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Conde Nast offers advertisers tablet metrics

Nick Batten — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT

Conde Nast is to provide advertisers with ad-specific metrics for its UK tablet editions, from June 2012 issues onwards.

Media Week's 30 Under 30 reveal to be held at Cuckoo Club

Jeremy King — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:08:00 GMT

The reveal for Media Week's 30 Under 30 will be held at the Cuckoo Club in Swallow Street, Mayfair, on Wednesday 11 July.

Large-scale NFC ads trial gets 3,000 people to interact

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:43:00 GMT

Ads with Near Field Communication (NFC) interactivity work best when they have a strong call to action and offer dynamic content, according to a large-scale trial in Reading by 13 brands including Magnum and Mercedes.

Sun website traffic little moved by Sunday print launch

Daniel Farey-Jones — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT

The Sun's website traffic increased 2.8% in April to 1.53 million average daily browsers, only slightly above its levels before the launch of its Sunday print edition, according to the latest ABC data.

DMGT'S national and regional titles axe nearly 600 jobs

John Reynolds — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:38:00 GMT

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT)'s national and regional papers have reported a 24% fall in operating profits, while nearly 600 jobs have been axed in the six months to 1 April, the company reported today (24 May).

ITV1, C4 and 5USA triumph at Freesat Awards

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:40:00 GMT

ITV1 duo Ant & Dec, Channel 4 shows 'The Million Pound Drop' and 'Educating Essex', and 5USA all took home gongs at last night's Freesat Awards, where the BBC also won five of the 11 categories.

Foxy Bingo signs up for second summer with Smooth and Real Radio

Maisie McCabe — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:26:00 GMT

Foxy Bingo has signed a multimedia,13-week sponsorship deal with GMG Radio's Smooth and Real Radio brands, to sponsor evening shows presented by DJs David 'Kid' Jensen and David Hearne.

RAB celebrates 20 years of championing commercial radio

Arif Durrani and Ben Hall — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

The success of commercial radio is a testament to the industry's drive and innovation, propelled in no small part by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), which celebrates its 20th anniversary today.

Future plans new launch as iPad sales hit £3m

John Reynolds — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Future Publishing is planning to launch a print magazine to follow up its craft title Mollie Makes, while its iPad sales have now passed the £3m mark, according to chief executive Mark Wood.

Media360: Spotify preaches the gospel of music

Daniel Farey-Jones — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT

Media360 delegates who thought they were in for just another presentation from Spotify got a surprise when the London Community Gospel Choir led them through a 20-minute singalong.