May figures show that ITV1’s revenue was up 22.4% year on year, to £123 million.
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New Nielsen research around sponsorship of the World Cup reveals that despite the success of competitor ambushes at the start of the competition, official sponsors are now coming out on top in social media conversations.
A YouGov SixthSense report into UK media consumption has found that while the majority of UK adults are willing to continue paying for traditional newspapers, 83% would refuse to pay for them online.
News International will begin charging for access to its Times and Sunday Times websites from tomorrow (2 July).
BT is to charge customers just £16.99 a month for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2, despite BSkyB announcing last night that it is increasing the retail price for the channels.
US mobile video on demand (VOD) and mobile TV active subscribers are set to rise to 3.5 million in 2010, up from 3.1 million in 2009, according to new figures from Screen Digest.
TV will be the main driver of advertising growth in 2010, with revenues expected to grow an estimated 9.1% this year, according to the latest AA/WARC Expenditure Report.
The latest research from the IAB and ESPN reveals that 18% of 16-34 year olds with smartphones have downloaded a World Cup mobile app.
Worldwide mobile TV market revenues are forecast to exceed $20 billion by 2015.
By 2013, one in five new TVs sold in the US will be 3D, according to new research from In-Stat.