Leading German news weekly Der Spiegel has moved to sack two editors over their opposition to the introduction of paid for online content. The Hamburg based magazine sacked joint editors Georg Mascolo and Mathias Muller von Blumencron after they refused to implement the strategy devised by the publisher. This saw the pair tasked with merging the firms print and digital operations but personal differences between the two saw Mascolo take the helm of the magazine and Blumencron head up the website.

Twitter's most followed users aren't anywhere as near as popular as the website makes out, according to new research. A new study by social media analytics company SocialBakers has revealed that the likes of Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are all followed by tens of millions of fake accounts. According to digitalspy.co.uk, it found that almost 45% of Bieber's 37.3 million followers are fake accounts, whilst many of the other top Twitter users had similarly high percentages of spammy accounts following them.

Nearly half (48%) of the online population in the UK have used digital catch-up TV services in the last three months, with iPlayer, Youtube and TiVo proving the most popular. Over 3,600 people were surveyed by YouGov for its content on demand study, with 33% admitting using digital film services in the past three months. LOVEFiLM (27%), Sky Movies (19%) and Netflix (12%) were ranked the most popular, but only 5% who are not already signed up said they will use digital film services over the next 12 months.

Global mobile subscriptions saw a 9% rise in 2012 to 6.3 billion year-on-year, boosted by the growth in expanding markets in India and China, according to a new report from Ericsson. The latest Ericsson Mobility Report revealed that overall mobile subscriptions in China reached 1.26 billion, while in India they reached 713 million during the period. During the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), global mobile penetration reached 89% while the actual number of subscribers reached 4.4 billion, as many users have several subscriptions.

Leading German news weekly Der Spiegel has moved to sack two editors over their opposition to the introduction of paid for online content. The Hamburg based magazine sacked joint editors Georg Mascolo and Mathias Muller von Blumencron after they refused to implement the strategy devised by the publisher. This saw the pair tasked with merging the firms print and digital operations but personal differences between the two saw Mascolo take the helm of the magazine and Blumencron head up the website.

About one in four UK citizens are expected to shop online by 2025, while the number of connected devices in the country will reach 200 million units, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. According to the report, 'New Mega Trends in the UK', the country is on track to become a digital economy with new business models and digital innovation hubs. One of the major industries which is expected to benefit from the growth of digital devices will be retail.

Sylvia Auton, the chair and chief executive of Marie Claire publisher IPC Media, is to retire after 36 years with the company. Auton, 63, has been chief executive of the UK's largest magazine company - publisher of titles including Ideal Home, Woman's Own, InStyle and Now - since 2003. She moved to the US to take the role of executive vice president at parent publishing company Time Inc in 2007, retaining the role of chair at IPC, but returned to the UK four years later to resume the chief executive role.

Monocle is more than just a monthly magazine. It has an online radio station with two studios, a merchandise range and stores in London, New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Montreal. Brl's latest venture is Monocle Caf, which opened last week in Marylebone, around the corner from his mews office. But unlike many in the media industry, he does not believe that Monocle should be omnipresent in the digital world or that every company is now a media brand with an obligation to communicate all the time.

Demand for hyperlocal content is being driven by increased usage of mobile devices according to a study conducted by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) charitable foundation. The study, UK Demand for Hyperlocal Media, which is based on a survey of 2,248 people, also highlights readers' reasons for accessing hyperlocal content; regions where hyperlocals are more popular and which demographics are more frequent users of hyperlocal content.

The collaboration will see Amscreen use Quividi's face-tracking technology 'Measured by Quividi' across its portfolio of ad-supported networks across Europe. Amscreen already provides extensive audience data including site by site and hour by hour audience insight and up-to-the-minute play-out reporting. Using Quividi's technology will allow Amscreen to breakdown data by gender, age, date, time and volume.