IAB Europe results from its Mediascope Europe survey shows that Europeans are more connected than ever, with 462.9 million Europeans online across 28 markets.

Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that development around its internet television product is closer to completion, saying technology for televisions was of “intense interest” to the company in a recent interview.

BARB has appointed Justin Sampson as its new chief executive. He will succeed Bjarne Thelin, who announced in February that he would be leaving at the end of the year after nine years at the helm.

Trinity Mirror has announced that the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror are to move to a seven day publishing model.

Cloud-computing company Salesforce.com is close to a deal to acquire Buddy Media, the five-year-old business that helps brands manage their Facebook presence, according to reports.

New research shows that TV and digital ads are less effective if a viewer watches an ad on TV and sees a different ad on their smartphone. However, there are opportunities around linking the two.

BBC iPlayer has seen a strong start to the year, with total requests averaging around 190 million per month between January and April 2012.

BT, the official communications services partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, today announced it is on track to have 500,000 wi-fi hotspots across the capital in time for the London Games. The company has also confirmed that it will be the sole provider of public wi-fi in the Olympic Park.

Thinkbox has announced that Tess Alps, its chief executive, is to become its executive chair from 1 July. Alps, who will now work three days a week for the organisation, has been Thinkbox’s chief executive for six years.

YouView is thought to be entering its final pre-launch stage with the start of its first public trials.