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Following the success of jamming together two uninterrupted Emmerdale episodes last Thursday, ITV1 saw fit to give Coronation Street (7:30pm) the hour-long treatment.Wednesday’s dose of claustrophobic community fun saw Kirsty switch her mental gauge all the way up to Proper.Watching Kirsty slap hapless Tyrone around was entertaining enough for a while but last night the… Continue reading TV Overnights: Double might of Crazy Kirsty and MP Nadine Dorrie secures Wednesday for ITV1

MediaTel has appointed David Pidgeon as the new editor for Newsline.

David Montgomery has said that Local World “signals the fight back in Britain’s regional media industry,” and has promised the creation of a strong media business dedicated to the provision of quality local content and advertising platforms.

Rural areas in the UK will soon receive a ‘superfast’ broadband boost after the UK government received approval to pump £530m into its Broadband Development UK (BDUK) upgrade scheme.As the scheme was considered state aid, the plans had been on hold while the UK government waited for approval from Brussels. Upgrade projects in Wales and… Continue reading ‘Superfast’ broadband boost for UK’s rural areas

BT has secured two EPG slots on the Sky platform in preparation for the launch of its sports channels next year. The broadcaster, which has secured rights to air FA Premier League football, international football and Aviva Premiership rugby packages, acquired the placeholders on the pay TV platform, which it has temporarily branded as Sailing… Continue reading BT to launch sports channels on two Sky slots next year

The first large-scale test of EE’s new 4G network has indicated less than half of Manchester city centre is able to take advantage of its high speeds, reports the BBC.Data collected by mobile coverage firm RootMetrics reveals just 40.2% of its test locations had access to the 4G network.Outside the city centre there was no… Continue reading 4G tests reveal patchy urban coverage

Last night saw BBC One bring a little spice to Tuesday’s schedule with sextuagenarian romance Last Tango in Halifax (9pm).

Dominic Mills is to join MediaTel’s Newsline as a weekly columnist from Monday 26th November.

What did we learn from Magnus Lindkvist, trendspotter and futurologist, who opened Friday’s MRG conference? With a keynote that was prepared especially for the event, Magnus certainly challenged the way we think about the future.From infobesity to skeumorphs, Magnus gave a powerful talk on why we must work on the creative process and not just… Continue reading @TrendyMagnus, Trendspotter extraordinaire

Viggle Inc. has purchased GetGlue for $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares in stock, with the goal of making the merged companies the dominant force in social TV. Together, the two companies will have more than four million users.Viggle Inc., a reward-based site that launched in January, will operate both brands. GetGlue founder… Continue reading GetGlue acquired by Viggle in push for social TV dominance