UK internet traffic to video websites increased by 178% between February 2007 and 2008, according to online intelligence service Hitwise.A Hitwise custom category of the top 25 video websites in the UK accounted for 2.22% of all UK Internet visits in February 2008, equivalent for one in every 45 internet visits that month.“Online video is… Continue reading Internet Traffic To Video Websites Increases 178%

Sam Branson, son of Sir Richard, is to present a series of shows for Kiss Radio in his new role as official green ambassador for the station.Branson will host a special Kiss the Planet series on the Kiss Radio network throughout 2008. He will debut on the station in the breakfast show on March 27… Continue reading Kiss Radio Signs Sam Branson As Green Ambassador

Channel 4 has unveiled its spring line-up, with a new series of The Charlotte Church Show and shows featuring innovative chef Heston Blumenthal.Blumenthal has been signed on an exclusive two year deal understood to be worth around £400,000, which will see him star in one show, Big Chef, Little Chef, where he will attempt to… Continue reading Channel 4 Unveils Spring Line-Up

WPP has announced that it expects revenue to grow by around 6% this year, driven by the Olympic Games in China. The group also predicts that the US elections and the Euro football 2008 football tournament will drive major growth at the company. Last month, WPP reported a pre-tax profit of £817 million following 5%… Continue reading WPP Expects 6% Revenue Growth

The US advertising market continued to splutter at the end of 2007 and finished the year with measured spending of $148.99 billion, up 0.2% year on year, according to data from TNS Media Intelligence. Total expenditures during the fourth quarter of 2007 fell by 0.1% versus a year ago. Jon Swallen, SVP research at TNS… Continue reading US Advertising Expenditures Grew 0.2% In 2007

A new report from JupiterResearch predicts that advertisers will spend $2.2 billion on mobile messaging, display ads, and search via mobile technology by the year 2012. Jupiter says that introducing portable media players (PMP’s) with internet browsing capabilities is likely to stimulate significant growth among those accessing wireless web and will create additional opportunities for… Continue reading Portable Media Players Will Expand Opportunities For Mobile Marketers

BT has appointed former BBC policy adviser, Simon Milner, as its first head of media and convergence, as the telecoms giant makes further moves into television and online.The appointment is aimed at enhancing BT’s policy leadership and helping it to play a full role in converging communications and media markets.Emma Gilthorpe, group director of industry,… Continue reading BT Appoints Convergence Director

The late Anthony Minghella’s adaptation of the novel The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency managed to attract over 6.2 million adults to BBC One on Sunday night.The programme gave the channel a 28.1% audience share between 9pm and 10.30pm, easily beating the first part of ITV1’s new drama, He Kills Coppers.Set in London in 1966,… Continue reading Minghella’s Swan Song Attracts Over 6.2 Million

Google’s introduction of a search within search feature, which lets users stay on Google to find pages on sites such as Wikipedia, has reportedly upset some publishers.According to the New York Times, some publishers are not happy about this new functionality as they want people to search on their own pages and be exposed to… Continue reading New Google Search Feature Could Affect Publishers

The BBC has won back the rights to show Formula 1 from next year, in a five year deal that sees it take over from ITV.ITV, which has hosted Formula 1 for the past 12 years, had a deal to air the sport until 2010, but has decided to pull out at the end of… Continue reading BBC Wins Formula 1 Broadcast Rights