Top 5 internet firms 'only pay 0.8% tax in UK'
The top 5 Internet firms in the UK, Apple, Amazon, Google, eBay and Facebook, have been accused of avoiding some £650m in UK corporation tax during 2010, according to a news report.
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Honda picks LBi for digital marketing drive
Honda Motor Europe has appointed global marketing and technology agency LBi to revamp its online customer experience across multiple European territories.
Real Media revamps video ads for clients
Real Media Group has revamped its online video features for advertisers and publishers.
Internet audience measurement research – UK comScore deal
Agreeing the approach for internet audience measurement research is no easy task. Each country that has created a standardised industry currency for internet audience measurement has worked through a painstaking process of agreeing standards and setting up tenders. Now in the UK – one of the most advanced approaches – comScore look set to replace … [Read more…]
Asia overtakes western markets for online video consumption- report
Asia (excluding Japan) and BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have overtaken Europe and western markets on television viewing and video consumption via Internet or mobiles, according to a new report.
AP woos digital publishers with online video platform
The Associated Press has launched AP Video Hub, a global online video news platform, in a bid to attract online news publishers and portals to its services.
Criteo protects ads from inappropriate sites with DoubleVerify partnership
Performance display ad firm Criteo has teamed up with Double Verfiry to ensure its clients ads do not appear on inappropriate or fraudulent sites.
DryNites launch iVillage partnership
Kimberly-Clark’s DryNites brand has launched a new online campaign, running until spring 2013, with leading lifestyle and community website, iVillage.
George Osborne opens Google Campus at UK’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’
UK Chancellor George Osborne opened Google Campus last week, a new centre offering desk space and mentoring for technology companies.
Europe: Surge in smartphone users accessing news sites
Nearly 37 percent of smartphone users in the top 5 European countries (France, Germany, UK, Italy and Spain) have accessed news sites via an app or browser in January 2012, showing an increase of 74 percent over the past year, according to new research.