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Virgin Media and sports network Perform have developed an online video player for ITV Sport, The Guardian, News International, Trinity Mirror and Virgin Media itself.The new e-Player will be dedicated to sports content, with highlights from the FA Premier League as well as other sporting events.Virgin Media and Perform have designed the video player to… Continue reading Virgin Media Develops Sports Video Player

Redwood has announced the launch of a digital format for Electric!, the bi-monthly entertainment magazine for Virgin Media customers.The digital edition of Electric!, Virgin Media’s entertainment magazine for 18 to 55-year-olds, aims to bridge the gap between the print magazine, website and regular Electric! email newsletters sent to customers.The e-zine will be created using the… Continue reading Virgin Media’s Electric! Goes Digital

Mobile web usage is not only gaining traction in the United States but soon will surpass the UK, according to new data released by Bango. According to Bango data, the top five countries accessing the mobile web via Bango in July 2008 were the UK at 19.35%, the US at 18.88%, India at 10.82%, South… Continue reading US Mobile Web Usage To Overtake UK

Despite the popularity of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the US, this did not quite translate to huge amounts of video advertising, according to new figures from eMarketer. Based on video stream figures released by NBC, eMarketer estimates video ad spending on the NBCOlympics.com site will reach $5.75 million. That sum represents only 1.1% of… Continue reading New Figures Look At Olympic Online Video Adspend In The US

New figures from the Office of National Statistics show that 16.46 million UK households currently have internet access, representing 65% of households and an increase of 1.23 million households since 2007. Of all UK households, 56% have broadband internet access, an increase from 51% in 2007, while of the UK households with internet access, 86%… Continue reading 16.5m UK Households Have Internet Access

Internet TV has had little impact on British viewing habits, according to a Deloitte report produced for the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.The report found that only 4% of the UK population consider it “very important” to be able to receive TV via the internet, while 47% still regard it is as not important… Continue reading Internet TV “Has Had Little Impact On British Viewing Habits”

Facebook is set to kick-start its new interactive ad service trial in the UK next week.The trials – with eight unnamed partners – are expected to last for just over a month, before the platform becomes open to all advertisers.The new engagement advertisements will allow site users to send brand-related virtual gifts and become a… Continue reading Facebook Set To Trial New Ad Service

Internet TV has had little impact on British viewing habits, according to a Deloitte report produced for the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. The report found that only 4% of the UK population consider it “very important” to be able to receive TV via the internet, while 47% still regard it is as not… Continue reading Internet TV “Has Had Little Impact On British Viewing Habits”

According to traffic figures released today by ABCe, the Guardian website increased its unique users* to 20.6 million over the month of July.There was also good news for Times Online and Sun Online as they too reported record usage. However, the figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation show mixed results over July with three… Continue reading Guardian.co.uk Sees Record Traffic In July

Nielsen Online has unveiled new figures on how fans around the world have used the internet to follow the Olympic games in the first week of competition.Fans from across 10 countries* measured by Nielsen Online visited the official website of the Beijing games, at a rate of nearly 930,000 per day, with traffic exceeding one… Continue reading Fans Following The Olympics Online