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Mobile advertising revenues in the US and Canada are forecast to grow from $208 million in 2009 to approximately $1.5 billion by 2013, according to a new Parks Associates report. Parks Associates estimates there were 62 million smartphone users in North America in 2008, with user penetration to reach 239 million in 2013. It projects… Continue reading Mobile ad revenues in US and Canada to hit $1.5bn by 2013

New US research has found that games consoles are the most used devices for bringing web video to the TV and will remain so through 2013.The research, from In-Stat, predicts that by 2013 over 10.7 million consoles will be used as web-to-TV mediation devices in the US.US revenue from web-to-TV streaming services will grow to… Continue reading Games consoles top choice in US for streaming TV

Tony Ball, the former chief executive of BSkyB and frontrunner to succeed Michael Grade at ITV, has been appointed as a non-executive director at BT.Ball, who is currently chairman of Germany’s cable operator Kabel Deutschland, is set to join the BT board on July 16.BT hopes his appointment will bring more broadcast experience to the… Continue reading Tony Ball appointed to BT board

Five has partnered with online video platform Brightcove to allow viewers to embed episodes of Five shows on their websites, social networks and blogs.Partner websites and Five’s own online properties, such as Five.tv, will be the first websites to benefit from the deal, with third-party websites and consumers following later this year.Paul Thornton-Jones, Five’s digital… Continue reading Five to allow viewers to embed shows on websites

BBC One’s new war drama starring James Nesbitt started with a bang last night, securing a high of 4.4 million viewers during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak slot.The first episode in the three-part drama, Occupation, about the lives of three friends and soldiers during the British forces’ five-year occupation of Iraq and its aftermath,… Continue reading Overnights: BBC One’s new war drama kicks-off with a bang

There has been a marked increase in the number of people choosing to consume different media simultaneously, heralding the emergence of the engaged ‘Media Multi-Tasker’, according to new research from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). The research shows the increasing shift towards media convergence, with TV and internet media multi-tasking growing 38% since 2006… Continue reading Europe sees emergence of the ‘engaged Media Multi-Tasker’

Top Up TV founder David Chance could be appointed to the Setanta board following the departure of Irish financier Barry Maloney earlier this week.The appointment would come as part of American businessman Len Blavatnik’s £20 million rescue deal for the beleaguered broadcaster.Blavatnik, whose Access Industries currently holds a majority stake in Top Up TV and… Continue reading Setanta could appoint Top Up TV founder to the board

Half of the UK’s local and regional newspapers could close within the next five years, according to Claire Enders, chief executive of Enders Analysis.Speaking to a commons committee yesterday, Enders said that newspapers would close as revenues will collapse by 52%, or £1.3 billion, between 2007 and 2013.“We are expecting that up to half of… Continue reading “Half of local and regional newspapers to close in five years”

Facebook UK had its busiest day ever on Sunday in terms of traffic after launching its new personalised username capability.The social networking site’s usage went through the roof, pushing it up to second place behind Google UK, after picking up one in every 19 internet visits in the UK, according to Robin Goad at Hitwise… Continue reading Facebook’s usage soars

Digital radio station Fun Kids is to broadcast nationally across Great Britain during the summer holiday period.The station will broadcast on Digital One, the national commercial DAB digital radio network, between 27 June and 3 October.As well as broadcasting on DAB digital radio, Fun Kids is also available across the UK on Sky Digital, Virgin… Continue reading Fun Kids to broadcast on Digital One for the summer