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David Cameron has appointed staunch critic of the BBC licence fee, John Whittingdale, as the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

Google continues to dominate as the world’s largest media owner, with the gap between its nearest competitor widening significantly over the past year, according to ZenithOptimedia.

Freesat added a total of 12,000 new homes during the first quarter of the year, while mobile app downloads passed the half a million mark.

Last night saw BBC One offer up a little bit of Sunday night glamour as the beautiful and (relatively) famous descended for the ultimate night of industry self-congratulation that is The British Academy Television Awards (9pm).

As expected, viewers tuned to BBC One in droves to see never-ending clips of people putting paper into boxes as well as the bevy of last-minute campaign attempts from the party leaders.

How did the polls get it so wrong – and, given its reliance on data, should the media industry worry? We asked ZenithOptimedia’s research guru, Richard Shotton, to explain (spliced with some choice cuts from Twitter).

Initiative’s Jane Wolfson will join the publisher in June as it looks to drive its commercial strategy.

A YouGov study reveals how readers of the UK’s biggest national newspapers actually vote.

Trinity Mirror has reported an 8% decline in publishing revenue; however, digital revenues have soared.

Starcom MediaVest Group has promoted Scott Curtis to European mobile strategy and development director.