James Whitmore, MD of POSTAR, on the big issue for the future – who should own how much of the news media? What should happen, and happen quickly, is the creation of a fresh legal framework for the ownership of news media…
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Speaking at Westminster eForum seminar last week, Simon Gauntlett, Technology Director at the Digital TV Group (DTG) said that common technological standards need to be put in place for connected televisions.Ensuring common standards will provide the consumer with a better user experience and allow the industry to “interoperate”, Gauntlett told delegates.Read the full story in… Continue reading Connected TVs need technological standards in place, says DTG
Virgin Media is successfully delivering internet speeds up to 240 times faster than the national average to triallists in London. Using Virgin Media’s unique cable network, broadband speeds of up to 1.5Gb are being enjoyed around Old Street, an area known as ‘Silicon Roundabout’.
Andy Slinger, brand aligner, Brand Vista, says thinking of customers in an online silo is madness, and the sooner businesses start thinking about customers rather than channel, the better…
Spending on Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) network programming across the main five PSB channels and the BBC digital channels increased by 2% in real terms in 2010 to £2.9 billion, although it was down by 12% since 2006, according to Ofcom’s PSB Annual Report.
The New York Times has reported a loss on a $161.3 million write-down of assets at the News Media Group.
Segun Ogunsheye, head of web operations, WebNarrative (web division at MPG Media Contacts), explains why brands need to understand semantic technology right now…
The total UK online universe declined in June – down 730,000 users month on month to 39.5 million. Although total users had been rising steadily in the last few months, June’s figure shows the first drop in general online take up since February of this year.
Raymond Snoddy: It was most unfortunate that James Murdoch could not deal adequately with such a tricky question at yesterday’s select committee (a compelling drama that told us almost nothing new in any factual sense but almost everything about the key players involved) because in the mildest of ways it went to the heart of the matter…
Last Sunday was a once in a quarter of a century opportunity for newspaper publishers… the closure of the News of the World was the opportunity to grab a larger circulation base and market share.
