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Last night saw the latest series of overblown Lord Sugar PR piece, The Apprentice (BBC One, 9pm), showing no signs of slowing down.

We are headed towards a digital future with just three media – video, text and audio – delivered across screens of varying sizes, yet ‘TV’ and ‘radio’ still have very strong connotations. So how should we change our definitions in a connected world? Richard Marks of Research the Media investigates…

Newsline recently spoke with Tom Barnett, MD of real time advertising start-up Switch Concepts and asked how the RTB process is evolving, the impact new technology is having on the sector and what challenges online video and mobile advertising face.

From publishing to advertising, a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers shows there is cause to be optimistic about the UK’s media sector – and even the decline of magazines and newspapers is expected to ease off between now and 2017. Raymond Snoddy takes a look at the figures and notes that confidence begets confidence – and in the end becomes self-fulfilling…

BBC Three’s latest groundbreaking use of the televisual medium came in the form of cringe-soaked documentary The Call Centre (9pm).

What is it with Monday nights and traumatising programming? Sky Atlantic’s genre-busting epic Game of Thrones (9pm) made sure that last night was no exception.

New panellists for MediaTel’s Connected Consumer Conference have been announced, including experts from BSkyB, Channel 4, Decipher, Mindshare, Videology, BARB and ITV.

Despite past concerns, Freesheets today have a lot going for them argues Tim Carr, director and head of international at adconnection. They travel far and wide, attract new – and multiple – readers, and with the right online offering can lead people towards workable ‘freemium’ content…

Since the middle of April Britain’s Got Talent has been rallying up viewers in a hyperbole of flashing lights and an unjustified sense of occasion, so it’s no wonder then that the semi-finals littered over the weekend brought in impressive audiences for ITV.

Motorola’s electronic tattoo – or ‘biostamp’ – is attached to the skin and features an antenna and a handful of sensors to offer high security and ultra-fast authentication with personal devices.