Digital Media Europe to focus on transforming media businesses

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: The 2012 Digital Media Europe conference is dedicated to "Thinking Outside the Box", starting with the conference venue and programme itself. 10 Feb 2012 07:48

comScore releases 2012 US Digital Future in Focus report

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released the 2012 US Digital Future in Focus report. This annual report examines how the prevailing trends in social media, search, online video, digital advertising, mobile and e-commerce are defining the current marketplace and what these trends mean for the year ahead. 10 Feb 2012 07:31

Major global brands lagging in citizenship qualities

NEW YORK, US / LONDON, UK: Major global brands have more work to close the gap between their performance in the marketplace and their citizenship, according to the inaugural Global Corporate Reputation Index, released by Burson-Marsteller, Landor Associates, Penn Schoen Berland, and BrandAsset Consulting. 9 Feb 2012 11:57

IFRA Expo 2013 to be held in Berlin

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, BERLIN, GERMANY: The German capital will host the worldwide gathering of newspaper and media executives. WAN-IFRA will hold its annual exhibition of media technology in Berlin, from 7 to 9 October 2013, at Messe Berlin fairgrounds, following this year's event in Madrid, Spain. 9 Feb 2012 11:47

Google's new privacy policy in the spotlight

LONDON, UK: Scheduled to come into effect on March 1, Google's much publicised new Privacy Policy and terms, which it says will give users better search results, ads and improve their experience overall, have come under scrutiny from the European Union's (EU) data protection authorities. 9 Feb 2012 11:38

Apple ousts LG as third largest mobile phone vendor by volume

LONDON, UK: Malik Saadi, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, comments on mobile phone vendors' 4Q11 results, which show that Apple has ousted LG as the third largest mobile phone vendor by volume. 9 Feb 2012 08:19

Shift in smartphone market: Lower-end devices to dominate by 2016

LONDON, UK: The smartphone market will see a huge shift over the next five years, moving from predominantly premium devices aimed at advanced users towards cheaper, mass-market devices. 9 Feb 2012 08:12

Global consumer confidence increases 1 point in Q4 2011

NEW YORK, US: Global consumer confidence increased one index point last quarter to 89, while Europe led confidence declines in 24 of the region's 27 measured markets, according to fourth quarter 2011 global consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. 8 Feb 2012 12:14

comScore launches Ad Metrix service in Brazil

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: comScore, Inc has announced the launch of comScore Ad Metrix in Brazil. 8 Feb 2012 12:05

Growing roster of MIPCube speakers

CANNES, FRANCE: MIPCube, the two-day high-level networking and live learning experience for the business and creative architects driving the future of TV, has announced an exceptional and growing line-up of speakers and participants. MIPCube will take place in Cannes on 30-31 March, just ahead of the 2012 edition of MIPTV (1-4 April). 8 Feb 2012 11:56

Indonesia to host WAN-IFRA's Publish Asia 2012

BALI, INDONESIA: Publish Asia 2012, the annual Asian newspaper convention from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is set to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from 10 to 12 April 2012. It is a first for Indonesia. 8 Feb 2012 11:50

Cannes Lions to launch Young Lions Creative Academy with Bob Isherwood

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will introduce a brand new academy at the 2012 Festival, taking place from 17-23 June in Cannes, France. 7 Feb 2012 10:47