http://www.nma.co.ukhttp://www.nma.co.uk/http://www.nma.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.pnghttp://www.nma.co.uk/http://backend.userland.com/rssRSSPanel.net: http://www.rsspanel.net/Times Online has blocked online news aggregator NewsNow from linking to content across its site.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/times-online-blocks-news-aggregator/3008452.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 17:12:00 GMTKevin Murphy has left Mindshare to head McCann Erickson’s media department, after just six months at the agency.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/kevin-murphy-joins-mccann-erickson-after-just-six-months-at-mindshare/3008445.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 12:48:00 GMTThe French Culture Ministry is considering introducing a tax on online advertising for major social networks and search engines, including Google and Facebook, to increase its arts funding.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/french-government-proposes-online-ad-tax/3008437.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 11:36:00 GMTMicrosoft has revealed its connected gaming service Xbox Live saw a record peak of 2.2m global users online simultaneously during 2009.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/xbox-live-peaks-at-over-2m-simultaneous-users/3008427.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 10:59:00 GMTPhil Cooper, CEO of .Fox Networks UK, will step down from his role in March.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/cooper-to-leave-fox-networks/3008429.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 10:55:00 GMTThe alcohol and advertising industries have been warned there is to be overhaul to advertising regulations, with the expansion of non-broadcast advertising through social networks and viral marketing identified as a particular issue and age controls on websites seen as “inadequate”.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/online-age-controls-for-alcohol-ads-are-inadequate-says-health-committee/3008425.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 10:53:00 GMTGordon Brown has announced the Government plans to move the majority of its large transactional services online within the next five years.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/gordon-brown-pushes-more-government-services-online/3008423.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 09:34:00 GMTFashion retailer New Look has appointed James Davey as head of online marketing.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/new-look-appoints-bqs-davey-as-online-marketing-head/3008419.articleFri, 08 Jan 2010 08:15:00 GMTSky News has launched a TV widget allowing people to access its latest stories via internet-connected TVs.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/sky-news-latest-to-unveil-internet-tv-app/3008416.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 17:46:00 GMTOnline sales accounted for over a quarter of Domino’s Pizza deliveries in 2009, the company has announced.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/dominos-makes-a-quarter-of-sales-online/3008420.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 17:40:00 GMTBetting site Betfair and music video service Muzu have each developed apps to access digital content via internet-connected TVs.http://www.nma.co.uk/betfair-and-muzu-launch-tv-apps/3008365.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 16:58:00 GMTGrolsch has struck digital advertising partnerships with Lonely Planet and Time Out for the next stage of its Gosch! Taste Amplified campaign.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/grolsch-to-partner-with-lonely-planet-and-time-out-ahead-of-site-relaunch/3008358.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 12:06:00 GMTAmazon’s Kindle DX, its large-screen 9.7in e-reader, will become available to non-US consumers later this month, the company has announced.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/amazon-launches-latest-kindle-to-international-market/3008354.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 11:33:00 GMTMayor of London Boris Johnson has announced plans to make data about the city previously retained within City Hall available online free to the public.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/mayor-to-make-london-data-available-online-for-free/3008351.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 11:30:00 GMTCadbury’s Wispa has revamped its website to increase customer interaction with the brand.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/wispa-revamps-website-with-fan-focus/3008340.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 10:41:00 GMTAlbum downloads rose by over 50% in 2009, accounting for one in eight UK album sales, according to trade body BPI.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/digital-downloads-account-for-one-in-eight-albums-sold/3008337.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 09:51:00 GMTOnline retailers will need to focus on customer retention as new media age research has revealed online’s share of overall retail will stall this year.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/cover-story-has-online%E2%80%99s-share-of-shopping-levelled-off?/3008247.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green parties have ramped up their election digital strategies as their campaigning activity kicks off in earnest.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/online-central-to-political-parties%E2%80%99-election-campaigns/3008248.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTVodafone is overhauling its mobile e-book service to feature more bestsellers and increase its availability in the fast-emerging market.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/vodafone-expands-e-book-service-as-penguin-offers-app/3008249.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTMajor publishers are to share online reader data in an attempt to beef up their ad targeting opportunities.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/major-publishers-set-up-premium-group-to-share-data-on-users/3008251.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT3 has set up a media sales division to offer brands retail ad opportunities and capitalise on its growing mobile advertising business.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/3-creates-media-sales-division-to-push-retail-opportunities/3008252.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTPernod Ricard-owned bar finder site World’s Best Bars has been revamped to include expert opinions. http://www.nma.co.uk/news/pernod-ricard-adds-expert-views-to-user-review-bars-site/3008317.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTOrange has appointed We Are Social to manage communications for its social mobile service On.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/orange-appoints-we-are-social-to-market-mobile-social-media-service-on/3008322.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTOfcom has introduced a proposed regulation system for video-on-demand (VOD) services.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/ofcom-in-bid-to-bring-tv-like-vod-content-and-ads-under-its-jurisdiction/3008323.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft-owned MSN has partnered with Marie Claire to offer its users content from the women’s style title.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/msn-to-feature-marie-claire-fashion-and-beauty-content/3008324.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTBehavioural targeting specialist Wunderloop has shut its London office.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/behavioural-targeting-firm-wunderloop-shuts-down-london-office/3008325.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTTitan Publishing is to relaunch its books site with a focus on community.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/titan-relaunches-comic-book-site-to-create-sense-of-community/3008326.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTWhich?, the consumer advice provider, has launched a contextual ad campaign to promote its website as the leading source of impartial product advice and information.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/which?-runs-ad-campaign-to-highlight-its-impartiality/3008327.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTVideo streaming site TVCatchup is bolstering its service with an 80-channel radio streaming service including all BBC stations and top independents Capital and Heart.http://www.nma.co.uk/news/tvcatchup-adds-80-radio-channels-to-streaming-service/3008330.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has appointed former National Online Recruitment Audience Survey (Noras) MD Tim Elkington as head of research. He replaces Nicki Lynas, who left the IAB in October to work as an independent research consultant. Elkington’s role will include working on the IAB’s biannual online ad spend study with PWC and January’s launch of the UK Online Measurement Company (UKOM). Prior to Noras, Elkington was MD of Enhance Media, ...http://www.nma.co.uk/news/people-moves/moves-070110/3008301.articleThu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT