ITV has successfully pitched against Sky, and three other rival channels, to acquire the UK television rights to the Rugby World Cup in September 2011, and the tournament in England in 2015.

BSkyB has bought the exclusive rights to the entire HBO TV catalogue. This includes a range of American shows, including The Sopranos, Sex and the City, True Blood and The Wire.

BSkyB has reported an 11% increase in revenues to £5.9 billion in the three months to June. Its operating profits also rose, 10% year-on-year to £855 million.

Ofcom have decided to remove the airtime sales rules on 1st September 2010.

According to the 2010 USC Annenberg Digital Future Study, only 56% of internet users ranked newspapers as an important source of information.

According to a new comScore report, women are spending almost 30% more time on social networking sites than men. Although women account for 47.9% of total unique visitors, they consume 57% of pages, and account for nearly 57% of total time spent on these sites. Globally, women are spending significantly more time on these social… Continue reading Women spend 30% more time on social networking sites than men

CBS Outdoor UK has confirmed the appointment of Mark Chippendale as commercial director.

BBC One’s New Tricks secured the peak position of 9pm to 10pm last night, attracting an average of 3.7 million viewers, and a 16.6% share.

According to the USC Annenberg Digital Future Study, 82% of Americans are now using the internet.

Virgin Media has increased its revenues by 7.1% to £964 million, for the quarter ending in June – traditionally the company’s weakest quarter for growth.