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News Corporation has acquired the e-reader publishing platform Skiff from US publisher Hearst and taken a stake in online content firm Journalism Online.

In the past year the UK’s internet population has grown by more than two and a half million people according to data released by Kantar Media.

Over the last two years, US ownership of HDTVs, DVRs and smartphones has increased at double- and triple-digit rates, according to the latest edition of The Nielsen Company’s Three Screen Report.

Online advertising may finally “be entering a golden age”, according to new figures from Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker.

New Hitwise figures reveal that, for the first time, social networks now receive more UK internet visits than search engines.

A keynote speech by Adknowledge’s John Cole and an introductory research presentation by The Nielsen Company’s Brad Little set the scene for the final session of the day – Social Media and Gaming.

The Broadcast in a multi-platform world seminar kicked-off the afternoon sessions at this year’s Media Playground 2010 event. Panellists including Mediaedge:CIA’s Michael Beecroft, Rovi’s Richard Bullwinkle and SeeSaw’s Ben Williams discussed Project Canvas, SeeSaw and Google TV, before making five year predictions for the television industry.LOVEFiLM’s group digital officer Lesley MacKenzie talked of possible ventures… Continue reading Video highlights from Media Playground 2010: Broadcast in a multi-platform world