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When we’re connected, we’re more accessible – but advertisers can only capitalise on this in a way that complements the media experience, rather than interrupting it, says Digital Cinema Media’s Alex Wright ahead of tomorrow’s Connected Consumer conference.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has said it expects the broadband discounts announced by Sky last week to remain a permanent feature – and will cost the company over £60 million if it was to run the promotion for a whole year.

Based on a research analysing 22.6 billion worldwide video streams throughout 2012, the report revealed that poor quality video has had a significant effect on brand revenue – with £1.38 billion missed out on because of negative viewer experience.

Last week ITV announced that it will become the first commercial broadcaster to give mobile viewers the option – at a price – to watch catch-up content without ads. It’s an interesting test of an increasingly important part of the media eco-system, but is it really going to work? Whatever happens, you can bet ITV’s competitors will be watching like hawks says Dominic Mills.

Ahead of speaking at this week’s Connected Consumer conference, BARB’s chief executive, Justin Sampson, explains the new ‘hybrid future’ for the company’s crucial measurement.

Sky Sports Ashes HD will screen 63 days of cricket this summer, including live ball-by-ball coverage of the Ashes – available to customers at no extra cost.

Similar to social media peers such as Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr that all integrate the hashtag feature, Facebook hashtags will allow users to add context to a post or indicate that it is part of a larger discussion.

BARB, the official source of television viewing figures in the UK, has today announced that it has appointed Kantar Media to collect census data for TV viewing through all computer devices, including tablets.

After a day of judging yesterday, the final shortlist for the inaugural Connected Consumer Awards have today been announced.

We spend billions of pounds a year trying to target the connected consumer, but instead we end up targeting connected devices – more often than not in an unconnected way, says Specific Media’s Martin Galvin. We must make sure that the consumer’s consumption dictates the plan, rather than vice versa…