February was another big month for mobile research and forecasts, with ABI Research predicting that shoppers around the world will spend $119 billion on goods and services purchased via mobile phones in 2015.

MediaTel has launched its new Online database, with thousands of additional sites, new UKOM data and cross media comparisons.

The overwhelming majority of Americans (92%) use multiple platforms to get news on a typical day, according to new research from the Pew Research Center.

Simon Fuller, creator of Pop Idol, is launching a new multi-platform reality TV show that encourages viewers to interact in real-time via blogs, social networks and mobile.

Pearson, owner of the Financial Times, has reported a 13% increase in pre-tax profits for 2009, to £761 million.

Online TV service SeeSaw is airing its first TV ad on Channel 4, E4 and More4 from tonight, with ITV and Five to follow.

Global revenues for mobile location based services (MLBS) and location-enabled mobile apps will reach more than $12.7 billion by 2014, according to Juniper Research.

Newspaper websites are the most used and valued sites for consumers seeking credible and trustworthy local content and advertising online, according to a new survey conducted by comScore for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA).

NRS figures for January to December 2009 reveal year on year readership growth for titles in the Quality and Popular sectors, while one title in the Mid-Market remained relatively static

Scottish ITV licensee STV saw pre-tax profits fall 55% year on year to £5.5 million in 2009, down from £12.3 million in 2008.