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ITV saw its pre-tax profit almost triple last year to £321 million following a market-beating rise in TV ad revenues (up 16%).

There was a mixed response to net neutrality – the idea that all legal traffic on the internet should be treated equally and that ISPs should be unable to segregate or discriminate, whether in an attempt to stifle competition, or block certain types of traffic – at this morning’s Westminster eForum.

The Outdoor Media Centre is looking to identify the 100 best UK posters of all time in a creative Hall of Fame.

The O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne has warned that the UK mobile market needs to adopt a “co-operative” approach to avoid further constraints and delays to the 4G auction.

Google has seen a significant rise in searches from mobile devices – up 30% quarter on quarter.

Sales of tablet devices will hit 58 million units by 2014, according to In-Stat.

Dean Wilson, UK managing director at Active International, says as we leave the noughties and get stuck into the teens, expect more change and plenty of ‘Teenage Kicks’ reverberating loudly in the TV mosh-pit.

Neil Perkin, founder of Only Dead Fish, says engaging audiences is arguably more important than it has ever been – an engaged audience interact more, come back more often, and are more likely to pass your content on. An engaged audience commands higher yields from advertisers. And all of that has pound notes attached to it.

Rupert Murdoch plans to extend The Daily’s two-week free trial (sponsored by Verizon) for “several more weeks at least”, according to paidContent.org.

Mobile TV is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 47% during 2010-2013, according to RNCOS’ Global Mobile TV Forecast.