Two of the largest agency groups released forecasts this week, each following similar trends, although Carat predicts there will be bigger ups and downs. According to Carat, UK growth forecasts for 2012 are expected to lead the Western European region with a positive +4.0%, while ZenithOptimedia forecasts a slightly more modest +3.2% rise.
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Deloitte has released an infographic to accompany their “State of the Media Democracy” report.
The UK’s TV audience is still under the spell of Coronation Street’s latest whodunit storyline with last night’s episode pulling in 8 million viewers. The episode, which went out at 8:30pm, took a shocking twist as Peter Barlow confessed to Frank’s murder and secured an audience share of 33% in the process.
The third version of Apple’s iPad went on sale this morning, with crowds of die-hard Apple fans queueing up to be the first to buy the new device.
A new survey by TV Licensing shows that 46% of 18 to 24 year olds are ‘chatterboxing’ – watching a programme on television while talking to others about it online, normally via a social media platform and a second screen.
Scott Thompson, Starcom MediaVest’s digital research manager, on the latest edition of Emerging Spaces: Pulse, which looks at tablet devices in 2012 and what the “post PC” world really means…
Even with a vast amount of free content available, tablet owners aren’t opposed to paying for the media they really want.
The Mayor of London has confirmed that Londoners will be able to use Wi-Fi to access mobile internet services at Tube stations for the first time from this summer.
Rural soap Emmerdale secured the biggest average audience on Wednesday night with 6.2 million viewers. The episode, which saw village bad girl Holly Barton struggle with the moreish nature of heroin, captured 31% of the available audience.
Trinity Mirror has reported a 40% fall in pre-tax profits to £74 million for 2011 – and has agreed to cut pension fund payments by almost £70 million.
