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The third version of Apple’s iPad went on sale this morning, with crowds of die-hard Apple fans queueing up to be the first to buy the new device.

A new survey by TV Licensing shows that 46% of 18 to 24 year olds are ‘chatterboxing’ – watching a programme on television while talking to others about it online, normally via a social media platform and a second screen.

Scott Thompson, Starcom MediaVest’s digital research manager, on the latest edition of Emerging Spaces: Pulse, which looks at tablet devices in 2012 and what the “post PC” world really means…

Even with a vast amount of free content available, tablet owners aren’t opposed to paying for the media they really want.

The Mayor of London has confirmed that Londoners will be able to use Wi-Fi to access mobile internet services at Tube stations for the first time from this summer.

Rural soap Emmerdale secured the biggest average audience on Wednesday night with 6.2 million viewers. The episode, which saw village bad girl Holly Barton struggle with the moreish nature of heroin, captured 31% of the available audience.

Trinity Mirror has reported a 40% fall in pre-tax profits to £74 million for 2011 – and has agreed to cut pension fund payments by almost £70 million.

Second screen social TV start-up Zeebox has started its assault on the US market by poaching Time Warner Cable Media SVP Jason Forbes.

Aegis Group has released its preliminary results for 2011 with group organic revenue growth of 9.9% (2010: 5.3%), including 12.0% in Q4, and group underlying operating margin of 17.4% (2010: 16.1%).

Carat’s latest global advertising expenditure forecast predicts robust global growth in 2013 at +5.8% – a year with tougher comparators and a lack of major events – with all major markets back in growth.