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HMDG has appointed Lisa Rokny as the agency’s first marketing director. She will be responsible for the company’s marketing output and business development efforts.

According to reports in The Independent newspaper, Virgin Media is going to expand its cable network to pass a further 100,000 homes by the end of 2011.

After a staggering 20.34million sales in quarter 2, Apple’s iphone has been confirmed by the IDC as the worlds’ biggest selling smart phone. The device, now in its 4th incarnation, has been growing it’s market share since its introduction in 2007.

The prime time slot on Saturday was left out in the cold by ITV1’s 6.15pm to 8.45pm slot which showed the fourth Harry Potter film ‘The Goblet of Fire’.

BBC One’s Inspector Lynley Mysteries averaged a 4.2 million strong audience on Sunday during the hotly contested prime time slot of 9pm to 10pm.The final episode of the fifth series of the since cancelled drama, gained a 17.7% share of viewers on Sunday night.Elsewhere, Law and Order: UK gained 3.6 million viewers on ITV1 in… Continue reading TV Overnights: BBC One draws 4.2m in prime time slot

Rovi claims that viewers clicked on ads that appeared in its EPG 13% of the time on average – more than 10 times that of typical banner ads – during the first three months of its connected TV ad trial in the US.

With the Virgin Media TiVo box hitting 50,000 users, the media owner has released its latest entertainment trends report, revealing the viewing habits of all its digital TV customers.

New Ofcom research reveals the extent to which the UK has become addicted to smartphones, with people confessing to using them everywhere from the dining table to the bathroom and bedroom.

From autumn 2011, Virgin Media customers will be able to access Sky on-demand content via their Virgin set top box.

Enders Analysis have released forecasts for the UK market on the prospects for video-on-demand advertising through to 2015, looking at both through-the-middle and over-the-top services.