The first episode of this year’s Doctor Who, The Impossible Astronaut, was the most recorded TV event of all time, according to Kantar Media.

Between 2010 and 2015, a total of 888.7 million media tablets will be sold, according to new IHS iSuppli (NYSE: IHS) research.

LinkedIn sold 7.84 million shares for $45 each, for a total of $352.8 million yesterday (Wednesday).

The Hargreaves report has made 10 major recommendations to overhaul copyright laws that “obstruct innovation and economic growth in the UK”.

“Britain is trailing the world in digital infrastructure,” says Conservative MP David Davis.

Nielsen has launched the UK’s first industry-endorsed online video measurement tool today.

We are big fans of LinkedIn at MediaTel – witness MediaTel Group’s Media Village Network for instance – or witness it if you can. As flotation day gets closer, LinkedIn seems to be getting slower and slower.

talkSPORT owner UTV Media enjoyed a 3% year on year revenue increase in the first four months of 2011, but remains cautious for the rest of the year.

ITV1’s new Strangeways documentary series secured the all-important peak-hour ratings for a second week running with 5.2 million peak viewers.

The latest marketing mailer from the advertising industry news weekly Campaign (May 4, 2011) features MediaTel Newsline’s regular columnist Jim Marshall endorsing the product – and a very good product it is too!