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New research reveals that 62% of US adult internet users have watched online video on a video-sharing website, up from 33% in 2006. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life project also found that 19% of US online adults use video-sharing sites on a typical day (compared with 8% in 2006). The April 2009… Continue reading Strong growth in US online video viewing

Online music streaming service Spotify is to run a video ad for the new Sony Picture film The Taking of Pelham 123.The campaign, booked by OMD, marks the first time that the service has run a video ad.Showing via Flash, users will be able to pause, play and rewind the ad, which will be joined… Continue reading Spotify to show video advertising

News International has confirmed that the Sunday Times is launching its own website, separate from Timesonline.co.uk.This follows comments from NI that it is pressing ahead with plans for paid content online (see “Too many agencies surviving on share deals to prop up business models”), although it is unknown whether this will feature on the Sunday… Continue reading Sunday Times to get standalone website

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