In his first major speech since taking over the corporation in April, Lord Hall said that the BBC plans to move from being catch-up TV to online TV, allowing users to buy TV shows and keep them permanently.
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In his first major speech since taking charge of the corporation in April, director general Tony Hall talked of plans to implement time-shifted viewing and a next generation iPlayer.
For the first time the channels will provide a single destination for viewers – and will offer original content.
According to TorrentFreak, the series finale clocked 500,000 pirated downloads just 12 hours after the first copy appeared online.
A record £3.04 billion was spent on online advertising in the last six months, as British consumers averaged 42 hours a month online, according to the latest IAB Digital Adspend report.
The Childrens and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report, for the first time since the survey began in 2005, found that the overall number of children aged 5-15 that own a mobile phone has fallen 6% year on year.
YuMe has unveiled a new “multi-screen targeting” technology that aims to help brand advertisers reach all members of the home via video advertising.
In time for the return of a new series next week, E4’s Made in Chelsea has launched a new gaming app for iPhone and iPad, available from today.
By 2017, eMarketer estimates that more than half of the UK population will use a tablet device regularly.
The implementation of the ABC Spiders & Robots List is expected to be a key step to prevent non-human traffic being counted in web analytics.
