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England’s friendly against Brazil at the new Wembley stadium, which saw the return of David Beckham to the squad, was one of the most watched programmes over the weekend, attracting an average adult audience of more than 7.6 million over the coverage’s duration.The match, which ended in a 1-1 draw after a last minute goal… Continue reading England Team Draws More Than 7.6 Million To BBC One

The UK has the most active online population in Europe, with the highest average number of daily visitors (21.8 million), according to new research from comScore.comScore adds that the UK has the highest usage days per month (21 per user), and the highest average time spent per month per user (34.4 hours) in Europe.The comScore… Continue reading UK Has Most Active Online Population In Europe

Young people perceive traditional media as more accurate, trustworthy and reliable than new media, but many get most of their news and information from family and friends.This is according to new research conducted by D-code for the World Association of Newspapers (WAN).Robert Barnard, founder and partner of the Canada-based research consultancy D-code, which conducted 10… Continue reading Youngsters Value Traditional Media

The new Apple iPhone is to go on sale in the US on June 29, with the company expected to announce launch dates for Europe and Asia in the coming weeks.The iPhone, which will be priced between $500 (£250) and $600 (£300), lets users watch movies, download songs and store photos, and also offers email,… Continue reading Apple iPhone Gets US Launch Date

ITV is said to be considering the future of the newly launched Friends Reunited spin-off site Jobs Reunited, after the project has reportedly failed to take off.Friends Reunited Jobs was launched in December last year and the company is said to now be in discussions with staff about their future.Ideas for the site being proposed… Continue reading ITV Could Be Considering Future Of Jobs Reunited Site

Each week, MediaTel INSIGHT brings NewsLine readers a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.This week the big news in the City was GCap Media’s 9% year on year revenue decline, to £200.1 million.The group’s profits were down from £22.2 million in 2006 in £14.4 million, whilst its advertising revenues… Continue reading Media In The City: GCap Reports Revenue Decline

Google is to acquire the RSS distribution company FeedBurner for an undisclosed sum. Susan Wojcicki, vice president product management for Google, said that the purchase will give Google access to Feedburner’s network of 431,171 current publishers to add to its AdSense network and also provide a greater level of access to advertise on blogs and… Continue reading Google Buys RSS Distribution Company

The UK has the most active online population in Europe, with the highest average number of daily visitors (21.8 million), according to new research from comScore. comScore adds that the UK has the highest usage days per month (21 per user), and the highest average time spent per month per user (34.4 hours) in Europe.… Continue reading UK Has Most Active Online Population In Europe

eBay has bought online recommendation site StumbleUpon for approximately $75 million. eBay says that this acquisition will provide eBay with in-depth exposure to a fast-growing community-based service with approximately 2.3 million users. Michael Buhr, senior director, eBay, said: “StumbleUpon is a great fit within our goal of pioneering new communities based on commerce and sustained… Continue reading eBay Buys Online Recommendation Site

The number of IPTV subscribers will reach nearly 60 million worldwide by year-end 2011, spurred by both aggressive and reactionary telco tactics, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The report, IPTV: From Quadruple Play to Multiplay, which provides forecasts and analyses for the worldwide IPTV market, predicts television choices for European consumers in… Continue reading 60 Million IPTV Subscribers Worldwide By 2011