D&AD Awards: The nominations

LONDON, UK: Here are the nominations for the D&AD Awards. See this year's In Book winners and Nominations below. Yellow Pencil winners will be revealed on Wednesday 12 June at the Awards Ceremony. 22 Apr 2013 11:05

Is the ad industry ready for technology-centric media planning and buying?

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: In a survey of 100 media agencies, media owners and brands, conducted by the Festival of Media Global 2013, many believe media agencies are adapting well and that the media planner's role will change to take on more of a strategic/advisory capacity; however there is some concern over a lack of industry standards and transparency, and the disadvantage of a lack of human input. 12 Apr 2013 17:07

Informa comments on Facebook mobile announcement

LONDON, UK: Malik Saadi, Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, comments on Facebook's mobile announcement. 5 Apr 2013 09:21

Ovum comments: Samsung Galaxy S4 launch

LONDON, UK: Samsung today announced the latest in its Galaxy S series of phones, the Galaxy S4. Jan Dawson, chief telecom analyst at Ovum, provides this initial reaction. 16 Mar 2013 09:49

Facebook banks on replicating mobile Ad success with its News Feed redesign

LONDON, UK: Facebook formally unveiled the redesign of its News Feed this week. The social network was keen to stress the changes have been designed to "clean up the page, declutter it, make it simpler, more modern and easier for people to use." 10 Mar 2013 08:48

Sprint launches three LTE smartphones

LONDON, UK: Sprint has announced the launch of three LTE smartphones for its Virgin Mobile USA and Boost Mobile prepaid brands, making it, it claims, the first tier-1 operator in the US to market LTE services to prepaid customers. Sara Kaufman, telco strategy analyst at Ovum comments: 4 Mar 2013 07:46

comScore releases the '2013 Mobile Future in Focus' report

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a global leader in digital measurement and analytics, has released the 2013 Mobile Future in Focus report. 27 Feb 2013 07:44

Informa comment: The new Acer smartphone

LONDON, UK: Julian Jest, Research Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on the new Acer smartphone. 21 Feb 2013 07:06

Comment: the launch of the HTC One

LONDON, UK / TAIPEI, TIAWAN: Julian Jest, research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on the launch of the HTC One. 20 Feb 2013 09:07

Facebook ad revenues are up - but is the trajectory sustainable?

LONDON, UK: Facebook has confounded critics who thought it would be incapable of making money from the rapid growth of mobile device usage. Not only has it revealed a strong performance in Q4 with revenues up 40%, its mobile ad sales have more than doubled on the previous quarter to total $306m, to account for 23% of the Social Network's overall ad revenues. 3 Feb 2013 09:54

Ovum comments: BB10 has launched - initial reaction

LONDON, UK: BB10 has launched. Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum, provides his initial reaction... 1 Feb 2013 09:40

Informa comment on BB10 launch today

LONDON, UK: Malik Saadi, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments ahead of the BB10 launch. The success of the first BlackBerry 10 device is vital for RIM's survival... 30 Jan 2013 09:57

Informa analyst comments on Apple's results

LONDON, UK: Andy Castonguay, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on Apple's financial results. 28 Jan 2013 10:50

Informa analyst comments on Nokia's results

LONDON, UK: David McQueen, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, comments on Nokia's financial results. 25 Jan 2013 12:40