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IPC Ignite, the men’s lifestyle and music division of IPC Media, has announced the appointment of James Thrower as associate publisher of monthly titles Uncut and Loaded.Thrower joined IPC’s leading magazine distribution company Marketforce in 1998 as circulation executive working on the IPC Southbank portfolio.He then worked as deputy circulation manager of IPC Connect before… Continue reading IPC Appoints Associate Publisher

An estimated 13.2 million households received an IPTV service in 2007, with nearly 8.4 million IP-enabled set-top boxes shipping worldwide, according to a new study from IMS Research. The IPTV: A Global Market Analysis – 2008 Edition report also forecast that IPTV households will grow 52.2% annually though 2012. This new study examines the worldwide… Continue reading 13.2m Households Received IPTV In 2007

AOL is to buy leading social networking website Bebo in an $850 million (£417 million) cash deal. Bebo, founded by Michael and Xochi Birch in 2005, claims to have 11.4 million unique users in the UK and a total membership of more than 40 million worldwide. AOL said that the deal would give it a… Continue reading AOL Buys Bebo For $850m

American digital video recording system, TiVo, has forged a deal with YouTube that will allow US viewers to watch the video-sharing website through their television.Viewers will be able to search, browse and watch YouTube videos directly on their TV sets, but they must own a TiVo Series3 DVR that is broadband connected.Users will also be… Continue reading US Viewers To Get YouTube Through TV Sets

Last night saw BBC One air a special edition of The Apprentice in aid of Sport Relief, featuring celebrities such as Phil Tufnell and Kirstie Allsop.It was pretty good viewing too, as the boys clashed over who should be team leader while the girls went ahead and got on with things.The hour long show, on… Continue reading BBC One Bags The Viewers With Apprentice Special

The number of computers in the US using mobile broadband technology to access the internet grew by 154% year on year in Q4 2007, according to a new study from comScore. Mobile broadband employs cellular networks, where users pay subscriptions for access and the connection is made with a PC card, built-in adapter, or connections… Continue reading Increase In Number of US Computers Going Online Via Mobile Broadband

Dennis Publishing and mobile media company Player X have launched a mobile TV channel for digital only men’s lifestyle magazine, Monkey.The Monkey mobile TV channel will run in a similar way to the ad-funded digital magazine. The service will be free for the consumer, running as the first off-portal men’s lifestyle mobile TV channel, according… Continue reading Dennis Launches Monkey Mobile TV Channel

A new report from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the 19 largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 94% of the market – acquired over 8.5 million net additional high-speed internet subscribers in 2007. Annual net broadband additions were down compared to the record 10.4 million in 2006, and… Continue reading Over 8.5 Million In The US Added Broadband from Top Companies in 2007

AOL is to buy leading social networking website Bebo in an $850 million (£417 million) cash deal.Bebo, founded by Michael and Xochi Birch in 2005, claims to have 11.4 million unique users in the UK and a worldwide membership of more than 40 million.In a statement released this afternoon, AOL said that the deal would… Continue reading AOL To Buy Bebo For $850m

Trinity Mirror is to roll out its hyper local community websites nationwide, beginning with two Coventry sites in April.The Coventry websites, which launch in the Coventry Telegraph‘s circulation area in April, will feature user-generated content including readers’ blogs and photos, and follow a successful pilot in Teesside.Trinity Mirror launched 22 postcode-specific hyper local websites in… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Expands Hyper Local Offering