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Raymond Snoddy says that while it’s just a matter of time before 3D TV takes-off, there are some hurdles to overcome first.

Last night saw the FIFA 2010 World Cup rack up another win for football, with BBC One’s coverage of Italy v Paraguay picking up a peak of 8.4 million viewers – a 32.5% share of the audience.

An RBS broker’s note has called ITV “the most logical buyer of Five”, estimating that its acquisition could boost ITV’s earnings by 24%.

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt claims online television viewing will make the BBC licence fee obsolete sooner rather than later.

Over the last two years, US ownership of HDTVs, DVRs and smartphones has increased at double- and triple-digit rates, according to the latest edition of The Nielsen Company’s Three Screen Report.

England’s first World Cup game against the USA secured an impressive high of more than 17.6 million viewers for ITV1 on Saturday evening.

Magna Global’s latest global television advertising forecast predicts 6.4% growth in constant currency terms during 2010, to $150.7 billion dollars worldwide.

The Big Brother launch night secured the all-important prime-time ratings yesterday evening with a high of more than 5.1 million viewers.

The Broadcast in a multi-platform world seminar kicked-off the afternoon sessions at this year’s Media Playground 2010 event. Panellists including Mediaedge:CIA’s Michael Beecroft, Rovi’s Richard Bullwinkle and SeeSaw’s Ben Williams discussed Project Canvas, SeeSaw and Google TV, before making five year predictions for the television industry.LOVEFiLM’s group digital officer Lesley MacKenzie talked of possible ventures… Continue reading Video highlights from Media Playground 2010: Broadcast in a multi-platform world

Raymond Snoddy explains why the last World Cup saw the England football team and advertising industry “not so much missing penalties more like missing open goals” – although he predicts that “the beer makers and the car boys are definitely in this time and with the help of the final of Britain’s Got Talent as well as the World Cup, ITV could take nearly £100 million in June”…