Sports Illustrated is to begin testing out a new kind of paywall, in which readers will have early access to print articles if they watch a 30-second video ad first.

The number of TV sets connected to the Internet will reach 759 million by 2018 for 40 countries, up from 115 million at the end of 2010.

Brands using radio for advertising get almost eight times the return on investment, according to the first-ever analysis of cross-agency data, conducted by the Radio Advertising Bureau.

The nationwide campaign, which runs until October 19th, will target over 400 Premier League and UK-based Champions League games, as well as England’s World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland.

Playlister will enable audiences to find out what music is being played on BBC Radio, allowing anyone with a BBC account to create playlists and export music to third party streaming services such as YouTube and Spotify.

In his first major speech since taking over the corporation in April, Lord Hall said that the BBC plans to move from being catch-up TV to online TV, allowing users to buy TV shows and keep them permanently.

The phone is expected to curve from top to bottom, rather than from side to side, and is to become the world’s lightest OLED device.

In his first major speech since taking charge of the corporation in April, director general Tony Hall talked of plans to implement time-shifted viewing and a next generation iPlayer.

For the first time the channels will provide a single destination for viewers – and will offer original content.

Changes include a redesigned logo, a greater Radar section both in print and online, new franchises and an enhanced ‘reviews’ section.