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Rural areas in the UK will soon receive a ‘superfast’ broadband boost after the UK government received approval to pump £530m into its Broadband Development UK (BDUK) upgrade scheme.As the scheme was considered state aid, the plans had been on hold while the UK government waited for approval from Brussels. Upgrade projects in Wales and… Continue reading ‘Superfast’ broadband boost for UK’s rural areas

The first large-scale test of EE’s new 4G network has indicated less than half of Manchester city centre is able to take advantage of its high speeds, reports the BBC.Data collected by mobile coverage firm RootMetrics reveals just 40.2% of its test locations had access to the 4G network.Outside the city centre there was no… Continue reading 4G tests reveal patchy urban coverage

Viggle Inc. has purchased GetGlue for $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares in stock, with the goal of making the merged companies the dominant force in social TV. Together, the two companies will have more than four million users.Viggle Inc., a reward-based site that launched in January, will operate both brands. GetGlue founder… Continue reading GetGlue acquired by Viggle in push for social TV dominance

Andy Eardley, director and co-founder of the TV App Agency, on smart TV connectivity and how to encourage users to interact.

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Tablet devices are a godsend for marketers says Rufus Olins, CEO, Newsworks – so why are so few unsure how to exploit them?

It was hailed as the first truly digital Olympics, yet most still watched on TV with friends – with the most viewers since the measurement of Olympic viewing figures began.

New research conducted by comScore has shown that nearly two in five US tablet owners read newspapers and/or magazines on their device in August, with one in ten reading publications almost daily.

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

MediaTel’s Seema Karia reports on Thursday afternoon’s debates at the MRG conference in Monte Carlo.