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The growth of viewing via mobile phones and online within UK has continued to grow, according to a new survey released by BARB.

Raymond Snoddy says Jeremy Hunt has chosen to take the “courageous” route and must hope that it does not come back to bite him. Ultimately Sky News could be brought to its knees within a decade if the Murdoch dynasty tire of paying to keep the loss-maker afloat…

Speaking at MediaTel Group’s Media Systems breakfast event yesterday, in association with Clearcast, Liam Plowman, media business director at DDS, announced a “new DDS” and promised an open system.

Apple leads the next wave of tablet computers, with version 2.0 of the iconic iPad.

Yesterday’s Media Systems breakfast event, in association with Clearcast, illustrated the conundrum agencies (in particular) now find themselves in regarding media process and trading systems.

In response to James Whitmore’s article Who will grasp the future? Donna Malone, business director at Ebiquity, says “can we please focus on getting the new [POSTAR] system on everyone’s desk tops and spend less time worrying about the next project”.

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?”

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%).