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The former BBC One controller will take up his role as Director for BBC Television from May 7 and will be paid a total package of £327,800.

Global ad spend reached $350 billion in 2012 – representing a 4.3% year-on-year increase – with TV accounting for almost two thirds of the overall revenue.

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.

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.

Following the completion of the switchover to digital terrestrial television last year, 98% of UK households now receive digital TV.

Coming straight from the Cold Feet stable of ‘I can’t believe this is on ITV’, new eight-part drama series Broadchurch proved to be somewhat of a ratings smash for the commercial broadcaster.

Wednesday night brought another bothersome work/life balancing act for distracted crime fighting duo Scott & Bailey (ITV, 9pm), as the third series continued.

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.

Appointing James Harding as director of news and current affairs of the BBC is a courageous move by director-general Tony Hall, says Raymond Snoddy. It’s a tough job being in charge of 3,000 journalists, so what is Harding going to be up against in the new role, and how would he have handled the most recent kerfuffles at the BBC? Pens ready; its time for an exam…