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We dialled in on the Aegis and Dentsu joint conference call this morning to bring Newsline readers the key responses to anlayst and press questioning…

Almost half of those aged between 16 and 24-years-old find out breaking news from social networks, primarily Facebook and Twitter, rather than traditional sources such as search engines.

A report from Transparency Market Research has predicted that the global market for mobile content will rise to a total value of $18.6 billion by 2017.

Midweeks are difficult for us all, probably more so in Coronation Street (ITV1, 7:30pm), where Peter Barlow once again turned to the demon drink.

Japanese advertising agency Dentsu has made an offer to purchase the Aegis media group believed to be worth £3.16 billion. The offer from Dentsu of 240 pence per share is a 48% premium on Aegis’ closing share price yesterday.

Netflix recently announced that it had reached and in fact gone beyond one billion hours of streamed content. This raised a host of different views from media commentators, with a strand of thought emerging that digital could capitalise on the four to five slot of the five hours individuals spend on average watching TV.

Tuesday saw ITV1’s biggest hit arrive early in the evening with Emmerdale (7pm) bringing in the channel’s biggest audience.

Nick Grimshaw has been unveiled as the new host of BBC Radio 1’s breakfast show following the announcement that Chris Moyles will be departing at the end of September.

News International has penned a series of commercial agreements with major companies including Samsung and Adidas regarding advertising during the London 2012 Olympics.

Following the announcement that Twitter would no longer be syncing to professional networking website LinkedIn, what are the motives for the microblogging site’s decision, and what potential challenges will LinkedIn now have to face?