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LOVEFiLM has added more content to its streaming service following a deal with ABC.

UK search had its best ever quarter in the Q4 2011, according to digital marketing technology and solutions company IgnitionOne, giving a much needed boost to high street fortunes.

ITV1’s hit period drama Downton Abbey has also won over US fans. NBCU acquired Carnival Films, the UK studio behind the show, in 2008, before Downton had aired on British screens.

Hulu recorded $420 million in revenue last year after growing its business 60%.

The daily newspaper market saw circulation figures fall -1.8% PoP and -4.4% YoY in December.

GetGlue – a US social TV startup, which is being seen as the leader in its field, has announced $12 million in new funding – partly via existing investors who include Time Warner.

Virgin Media’s announcement that it will double broadband speeds for all customers “appears bullish” at first glance, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) – who says it will potentially lift ARPU and lower churn, while demonstrating its cheap pathway to higher speeds.

Google and Apple are set to compete with BSkyB and ESPN for the rights to broadcast live English Premier League football games between 2013 and 2016, according to Browser Media.

Ofcom has set out a number of new proposals for making 4G mobile spectrum available in the UK, including introducing new measures to extend coverage to at least 98% of the UK population and revised plans to promote competition.

Alice Dunn, marketing executive at Kantar Media, reveals key insights about the spending power of the winter holiday crowd…