In response to Ipsos MediaCT’s research article The power of the big screen, David Brennan, research & strategy director at Thinkbox, says: “Why does Ipsos believe it is relevant and appropriate to compare and contrast cinema and TV… and why make such unfounded and inevitably skewed comparisons in order to make a point?”
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Jeremy Hunt has approved News Corporation’s plan to spin off Sky News, clearing the way for Rupert Murdoch’s proposed takeover bid the for 61% of BSkyB that it does not already own. The statement in full.
Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK – around half of the population – according to Joanna Shields, vice president of Facebook Europe.
ITV saw its pre-tax profit almost triple last year to £321 million following a market-beating rise in TV ad revenues (up 16%).
Raymond Snoddy says Adam Crozier, the ITV chief executive, has a perfectly rational “transformational” five-year plan for the company but he will have difficulty building up ITV Studios, whichever brilliant executive is in charge. The one deal that would be truly transformational in production terms for ITV would be the acquisition of All3Media…
There was a mixed response to net neutrality – the idea that all legal traffic on the internet should be treated equally and that ISPs should be unable to segregate or discriminate, whether in an attempt to stifle competition, or block certain types of traffic – at this morning’s Westminster eForum.
The Outdoor Media Centre is looking to identify the 100 best UK posters of all time in a creative Hall of Fame.
The O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne has warned that the UK mobile market needs to adopt a “co-operative” approach to avoid further constraints and delays to the 4G auction.
Google has seen a significant rise in searches from mobile devices – up 30% quarter on quarter.
Sales of tablet devices will hit 58 million units by 2014, according to In-Stat.
