Celebs must clearly identify sponsored tweets, UK body says
Nike falls foul of UK advertising regulators because sponsored tweets for which it paid two top footballers were not obviously marked out as marketing. Read more at paidContent »
Nike falls foul of UK advertising regulators because sponsored tweets for which it paid two top footballers were not obviously marked out as marketing. Read more at paidContent »
If it can’t beat Sky Movies for UK movie subscription rights within a year, Netflix says it may have to consider ‘other routes’, including calling for a new competition case. Read more at paidContent »
Spotify prepares a free mobile “radio” service that will take on Pandora, sell advertising and aim to drive more users to pay a subscription. Read more at paidContent »
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The BBC is extending the 12-month trial of its pay-for overseas iPlayer, having not yet cracked the big nut of U.S. roll-out. Read more at paidContent »
French magazine and book publisher and broadcaster Lagardère, which underperforms in digital media, has succeeded in acquiring a majority of shopping site LeGuide.com to bolster its efforts. Read more at paidContent »

Metered digital payments, 1,900 job losses and ‘digital-first’ integration – the publisher of Australia’s biggest news website has announced sweeping strategy changes. But, after years of inaction, is it too little, too late? Read more at paidContent »
The idea of third-party services that allow online TV recording may have proved controversial in some quarters, but now a Finnish telco is acquiring just such a thing. Read more at paidContent »
For what its worth at this point, the much delayed big UK IPTV joint venture YouView may finally be ready to meet a version of its revised and somewhat arbitrary target of launching in time for the London 2012 Olympics. Read more at paidContent »
In this summer Olympic host country, online ad sellers have mounting concerns that the Games would suck away ad spending, rather than boost it. Read more at paidContent »
Turns out, supermarkets want to rule the UK’s digital media roost.
Tesco is buying up plucky online music service We7 as the latest plank of its digital ambitions. Read more at paidContent »
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News Corp’s video gaming news and reviews site IGN is launching in to China, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Hong Kong, as part of its ambition to be a global games media brand. Read more at paidContent »
English soccer viewers will get to watch live games in new ways from next summer, as winners emerge from the Premier League’s first ever “technology-neutral” rights auction. Read more at paidContent »
It seems the world has a new digital media M&A power player. Fresh from buying Play.com, Kobo and a piece of Pinterest, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is acquiring Spanish TV and movie streaming service Wuaki.tv. Read more at paidContent »
If Google thought its StreetView data collection controversy was over, it can think again. The UK’s data watchdog is re-opening its investigation, maddened that it apparently wasn’t told the full story earlier. Read more »
The UK’s Automobile Association is pulling back from publishing some printed destination guides, as it searches for digital outlets to air its wares. Read more at paidContent »
Social book discovery startup was left divorced from its intended book retail partner after HMV jettisoned Waterstones. Now its future lays with a supermarket, not a traditional book store. Read more at paidContent »
Orange could benefit from a set of relationships with content owners in its revised approach to digital content distribution if it buys the remaining stake in video service Dailymotion as French reports suggest. Read more at paidContent »
Viewers may not watch this summer’s London 2012 Olympic Games online as much as some broadcasters hope, according to research. Read more at paidContent »
Thomson Reuters is acquiring London-based mobile development outfit Apsmart to build more of its apps for business professionals in-house. Read more at paidContent »
To Zinio and iTunes Newsstand, now add another iPad magazine aggregator. LeKiosk, which launched in France in January 2011, is now launching in the UK on Monday, and is seeking funding for further internationalisation. Read more at paidContent »
Economic growth has created a new middle-class ‘digital Latino’, observers say. Now three big internet brands are embracing Spanish and Latin American audiences with local launches this week. Read more at paidContent »
Heard this one before? Controversial ISP-level web ads targeter Phorm is taking on more money to seek riches in another new country. But can it succeed in Asia where it has failed before? Read more at paidContent »
German news publisher and multimedia conglomerate Axel Springer is laying down an increasing amount of cash to re-invent itself as a digital player. Now it is buying a position in one of Poland’s most popular web portals, Onet.pl. Read more at paidContent »
EVP and chief digital officer Liz Schimel of lifestyle magazine publisher Meredith talks with me about Pinterest, unlimited magazines and the end of tech gender stereotypes in a backstage video at paidContent 2012 . Read more at paidContent »
Rob Grimshaw runs The Financial Times’ digital operations. He talked to me about HTML5, premium digital content and digital overtaking print in this short video on the fringes of last week’s paidContent 2012 conference. Read more at paidContent »

One of the poster boys for online specialist entrepreneurial journalism is selling to a price comparison website. But can independent personal finance guru Martin Lewis keep his legion followers happy? Read more at paidContent »

Some UK publishers are trying their hands at new digital experiences to milk the sixtieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne this weekend. Read more at paidContent »
UK music sales reached the milestone of digital music revenues exceeding physical for the first time – but it’s mostly the effect of Christmas iPod sales. Read more at paidContent »
Wall Street is replete with Chinese digital media stocks. But, as the Nasdaq welcomes yet another amid Facebook’s slump, how is the Chinese internet faring in New York? Read more at paidContent »
An interactive education and books crossover started by some of the founders of Zynga’s main social gaming rival is taking on $4 million in venture funding. Read more at paidContent »
Google is waving its victory in front of French culture makers, after emerging winner from a copyright infringement case brought by France’s largest TV network. Read more at paidContent »

Time was, only strong man competition entrants would exert themselves to tear up phone directories for expectant crowds.
Now publishers themselves are this month twisting their books and businesses in to new shapes, to find relevance amid ongoing digital disruption… Read more at paidContent »

Piano Media, the joint web news payment system operating in Slovakia and Slovenia, is preparing to launch in a third, larger market this summer, after recently taking funding for globalisation. Read more at paidContent »
Barnes & Noble’s hopes of entering the UK e-books market may rest on Windows 8 and other apps, after a key retailer opted to sell Amazon’s Kindle e-reader instead of Nook. Read more at paidContent »
UK regulators have changed their mind – new over-the-top internet movie services means BSkyB no longer has a restrictive position in pay-TV movie subscriptions. Read more at paidContent »

Growing online subscriptions and still-falling print circulation mean the 227-year-old newspaper nicknamed ‘The Thunderer’ could soon be consumed more in pixels than in ink. Read more »
Music servlces like Spotify and Rdio are expanding around the world, but they should take heed in India – a slick, Silicon Valley-built service is already proving a draw with Bollywood fans. Read more at paidContent »

After growth slowed just in time for its IPO, Facebook must look overseas for a jump-start. Here are the only five remaining countries where Zuckerberg is not top dog – and the rivals that stand in his way. Read more at paidContent »
Russia’s leading social network, Facebook copycat vKontakte, loses an appeal against a copyright conviction – is that an opportunity for Mark Zuckerberg in Moscow? Read more at paidContent »
Russia’s government has commissioned the building of a system which would let copyright owners identify unauthorised use of their works online. Read more at paidContent »
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