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Almost one in three mobile users believe their phone will become their primary entertainment device in the future as well as play a big role in managing their social lives, according to new research from Experian Simmons.

The X-Factor returned to ITV1 on Saturday night, repeating its success of last week with a peak audience of 10.2 million viewers.

The latest report from Ericsson ConsumerLab shows a rise in on-demand viewing figures, while people are spending less time watching scheduled broadcast television.

So this year’s Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival was all about Google; Google and convergence. Eric Schmidt was the first non-broadcast industry speaker to deliver the MacTaggart lecture. But it wasn’t all boffins – there was a lot of luvving too!

ITV shares were up 3.3pc yesterday after The Telegraph revealed that it has been in talks with Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset – one of Endemol’s shareholders – about a potential takeover deal.

Rovi has signed a new partnership deal with Panasonic to power the TV manufacturer’s next generation EPG for connected TV and DVD/BD recorders in Europe.

Consumers that post a comment, view a video, play a game, or enter a competition on a brand’s social media page are on average 78% more likely to consider or make a purchase from the brand in future, according to a new research study by Starcom MediaVest Group.

Richard Nicholls, The Future Foundation, on personal policing of the social space and the rise of the super-highway code…

Channel 4 has made its catch-up viewing figures for 4oD available for the first time, launching its first 4oD Monthly Report for July 2011.

IP Vision, a provider in the UK’s nascent hybrid DTT/IPTV over-the-top (OTT) TV sector, has announced that the FetchTV content portal will be available this autumn via an app as a service to consumers on Panasonic’s VIERA Connect compatible TV sets sold in the UK and Ireland.