Despite forecasts of quarterly revenue being up by 36%, analysts have reported that the social networking site might have hit a plateau in developed markets – losing 2 million UK users in the last 6 months.
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Director of TV for BT Retail reveals the company’s plans for the coming year, including the delivery of fibre broadband for linear TV and why YouView is their sure-fire ‘strategic platform’ for the future.
This week Dominic Mills looks at the striking opportunities presented by online video, from the geekboy fandom of Machinima as it ups production values to team up with Ridley Scott to the incredible rise of ‘social talent’, where non-celebs are reaching serious online stardom – and presenting brands with a whole new level of audience engagement.
Saturday night brought about the kind of showdown that keeps schedulers up at night, as ITV and the BBC’s big guns of helium-light entertainment went head to head.
Thursday played host to MediaTel’s very first Video Upfronts Marketplace, in which a series of demonstrations and panel debates showcased the exciting and ever-growing world of online video, and how brands and advertisers should be utilising it during a time of rapid digital evolution.
Simon Andrews, founder of Addictive! sheds light on how brands are evolving in a time where digital competition is fierce – with Amazon planning to launch its own set-top box and Waitrose and Morrisons embracing mobile opportunities to enrich the consumer experience.
The latest ABC digital figures for March 2013 show a general decline for most newsbrands, with the Independent the only platform to see any positive growth – though only very slight.
Thursday night saw a traumatised Liam Butcher face off against his family’s greatest enemy and barely survive. Yes, ITV’s troublesome gang of overpaid footballers were back to plague EastEnders (BBC One, 7:30pm) by running away with a sizeable chunk of the show’s audience.
In the first part of a new four part special, News International’s Abba Newbery presents the findings of a ground-breaking new study from The Future Laboratory exploring future trends for news. In part one, Newbery looks at ‘Intuitive News’ and the impact of consumer ‘stuffocation’ in a relentless, 24/7 digital age…
Commercial terrestrial television channels broadly continue to enjoy a strong performance as the year progresses, with total terrestrial revenue up 10.5% year on year – but Channel 4 sees another drop in revenues.
