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LinkedIn sold 7.84 million shares for $45 each, for a total of $352.8 million yesterday (Wednesday).

Russ Budden gives a profile of Big Budget Holders. “An appreciation of what motivates them is key to fully engaging with this affluent bunch – once convinced to part with their wonga, the sky’s the limit for this wealthy, spendthrift group!”

The Hargreaves report has made 10 major recommendations to overhaul copyright laws that “obstruct innovation and economic growth in the UK”.

“Britain is trailing the world in digital infrastructure,” says Conservative MP David Davis.

Nielsen has launched the UK’s first industry-endorsed online video measurement tool today.

Raymond Snoddy: In a number of important respects Salford has been mishandled by BBC management but walk into MediaCity and you don’t have to be too imaginative to see a future production hub taking shape that could in time give London a run for its money.

April saw the UK’s online audience pass the 40 million mark for the second time in 2011. According to data released by online measurement company UKOM, the online population only grew by .9% period on period – the extra 358,000 users bringing the total UK audience up to 40.3 million for the month of April.

We are big fans of LinkedIn at MediaTel – witness MediaTel Group’s Media Village Network for instance – or witness it if you can. As flotation day gets closer, LinkedIn seems to be getting slower and slower.

talkSPORT owner UTV Media enjoyed a 3% year on year revenue increase in the first four months of 2011, but remains cautious for the rest of the year.

ITV1’s new Strangeways documentary series secured the all-important peak-hour ratings for a second week running with 5.2 million peak viewers.