• Knight Frank Launches Content Hub On Telegraph
    The firm worked with The Big Shot to create the campaign, which focuses on Knight Frank's 'Honest Answer' brand proposition. Among activity in the eight-week campaign is a studio-based panel show presented by Channel 4's Dispatches presenter Tazeen Ahmad, and on the panel of Knight Frank experts will answer questions directly from the target audience.
  • Al Jazeera English On Its Digital Strategy
    Al Jazeera English's move to implement its digital strategy at its bureaus across the world is an ongoing journey, one which managing director Al Anstey says the outlet is only at the "beginnings of". But it has still been involved in examples of digital innovation in recent years, particularly its use of social media alongside its more traditional output.
  • Twitter Makes Better Partner For TV Than Facebook
    Twitter's chief media scientist Deb Roy has staked the social network's claim to be a better partner for broadcasters, TV producers and advertisers than rival Facebook. "Twitter makes television better: it is in fact a force multiplier that can enhance the impact and possibilities of television," she said. Roy was speaking in a keynote speech at the MIPTV television industry conference in Cannes.
  • Best Reporter On Twitter, Social Media? Peter Jukes
    He came top after a poll of Press Gazette readers and input from an expert panel of judges. Press Gazette arrived at its list by inviting readers to name their favourite and top five reporters on social media. Jukes is a former dramatist who began blogging about US politics during the Obama election campaign in 2008 and since 2011 has also closely covered the hacking scandal.
  • WhatsApp Is Virtual Carrier With E-Plus Help
    It was only a matter of time before the over-the-top messaging apps got tired of upturning the mobile carriers' SMS businesses and developed ambitions of becoming carriers themselves. WhatsApp is getting its own prepaid SIM card on Germany's E-Plus, which combines unlimited WhatsApp usage with a small bundle of traditional mobile voice, data and text messages for EUR10 ($13.80).
  • Kitty, Bacon Virals Reign Supreme On Internet
    Cats and bacon are basically the reigning monarchs of the internet - both account for millions of searches every month - but why? Is it the mouth-watering olfactory that rasher-sizzling lovers crave? Could it be a cats fuzzy nonchalance? Check out this great infographic from Column Five and Marketo for all (some of) the answers.
  • Music Mag Site Kerrang! Gets A New Look
    Kerrang! attracts an influential, passionate young audience across its multiple platforms, engaging with over 5 million music lovers each month through online, radio, TV, print and live events, says Bauer Media. The new Kerrang.com is not only tablet and mobile optimised but integrates KerrangTV!, K! Radio Player and the brand's social media channels on Twitter (465k) and Facebook (526k).
  • Investment In Mobile Ads Rose 93% Last Year
    The report from PricewaterhouseCooper and the Internet Advertising Bureau shows that mobile ad spend has surpassed GBP1 billion, meaning it accounts for GBP1 in every GBP6 spent in digital advertising. Social media ad spend has risen too; by 71 per cent to GBP588.4 million. This increase is partly why mobile ad spend has rocketed so much.
  • Awkward! Questions To Ask About Move To Digital News
    Here are 25 awkward questions (and one counter-question) that media reporters/critics should routinely ask of editors and mainstream news organizations, each year. These might be uncomfortable, if truthfully and publicly answered, but they might actually help spur newsroom leadership to focus on what really matters.
  • With UK Launch, AOL Extends Engadget Reach
    AOL has expanded its technology news website Engadget with the launch of a bespoke UK edition. Featuring a mix of news, reviews, and opinion on gadgets, apps and services, the new site will concentrate on British and European products headed up by Matt Brian and Jamie Rigg.
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