The 3D television market is expected to reach 157.7 million sales in 2017, up from a forecast of 59.3 million for 2013.

ZenithOptimedia has forecast strong growth over the next two years: 5.1% in 2014 and 5.9% in 2015 – bolstered by a stronger European economy.

The new devices will offer consumers a number of new features that will enhance the entertainment experience, from high-quality video streaming quality to a headphone jack for private listening.

The deal will give GfK’s clients access to Genius Digital’s data capture and collection technology, which will be fed into GfK’s own audience measurement services for TV, digital and mobile.

‘Videolab’ will offer clients a specialist consultancy service designed to help them develop a “sustainable video content strategy”, that is more “relevant, compelling and authentic.”

E-retail is set to grow by almost 50% over the next five years, with one pound in every seven spent on retail to be made online, according to new research from Verdict.

NME is to start charging for access to some online articles, though the publisher has insisted that there are no plans to introduce a full paywall to the site.

Ofcom is inviting applications for licences to run local TV channels in eleven further locations across the UK, including Barnstable, Gloucester, Guildford and Reading.

Fifty percent of device screen time is spent on entertainment such as playing games, reading books, watching live TV or listening to music/radio, according to a recent survey by Gartner.

Ads that run across a single media brand are deemed to be stronger than those that run across varied content, according to a new study carried out by Heat magazine and Neuro Insight.