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The Daily Mirror is launching a standalone celebrity gossip website based on its 3am column.Previously only available on Mirror.co.uk, the new site will feature 4-hour celebrity news, video and blogs, according to a report on MediaGuardian.3am.co.uk will have a “fun attitude” that keeps in style of the original 3am column, the report said.News of the… Continue reading Trinity Mirror to launch celebrity website

Microsoft is set to integrate Twitter and Facebook applications into the Xbox 360 games console in time for Christmas.The social network apps, which will allow users to access certain features on the sites during game play, can be downloaded from Xbox Live.Facebook members will have the option to look at friends profile updates, browse photos… Continue reading Xbox 360 to add Twitter and Facebook apps

A new report from Anderson Analytics has found that US social networkers utilise sites such as Facebook and Twitter in different ways depending on their age. Generation Z (13-to-14-year-old) social network users were more likely to use MySpace than Facebook. Only 9% of them used Twitter and none used LinkedIn, Anderson found. Generation Y was… Continue reading New study looks at US social network use

BT’s share price went up by more than 10% today after the company released better than expected results for Q1 2009.However, the company’s results also show the affect the ongoing recession has had on its pension fund, which is the largest private sector scheme in the UK.By the end of June, the £30.4 billion pension… Continue reading BT’s results boost shares

Orange has teamed up with Universal Music and Channel 4 to launch a new pay as you go package that offers customers free music when they top up their mobile phones.The new initiative, Orange ‘Monkey’, will give customers free and easy access to a catalogue of songs and free texts streamed through any mobile handset… Continue reading Orange launches free music package

Channel Five has signed up to Project Canvas, the joint venture between the BBC, ITV and BT to bring on-demand viewing to digital TV services Freeview and Freesat.Five, the project’s first new partner, said it sees Canvas as “critical to the long-term future of subscription-free TV,” according to reports.“Project Canvas is an important step forward… Continue reading Five signs up to Project Canvas

BSkyB has reported a 6% ad revenue decline for the year to the end of June, down to £308 million from £328 million in the previous year.However, despite being down, the satellite broadcaster’s results show it is outperforming the commercial TV market, which was suffered an overall fall of 13%.The Murdoch-owned company was also pleased… Continue reading Sky reports 6% ad revenue decline

The latest report from Whitevector looks at the processes involved in analysing online discussions.A successful online discussion analysis project starts with a clear understanding of how the final, produced information will be used in marketing decision making. Even though just monitoring interesting online discussions is valuable in itself, significantly greater value can be achieved if… Continue reading Whitevector: Analysing online discussions – getting started

Microsoft has launched a new online TV player for UK broadband customers in a bid to fill the gap in the market left by the failed venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, Project Kangaroo.The US software company also hopes its new VoD offering, which will broadcast shows such as Shameless, The Young Ones… Continue reading Microsoft launches UK video player

Time Warner now has 100% ownership of AOL after buying back Google’s 5% stake for $283 million.Google bought the shares in AOL for $1 billion in 2006 but the investment’s value has dropped significantly since then, according to reports.Time Warner’s purchase values AOL at less than $5.66 billion, excluding a cash distribution of unspecified size,… Continue reading Time Warner buys back AOL stake