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We spend billions of pounds a year trying to target the connected consumer, but instead we end up targeting connected devices – more often than not in an unconnected way, says Specific Media’s Martin Galvin. We must make sure that the consumer’s consumption dictates the plan, rather than vice versa…

ITV has announced the launch of a new version of the ITV Player app for Apple devices, making ITV the first commercial broadcaster to give mobile viewers the option to watch catch up content without ads.

‘Connected mums’ lead across the majority of major social media platforms, spending 19% more time on social networking sites than the general population, a new report from the BabyCentre has revealed.

The problem with the magazine market is the vagary of change, not the shock of collapse says Peter Houston, founder of Flipping Pages Media. It’s like being a frog bobbing about in a pan of water that’s slowly coming to the boil – comfortable enough for the time being, but without the self-awareness to change its situation, the frog’s going to get boiled.

Broadcasters and content creators are able obtain ‘measurable’ data for the in-market mobile viewing of content in a way that it monetisable, says leading industry expert.

D-Day: As it Happens brought to life the experiences of seven real people through a clever mix of digital and traditional mediums. Here, one of the show’s creators, Adam Lawrenson of Digit, explains how this could be a pivotal moment in the evolution of how content is disseminated.

When people talk about ‘interruptive advertising’, out-of-home and mobile is the most interruptive of them all, says The Media Native. It disrupts our flow when we’re on a journey and could easily become the equivalent of bad online display; constantly bombarding us with pop-ups and click-throughs. A marriage made in heaven? Perhaps…but it could also lead to a cycle of disillusion if brands fail to make it work for consumers.

BT has awarded its digital advertising sales contract to AD2ONE, and has partnered with Google to supply the adserving technology and programmatic trading for the new look BT.com and BTSport.com that launches this summer.

Data from an analysis of more than 9,500 campaigns and 13.5 billion impressions during 2012 show that Brits are much more receptive to interactive pre-rolls – with experts suggesting UK ads are simply more creative and engaging than outside the UK.

Some consumers are still resisting engagement with the Internet with respondents to Ofcom’s survey citing privacy and security issues and a major barrier.