[Cannes Lions 2012] Direct shortlists released

CANNES, FRANCE: The first batch of Direct shortlists have been released by the organisers of Cannes Lions. 18 Jun 2012 09:47

Time launches digital subscriptions for all magazines

NEW YORK, US: US magazine giant Time Inc has announced it would offer digital subscriptions for all 20 of its consumer magazine titles for iPad on Apple's Newsstand. 15 Jun 2012 10:40

NYF 2012 Radio Awards mobile app continues NYF's green initiative

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Radio Program & Promotions Awards, honouring the World's Best Radio Programs, continues its green initiative by offering an e-program for the 2012 Radio Awards on a mobile app for the second year in a row. 15 Jun 2012 10:17

One Show Interactive 2013: entries open

NEW YORK, US: One Show Interactive 2013 now is open for quarterly submissions. Q1 entry deadline is 31 July. 15 Jun 2012 10:10

Newspaper Color Quality Club welcomes new members

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Eighty-one publishing and printing companies from 29 countries have been welcomed into the 2012-2014 WAN-IFRA International Newspaper Color Quality Club, the elite group of publications that demonstrate exceptional colour printing and the value it brings to readers and advertisers alike. 15 Jun 2012 10:01

Latin America leads as the most socially-engaged global region

SANTIAGO, CHILE: comScore, Inc, a global leader in measuring the digital world, has released its latest report on social networking in Latin America from its comScore Media Metrix service. 14 Jun 2012 09:28

Pulitzer winner Jeffrey Gettleman at World Editors Forum

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jeffrey Gettleman of the New York Times is among the speakers who will inform and inspire participants at the 19th World Editors Forum, to be held 2-5 September in Kiev, Ukraine, together with the 64th World Newspaper Congress, the global summit meetings of the world's newspapers and news publishers. 14 Jun 2012 09:22

London International Awards 2012: Deadline extended

LONDON, UK: The London International Awards 2012 deadline for entries has been extended to 29 June 2012. 14 Jun 2012 09:15

May 2012 US search engine rankings

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the US search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in May with 66.7% of search queries conducted. 14 Jun 2012 08:19

Newspapers: New digital business models needed

STUTTGART, GERMANY: The search for viable digital business models for newspapers is nothing less than an effort to strengthen the foundation of democratic society. 14 Jun 2012 08:06

One Show Entertainment Awards: Gold, Silver & Bronze Pencil Winners

LOS ANGELES / NEW YORK, US: After weeks of intense judging by a jury panel chaired by Funny or Die's Chris Bruss, One Show Entertainment 2012 announced a total of 19 Gold, 22 Silver and 27 Bronze Pencil winners for the year's best in branded entertainment from across the globe. Among the top pencil winners was South Africa with two Silver and one Bronze. 14 Jun 2012 08:00

'The Power of Like: How Social Marketing Works'

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc and Facebook have released the second white paper in The Power of Like series, The Power of Like 2: How Social Marketing Works, including original analysis demonstrating ways in which exposure to earned and paid media on Facebook drives behavioural lifts in purchase behaviour. The analysis leverages data and insights from the comScore Social Essentials and comScore AdEffx products. This release follows the first in the series: The Power of Like: How Brands Reach and Influence Fans Through Social Media Marketing. 14 Jun 2012 06:41