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Investec predicts a tough summer for ITV with negative ad revenue forecasts for July and August.

Social television network Zeebox is set to debut in the US within the next two months, and hopes to attract six million users to its two screen technology inside half a year.

BT Vision’s purchase of the rights to 38 live Premier League matches over the 2012/13 season is predicted to only return around £500 million in revenue, just two-thirds of the telecommunications company’s investment.

Following the launch of Xbox Smart Glass earlier this month, Microsoft’s plan for the connected home is continuing apace, with users of the Xbox 360 socialising and watching television more often than playing games on the console.

The TV App Agency has released an app for Absolute Radio that allows users to control their TV with their voice as well as their smartphone.

News Corporation has issued a statement confirming that is is “considering a restructuring to separate its business into two distinct publicly traded companies”.

Following Global Radio’s takeover of GMG Radio, concerned competitors have demanded a regulatory review, with the hope of blocking yesterday’s estimated £70 million deal.

Research In Motion (RIM), producer of the Blackberry smartphone, is considering the separation of its handset and messaging divisions.

Last night, after years of waiting and armed with nothing but blind faith, the true believers were rewarded as Alan Gordon Partridge returned to our TV screens after a nine year absence.

David Hellier, deputy editor at City AM, wonders how bold BT Vision will be following the recent football rights deal when it comes to taking subscribers away from BSkyB and Virgin Media…