Television has to understand the online video environment through the medium of the internet user, Ashley Highfield, managing director and vice president, consumer and online at Microsoft UK, told delegates at the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival today.

The TV industry must focus on monetising content online rather than controlling it, according to industry experts at the Media Guardian Edinburgh Television Festival.

New US online video viewing research shows a 14.2% year on year increase in unique viewers to almost 136 million.

Living is launching its own on-demand player on the Virgin Media platform this autumn.

New figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index reveal that UK shoppers spent £4.2 billion online in July 2009.

UTV Media, owner of talkSPORT and the Northern Ireland ITV franchise, saw pre-tax profits fall 30% to £7.8 million in the first half of the year.

IPC Media is creating a central digital advertising operation called IPC Media Digital Sales.

US local and national radio ad revenue sank 25% in the second quarter of 2009, to $3.4 billion, according to the Radio Advertising Bureau.

Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP Group has reported a 47% fall in pre-tax profits to £252.2 million in the first half of 2009.

Arqiva has completed the purchase of the technology behind Project Kangaroo and confirmed Pierre-Jean Sebert as CEO of its new VOD business.