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This week Simon Andrews, founder of Addictive!, examines the evolution of TV and video – looking at the new thinking and experimentation being driven by the proliferation of new devices and consumer behaviours.

Mobile phones now account for almost a fifth of all web usage across the globe, according to new research from Statista – with European mobile web usage increasing by almost 4% year on year.

Speaking at the 2013 Edinburgh International Television Festival, Spacey said that shows such as Breaking Bad and The Sopranos were “inescapable evidence that the King of television is the creative”, and that “revolutionary programming” must be kept alive.

5.9 million viewers tuned in at 8pm to see Paddy and Rhona’s marriage go supernova, resulting in a 33% share. As expected, the second episode of Emmerdale was down slightly, with the audience falling to 5.8 million viewers.

David Platt’s continuing trouble in Coronation Street (7:30pm) provided ITV with Wednesday’s biggest audience with a single outing for the Weatherfield drama.

The news comes alongside the announcement that Netflix has reached an exclusive deal with Weinstein Co. for the film producers’ film catalogue starting in 2016.

The UK currently stands at 9.6 million homes and at number five in the top five pay satellite TV countries, however is expected to be replaced by Indonesia in 2018.

Sport will be distributed with the Evening Standard every Thursday evening, as well as continuing its own Friday morning distribution.

News Corp’s chief executive tells third parties they are no longer invited to the party as new ad exchange allows marketers to collectively leverage the company’s online and mobile products and first-party data for programmatic buying and real-time bidding.

After a number of tragic cases of social media misuse hitting the headlines, GfK’s Colin Strong looks at new research that sheds light on how young people engage online – and offers advice to brands so they can help operate responsibly.