13 minutes of every hour online is spent on social networking sites and forums in the UK, and an increasing amount of time is being spent on devices during prime time television periods.
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The new BBC iPlayer performance pack reveals the tablet to be the second most popular medium in which people request to watch iPlayer on, hitting over 40 million content requests in March alone.
Though PCs and laptops continue to dominate the home, the increasing need for on-the-go access means that smartphones are becoming the more popular device to access the internet from, and are expected to overtake the traditional PC by the end of 2013.
Following the completion of the switchover to digital terrestrial television last year, 98% of UK households now receive digital TV.
BBC correspondent Torin Douglas has taken voluntary redundancy from his role as the BBC’s Media Correspondent; he will be leaving at the end of May.
Twitter’s new music service will measure Twitter activity and engagement and then recommend tracks based on who people follow on the social network.
Wednesday night brought another bothersome work/life balancing act for distracted crime fighting duo Scott & Bailey (ITV, 9pm), as the third series continued.
Ian Priest, founding partner of VCCP and international managing director of Chime, delivered his inaugural address as president of the IPA yesterday, pledging to move the advertising industry towards a new era of “commercial creativity” as he sets up a new client council to help drive change.
The latest Digital Connections report carried out by GfK has revealed that 42% of viewers “think more highly” of networks that make shows freely available via streaming platforms.
The latest State of VOD US trend report by Rentrak reveals that the total time spent viewing free on-demand television in 2012 increased by over 40%, with number of programmes watched and HD viewing also seeing significant growth.
