Neil Mortensen has been reappointed by ITV as director of planning after spending the last three years at Thinkbox, the UK’s marketing body for commercial TV.

The roll-out will begin in London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with Primesight hoping to achieve 50 new panels across the nation by the end of 2015.

Compelling content and social conversations are driving consumers back towards planning evenings around the linear TV schedule, despite the availability and convenience of VOD services, according to new research from Carat.

New research from digital market research and tech company Toluna reveals the consumption habits of smartphone users between going to bed and waking up in the morning.

Informitv’s Multiscreen Index tracks trends in television services, providing a compilation of top 10 tables and charts showing annual and quarterly changes in subscriber numbers.

The MailOnline recorded its best ever month for video in July 2014 with more than 50 million video views across its website and apps for the first time.

The Corner Store feature, which is currently limited to Washington DC on a trial period, will allow users to order from more than 100 items that are competitively priced against local high street stores.

The investment, which will come from Channel 4’s £20 million Growth Fund, will see the publicly-owned broadcaster take undisclosed minority stakes of up to 25% in four companies.

Over the course of 12 programmes, Doctor Who Extra will trace the highs and lows of what the Corporation describes as the Doctor’s “most ambitious run of episodes yet,” including insiders from the people who helped produce it.

Matt White has been promoted from sales director to UK managing director, where over the next two quarters his core goals will be to increase the UK team’s revenue base and double the staff in the London office.