WPP enjoyed a 7.0% increase in revenues in Q1 2011 to £2.223 billion. WPP revenues in constant currency were up 8.4%, reflecting the strength of the pound against the US dollar and Euro.
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Speaking at the Telecompaper Connected TV conference in Utrecht, Pieter Vervoort, vice president Philips Net TV, said that there are one million Philips Net TV owners that use their connected TV sets three or four times a month.
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Future Foundation’s Richard Nicholls: Happiness will be defined as social engagement, skill accumulation, professionalising one’s approach to one’s own needs, taking the steps most likely to lead to a healthier, wealthier life. At least, it will be on Facebook…
Around 5% of The Times’ combined print and digital audience read the newspaper’s content on the iPad, according to News International.
The four major mobile app stores (Apple, Google, Nokia and RIM) will see revenues jump 77.7% in 2011 to $3.8 billion, according to IHS Screen Digest.
Raymond Snoddy wonders whether the US President was too busy on Friday watching the Royal Wedding to be bothered about matters such as Al Qaeda…
Warc has raised its global advertising spend forecasts for 2011 to +5.1%, up from +4.5%.
BBC One’s new prime time drama Exile finished on a high of 4.4 million viewers to claim the all-important peak-hour ratings last night.
