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Scripps Networks Interactive, the owner of UKTV, has reported a rise in Q3 2012 with net income jumping by 20% to $118.41 million, up from $98.6 million in the same period last year.Revenue for the quarter climbed to $566.18 million from $503.74 million in the prior year, while analysts estimated to see revenues of $555.71… Continue reading Scripps Networks sees revenue jump to $566m

Despite his reputation as a pioneer of social media campaigning, President Barack Obama may be influencing fewer voters through 21st century technology than his Republican rival Mitt Romney, according to new research undertaken by Mindshare.

A new survey from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that while Netflix leads among paid alternative TV providers, the Amazon Instant Video service is making big gains among consumers“While Netflix still holds the largest share by far of the paid alternative TV market, consumers continue to shift towards Amazon’s Instant Video service,” said Andy Golub… Continue reading Amazon gains on Netflix in US OTT TV market

Greg Grimmer: LinkedIn has always been discussed in quite derogatory terms by the agency world.

Michael Bayler, strategist and author, Bayler & Associates, writes: Engagement continues to both fascinate and bewilder stakeholders right across marketing and media. An underlying question that’s key to the discussion is whether brand-owners should look beyond advertising for ways to build and grow brand equity?

Following news last week from France, Germany is the latest European country to discuss letting newspaper publishers charge internet search engines for displaying links to their articles

Simon Andrews, founder of the full service mobile agency addictive!, rounds up this week’s mobile news.

Over-the-top (OTT) revenue is set to quadruple to $32 billion by 2014, up from the expected $8.2 billion in 2012. According to a report by ABI Research, subscription services like Netflix have led the OTT markets the past couple of years, resulting in healthy growth. By 2014, however ABI, Research expects OTT rentals to surpass… Continue reading 2014 will see OTT rental revenues surpass subscription

The following infographic demonstrates how the UK population is now watching catch-up TV across the different platform options, using data from the latest quarter of MediaTel’s Connected TV Tracker survey, in association with YouGov.The infographic, created by The Infographics Agency, shows that the majority of catch-up TV viewing in the UK is still via the… Continue reading Infographic: How we’re watching catch-up TV

Sharp, the Japanese electronics firm, has issued a warning about its future saying that it has found it tough to raise money amid mounting losses.