According to TorrentFreak, the series finale clocked 500,000 pirated downloads just 12 hours after the first copy appeared online.

The corporation hopes the move will help reach larger audiences of young people, as it plans to broadcast ‘Live Lounge’ performances and events.

BT Sport is making its magazine and live sport programming available to anyone with Freeview, BT TV, Sky or Virgin TV during October.

A record £3.04 billion was spent on online advertising in the last six months, as British consumers averaged 42 hours a month online, according to the latest IAB Digital Adspend report.

The video on demand service will give subscribers the opportunity to watch films on TV on the same day as the cinema release.

The Childrens and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report, for the first time since the survey began in 2005, found that the overall number of children aged 5-15 that own a mobile phone has fallen 6% year on year.

Twitter’s Silicon Valley stock offering will be the largest since Facebook’s listing in 2012.

MediaTel’s annual debate around electronic and programmatic trading returns for a fourth year – with early-bird tickets now available.

YuMe has unveiled a new “multi-screen targeting” technology that aims to help brand advertisers reach all members of the home via video advertising.

In time for the return of a new series next week, E4’s Made in Chelsea has launched a new gaming app for iPhone and iPad, available from today.