Circulation figures were down across the board once again in December. The daily newspaper market posted a 6.7% decline on last year’s pre-Christmas figures.

ITV1’s new three-part mini thriller series Kidnap and Ransom started on a high of 6.1 million viewers last night.

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is resigned to a judicial challenge whether he allows the BSkyB takeover or not.

The social gaming market is expected to surpass $1 billion this year, according to new estimates from eMarketer.

ITV1’s new Midsomer Murders banked the all-important prime time ratings last night with a high of more than six million viewers.

BBC One’s Tuesday night line-up proved to be a ratings winner once again this week. The channel secured the highest audience share from 7.30pm onwards.

Less than a week before MediaTel’s much-anticipated 2011 Year Ahead event, industry body chiefs from Thinkbox, the RAB and Postar give their views and predictions for the year ahead…

Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has suggested that local TV could be commercially viable in 60 areas of the UK.

The number of global broadband subscribers grew to 763 million in 2010, according to In-Stat.

The app market is growing rapidly (473,000 and counting) but Apple is not the only one enjoying the rise. Despite Apple being the market leader in terms of absolute numbers, Blackberry’s App World and Nokia’s Ovi Store have both enjoyed triple digit growth last year, according to Distimo.