advertising has already declined sharply at German newspapers; perhaps now readers will move on, too. "I would be very surprised if there were no crisis," said Norbert Bolz, a professor of media science at the Technical University of Berlin. "There is a structural crisis. But I have to say, honestly, how surprised I am by the success of the main media houses in dealing with this." Analysts say the shutdowns and bankruptcy filings at the end of last year were prompted largely by factors unique …

A number of hospitality and leisure operators generate up to half of their sales through social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and Google+. That"s according to new research from Barclays, reported byfreshbusinessthinking.com, which also suggests nearly a third claim social media directly attributes up to 25% of all their sales. Around 13% believe it attributes up to half of their sales. In addition, 68% currently using social media claim they have had a 'positive' or 'very positive' experience with the medium - which includes attracting new customers and receiving positive recommendations.

The Sunday Times has launched a press, OOH and digital campaign in support of its newly launched App List 2013, part of a wider 'Tech Joy' series that encompasses 40 different top app categories. Devised by Grey London the creative reflects the guides 'everyday tech for everyday people' ethos and incorporates commonplace objects such as a drum kit, sandwich, teddy bear, dart board and rubber ring, each of which denotes a different app symbol.

Private equity firm Silver Lake has tapped Dave Habiger to expand its work in the digital media space. Habiger, who until last year served as the CEO of U.K.-based pay TV set-top box maker NDS, is joining the firm as senior advisor to the value creation team. Silver Lake is known for its investments in high-profile technology companies like Skype and Groupon as well as for a growing interest in the clean energy sector. There's lots of details in this paidContent exclusive.

The partnership will work by Musicmetric's premium analytics tool Musicmetric Pro integrating Spotify data so that it can be analysed alongside other data streams. Any user with Spotify Analytics will be able to access their data through Musicmetric, allowing streaming data to be laid on top of social media trends, BitTorrent consumption and sentiment for more than 700,000 artists.

Set for release in early February, Football Week will preview every match with full editorial coverage, team news, head-to-head info, player data and the latest stats. Over the weekend these pieces will then be updated with the addition of text commentary, in-game stats and post-match analysis. The international media group and digital publisher is partnering with content provider the Press Association to launch a weekly international iPad magazine for global followers of the English Premier League.

Glasgow will demonstrate how providing new integrated services across health, transport, energy and public safety can improve the local economy and increase the quality of life of citizens. Glasgow council will introduce new technology around networked CCTV to give real-time traffic information, and help reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. Glasgow has been awarded a GBP24 million government grant to showcase how a "city of tomorrow" could work.

Global Internet connection speeds dropped by 7% between the second and third quarters of 2012 to 2.8mbps, according to a new report from Akamai Technologies. However, during the entire year the average connection speeds rose 11% compared to 2011. During late 2012, South Korea registered the highest average connection speed at 14.7mbps, followed by Japan (10.7 Mbps) and Hong Kong (8.9 Mbps). According to the report, the global adoption of high broadband rose 8.8% during the third quarter, while overall global broadband adoption increased 4.8%.