According to reports in Broadcast, UKTV has begun beta testing its channel-branded online video players for free-to-air channels Really, Yesterday and Dave.
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Google has reported strong Q1 earnings – up 60% year on year to $2.89 billion (£1.81 billion), with gross revenues also up by 24% to $10.65 billion.
Google is preparing to move a beta initiative of Near Match to the mainstream. Near Match is designed to “enable you to safely extend the reach of your Exact and Phrase Match keywords to cover plural, misspelling, close rewrite, abbreviation and acronym variants only”.
UK advertising spend grew by 2.7% in 2011 reaching £16.1 billion in total, according to Advertising Association figures produced by Warc. Growth is expected to continue in 2012 with new forecasts predicting a 3.8% increase, well ahead of growth across the rest of the UK economy.
Last night’s instalment of The Apprentice (9pm) attracted the biggest audience of the evening for BBC One, grabbing a 29% audience share.
Tesco is set for a major overhaul of its brand and image, according to The Guardian. The supermarket said it is reviewing its brand communications and has put its multi-million pound advertising account up for grabs.
ABC has announced changes to the way national newspaper circulation data is reported. From April data will include a weekday daily average and a Saturday average by circulation category.
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BT Vision has added a fourth linear channel in a fortnight by signing a contract to stream FXUK, launching later in 2012.Hot on the heels of the deal to deliver three UKTV channels – Watch, Gold and Alibi – BT Vision customers will soon be able to watch FX hit shows such as zombie drama… Continue reading BT Vision adds FXUK
