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Dean Wilson, UK CEO and VP International at Active International, says TV is in rude health in 2012 and harnessing today’s technology presents an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen and deepen a brand’s relationship with TV viewers…

Rhys McLachlan, commercial development director at Videology, who will be on the Screen panel at our Media Playground event, says the commercial video-on-demand market has been growing rapidly in 2012 but the trajectory for the summer could be downwards thanks to the BBC…

Affluent and younger viewers lead the way in a strong start to Channel 5’s 2012. Viewing figures for the first four full months show the largest growth to a terrestrial broadcaster in a decade, with 16 to 34-year olds increasing by 16%.

LoveFilm is launching high-definition streaming in the UK and Germany.

The tension was mounting in last night’s The Apprentice (BBC One, 9pm) and with only one week to go before the dreaded interview stage the episode pulled in the biggest audience of day.

Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that development around its internet television product is closer to completion, saying technology for televisions was of “intense interest” to the company in a recent interview.

BARB has appointed Justin Sampson as its new chief executive. He will succeed Bjarne Thelin, who announced in February that he would be leaving at the end of the year after nine years at the helm.

New research shows that TV and digital ads are less effective if a viewer watches an ad on TV and sees a different ad on their smartphone. However, there are opportunities around linking the two.

6.6 million viewers, the largest audience of the day, watched EastEnders at 8pm as Uncle Phil offered Lucy his help to find her missing father, capturing a 35% share.

BBC iPlayer has seen a strong start to the year, with total requests averaging around 190 million per month between January and April 2012.