The US makes up the majority of Twitter’s actively tweeting user base – by a wide margin – new findings from Statista and PeerResearch have revealed.

Proclaimed as an annual event by the United Nations in 1996, broadcasters across the globe have been invited to broadcast a brief video in recognition of TV’s role to inform, educate and entertain.

DMGT has confirmed the global expansion of its digital platform, Mail Online, after the news site recorded a 48% revenue increase in 2013.

Graham McCallum, the designer behind some of the best known TV branding, including BBC Two and Blackadder, celebrates his 70th birthday this week with a retrospective look at the last fifty years in the business.

LG is investigating allegations that certain Smart TVs are sending programme information back to manufacturers, despite users activating a privacy setting.

Yahoo! has entered into a strategic partnership with music video and entertainment platform VEVO in a move that will extend Yahoo and VEVO’s existing partnerships in France, Spain and Italy.

The social networking site has faced recent criticism from MPs, advertisers and the general public after it relaxed its rules concerning offensive and upsetting material.

The annual awards are held in recognition of the industry’s most innovative and effective activity and individuals from the world of online media.

Speaking to Richard Bacon’s Five Live radio show, the Question Time host said that the corporation needs to “redefine” its role and “examine whether it is too powerful for its own good.”

Channels in the new line-up include Comedy Central, MTV, Dave, Watch, Gold and Discovery.