Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn enjoyed record unique-audience figures last month, according to the latest official data from UKOM/Nielsen.

Emap reported a significant fall in pre-tax profits in 2010 as government cuts hit its publishing and events business. The publisher reported pre-tax profits of £27 million for the 12 months to 31 December.

Centaur is to close the print editions of New Media Age and Design Week and sell off a number of small titles, as well as Ascent Publishing.

Criterion Capital Partners, the US investment company that owns Bebo, is set to buy Arqiva’s SeeSaw, according to the Guardian.

Group M has revised its UK advertising forecast to +1.5% in 2011 and +3.3% in 2012.

ITV1’s latest Britain’s Got Talent series managed to bank the top programme spot in May, despite missing popular judges Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan.

As the Wimbledon finals prepare to be broadcast in 3D for the first time, the BBC has rolled out its Wimbledon 2011 online HD trial.

The BBC is set to combine QR codes with The Good Cook TV series in a bid to offer viewers additional content via their mobile phones.

Facebook will jump ahead of Yahoo! in US display ad revenues this year, while Google will remain the third-largest seller of display ads, according to eMarketer.

ITV1’s Scott & Bailey banked the all-important 9pm to 10pm prime time ratings last night, peaking with 4.8 million viewers.