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Britain’s Got Talent performed well in the weekend ratings war, pulling in the highest overall viewing figures despite competition from the big FA cup match.The second audition show, presented by Ant and Dec, even managed to beat its return ratings, with more than 12.3 million peak viewers compared to last week’s peak audience of 11.4… Continue reading Britain’s Got Talent performs well

The BBC is set to appoint its first Online Access Champion in a bid to bridge the digital divide, according to its chief operating officer Caroline Thomson.Speaking at the Digital Britain summit in London on Friday, Thomson announced that Seetha Kumar will take on the role to make sure the BBC plays its full part… Continue reading BBC steps up to bridge the digital divide

Free newspaper publisher Metro International has posted a 24% decrease in total net revenues for the first quarter, to €55.6 million. Metro International – which publishes in more than 100 major cities in 18 countries across Europe, Asia, North and South America – also revealed that it has terminated discussions with a potential buyer. It… Continue reading Metro International records 24% fall in net revenues

Trade secretary Peter Mandelson has hinted that the government could be ready to fund the implementation of UK-wide next-generation broadband.Speaking at the Digital Britain summit held in London last Friday, Mandelson said that government money could be used to improve the current situation where 12.5 million homes in the UK still have no access to… Continue reading Mandelson hints at government funding for next-gen broadband

Internet search engine Ask.com is returning to its original name, Ask Jeeves, in the UK and bringing back its iconic butler.Jeeves was retired in 2006 but is returning in a move that also gives users a choice of URL to reach the search engine – ask.com, ask.co.uk, askjeeves.com and askjeeves.co.uk.Cesar Mascaraque, managing director of Ask… Continue reading Ask.com brings back Jeeves

The Guardian has raised the cover price of its Saturday edition by 10p to £1.70.The Guardian‘s last price rise came in September 2008, when it increased to £1.60 (see Guardian And Telegraph To Raise Cover Prices).In the rest of the Quality market, the Saturday Times costs £1.50, while the Saturday Daily Telegraph and Saturday Independent… Continue reading Guardian ups Saturday cover price

Over 66 million US consumers across demographic categories are using the internet while watching TV, according to market research firm In-Stat. Based on In-Stat’s recent survey of US TV viewing habits, 33% of all male respondents, across age groups, reported that they are sometimes using a personal computer simultaneously while watching TV. Among some male… Continue reading Over 66m US consumers go online while watching TV

UK-listed shares in Independent News & Media are up over 20% amid claims that the new board will offload its loss-making Independent and Independent on Sunday titles.Experts have been called in to review the group’s books in the past few weeks with a view to creating a turnaround strategy for the heavily-indebted Irish media company,… Continue reading Independent share price up amid sale hopes

Newsquest Specialist Media has launched a new bi-monthly sports magazine called Fighting Fit.The new title is set to provide information and advice to combat sports enthusiasts on health, nutrition and training techniques, as well as product reviews, technical advice and fighter profiles.Newsquest said it aims to target readers with an interest in combat sports, from… Continue reading Newsquest launches new sports title

Google has reported a 6% rise in its first quarter revenues, to $5.51 billion (£3.72 billion). However, revenues were down 3% in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Income in Q1 was $1.42 billion (£959 million), up from $1.31 billion (£884 million) a year earlier. AdSense revenue was $1.64 billion (£1.10… Continue reading Google reports 6% rise in Q1 revenues