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From next year, only Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the world’s top four domestic Twenty20 cricket competitions.
According to research from Statista, 60% of global web traffic is automated – made up of ‘good bots’, hackers and spam bots.
The data also shows clear signs of binge viewing, with the figure peaking for the second episode.
TV accounted for 98.5% of total viewing in 2013, with the average person watching almost four hours of programming a day, according to new research from Thinkbox and BARB.
Through the co-creation of bespoke ideas, content and products, the platform will attempt to increase awareness of sustainability issues, and ultimately encourage people to live more sustainable lives.
The largest and second-largest US cable operators will merge in a deal worth over $45 billion.
Virgin Media’s TiVo box made its debut in December 2010.
Expected to appeal to a younger, female audience, ITVBe will become the exclusive home of ITV’s The Only Way is Essex, as well as featuring acquired content, including US Real Housewives.
Let’s assume for a moment, writes Raymond Snoddy, that Lord Grade’s plans for the BBC and Channel 4 are serious ideas rather than jolly wheezes dreamt up over a bottle of claret, and try to envisage some of the consequences…
