The Dark Knight Rises has had the biggest opening weekend of the year so far, claiming £14.4 million in box office revenue.

BT is set to offer free BT Vision Essential to customers signing up to its TV, broadband and calls package.

The NFC retail payments market is expected to be worth more than $180 billion globally by 2017, according to Juniper Research.

The largest ever auction of spectrum for mobile services in the UK is set to get under way by the end of 2012, Ofcom announced today, laying the path for next-generation 4G networks to be rolled out next year.

The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that eight people, including Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, will face a total of 19 charges in relation to phone-hacking.

BARB is about to integrate its web TV meter into the next 500 homes within its core panel.

We are very excited to announce the judging panel for our Connected Consumer Awards, with experts including Graham Lovelace, Lesley Mackenzie and Simon Gauntlett coming together to recognise and reward innovation in the sector.

Futurescape research shows that television broadcasters are divided over their social TV strategy – do they partner with Facebook and Twitter? Or invest in social TV start-ups and build their own platforms for more control?

MediaTel Group is launching its first Connected Consumer Awards, also as known as ‘The Connies’, to celebrate pioneering new advertising and commercial opportunities powered by innovation in the connected TV industry.

Publicis Groupe has acquired the remaining 51% stake in Bartle Bogle Hegarty from founders Nigel Bogle and John Hegarty.