In a bold move that hopes to help publishers and advertisers capture people’s in an “effective, yet non-intrusive way,” Cxense has introduced 3D ads, which literally “pop” off the page.

2015 will see the launch of what the BBC is describing as one of iPlayer’s “most significant commissions to date”, alongside nine comedy shorts and exclusive fashion footage.

The Sun’s head of PR, Dylan Sharpe, has apologised for tweeting an image of Thursday’s topless Page 3 model to a number of journalists and an MP openly against the feature.

The deal will see BT Sport increase the number of hours of ESPN programming to up to 5,000 per year, with content including Verizon IndyCar Series, NCAA College Football and Basketball, X Games and the Australian Football League.

The new series of Sherlock and Top Gear helped secure a record 3.5 billion iPlayer requests in 2014.

According to eMarketer, almost 1 billion Facebook users worldwide will access the platform on a mobile phone at least once a month this year, with more than three quarters of Facebookers set to be mobile users by 2018.

In its latest financial report, the company has said it believes it can complete global expansion over the next two years, intending to generate material global profits from 2017 onwards.

comScore is to track video audiences in the US across computers, mobile and other streaming devices, according to The New York Times.

Britain’s best-selling newspaper, The Sun, has axed topless women from its third page after 44 years.

Swadley joins Kantar Media from the BBC, having held roles including director of marketing and audiences, BBC Charter, and head of audiences, BBC TV.