• BBC.com To Unveil 'Live The Story' Campaign
    BBC World News and BBC.com are set to unveil a new 'Live the Story' positioning through a global marketing campaign. Focussing on Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and the US, the campaign will include TV, press, online, radio, out-of-home and experiential media. The TV ads will feature BBC correspondents narrating a news story and telling the viewer what it is like to be there.
  • Conde Nast Readies Raft Of Online TV Shows
    Cond Nast has unveiled the first in a raft of original programs to be based on its brands with the launch of online shows for GQ and Glamour as it looks to build further revenue streams beyond its magazine and website portfolio. The publisher is distributing the shows across the web, IPTV and tablet devices via its digital network in a bid to expand the reach of its brands. Both series already have multiple episodes available to stream with updates to be added each week.
  • Trinity Mirror Updates Its Digital Presence
    Trinity Mirror has updated its digital presence with Rippleffect, with a new site designed to enhance user experience across all devices. Rippleffect, which was acquired byTrinity Mirror in 2008, will now provide a fully managed service that includes technical maintenance, performance monitoring, 24/7 support, content updates and development work.
  • French Regulators Launch Skype Probe
    The move marks the latest attempt by France to regulate the activities of global internet firms operating in the country and sees ARCEP also launch a probe, in co-operation with public prosecutors, claiming Skype has ignored repeated requests to register. According to the regulator, Skype, which is owned by Microsoft, had an obligation to allow emergency calls and permit legal interception of voicemail traffic whenever required, something it says has not been done.
  • Papers Speak Out On Press Regulation
    Three newspapers carried leading articles on Tuesday in which they express support for a new system of press regulation underpinned by statute. They accept that the regulator should be enshrined by royal charter and urge fellow editors to reach a sensible compromise. The editors - Alan Rusbridger of the Guardian, Lionel Barber of the Financial Times and Chris Blackhurst of the Independent - also call for greater openness from the newspaper industry.
  • Spotify Hits 6 Million Paid Users, Keeps Growing
    Music subscriptions services, which provide an alternative to purchasing songs on sites like iTunes, continue to gain in popularity. One example is Sweden-based Spotify, which is expanding rapidly across the globe and has now added another 1 million paid subscribers in the last three months. Spotify is also growing rapidly in the U.S., where it arrived in July 0f 2011 and is this week hosting musicians at its "Spotify House" at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
  • Health Service Journal's Digital Evolution Is Shared
    The Health Service Journal has a "digital-first" strategy where "every day is a press day" and the weekly magazine has become the "weekly digest". Back in 2002 when Alastair McLellan became editor, the title had a website, although McLellan said he did not read it despite being responsible for it. Content was uploaded after it had been published in print, with the weekly title being the focus. McLellan talked through more than a decade of digital evolution at the AOP B2B Summit, a conference that took place in London on Tuesday.
  • Harper's Bazaar Names Digital, Development Editor
    The fashion magazine has appointed Sacha Bonsor to the newly created role of digital and development editor. Bonsor will commence her new role on 18 March and is the current editor of the Times fashion and lifestyle supplement, LUXX. She will work on editorial strategy, planning and implementation and will work closely with the ad sales team to develop multi-platform partnership proposals.
  • Telegraph Group Cuts Prints Jobs, Will Add Digital Jobs
    The Telegraph Group has announced that it is to cut its editorial workforce by 14% with the loss of 80 reporters as part of a major restructuring of the publishers operations which will see a full merger of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph. The group currently employs 550 editorial staff but says it will offset the losses by recruiting 50 new 'digitally focused' employees.
  • Libellous Tweet Leads To Charity Work Agreement
    Guardian journalist George Monbiot has agreed a"remarkable" settlement with Lord McAlpine over a libellous tweet sent last November. Monbiot said in a blog yesterday that McAlpine had offered him the chance to carry out GBP25,000 worth of charitable work over the next three years. He described the agreement , as "unprecedented", "remarkable and eminently decent".
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