The latest ABC release for the January to June 2014 period charts all the trends for the magazine market. Here, Newsline presents expert opinion and analysis from MediaCom, Carat and Manning Gottlieb OMD.

At less than 7mm thick, the device is also one of the slimmest ever produced by the South Korean company and is equipped with a 4.7-inch HD Super AMOLED display.

Bauer Media UK has appointed ex-Warner Group and LoveLive executive Sam Jones as managing director, digital.

Since 2007 the proportion of digital video recorder and (seven day) catch-up viewing has grown by two percentage points year on year, to reach 11% in 2013.

To help us understand the urbanite of 2014, Kantar Media has prepared an exclusive infographic revealing key insights into the modern-day city dweller.

As Rajar releases the year’s second quarter radio results – revealing what we listen to and how we tune in – Ipsos MediaCT’s Andy Haylett and Carat’s Michael Williamson share their key take-outs.

BSkyB is to pay £4.9 billion to take over Rupert Murdoch’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, creating a European media powerhouse

Targeting a younger, female audience, ITVBe will become the exclusive home of ITV’s The Only Way is Essex, as well as featuring acquired content, including US Real Housewives.

There were mixed results for commercial television channels in June, with only ITV – on the back of World Cup fever – reporting any significant gains.

After the longest period of continuous growth in the survey’s 14-year history, Richard Sexton, chief operating officer at Carat, shares his analysis of the latest findings.