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The internet will overtake traditional TV as the most consumed form of media for the first time in June 2010 if current growth trends continue.According to a new report from Microsoft, internet consumption in 2010 will average 14.2 hours per week, or over 2.5 days a month, compared to 11.5 hours a week, or 2… Continue reading Microsoft: Internet to overtake TV as most consumed form of media

Virgin Media is offering enhanced email services to its home broadband customers in partnership with Google.The new email service will see Virgin Media customers get over 7GB of storage and @virginmedia.com email addresses for the first time.Virgin Media’s new email service will be one of the largest deployments of Google Partner Edition Apps, which allow… Continue reading Virgin Media offers enhanced email services with Google

Britain’s Got Talent stormed back onto the nation’s screens on Saturday night, with a strongman who pulled a car with his ear helping the show to pick up a peak audience of 11.4 million viewers for ITV1.On for an hour and a half from 7.30pm, the show had a peak share of 49.2% of the… Continue reading Strong return for Britain’s Got Talent

Universal Music Group (UMG) is working with Google’s YouTube to launch a new music and video entertainment service featuring UMG’s premium video content.Called Vevo, the ad-supported service will launch later this year, with the technology infrastructure provided by YouTube.On YouTube, this content will be exclusively available through VEVO.com and a new VEVO channel through a… Continue reading Universal Music and YouTube to launch music video service Vevo

A new report from media analyst Screen Digest predicts that online advertising will fall 5% in 2009.Screen Digest’s 2009 report, based on the US IAB’s recently released full year report for 2008, said that while internet advertising grew 10% in 2008, the fourth quarter was almost flat at +2.6%, a significant change from the first… Continue reading US online advertising forecast to fall 5% in 2009

Steve Atkinson, group sales director at Clear Channel Outdoor UK, looks at how the world’s oldest medium is harnessing the power of mobile technology…

The Local Radio Company (TLRC) has rejected a £1.25 million takeover bid from radio group UKRD.Last week, Hallwood Financial made an offer of £1.8 million for TLRC, following which TLRC independent non-executive director John Perriss strongly recommended the company’s shareholders reject the bid from UKRD.UKRD owns stations including Pirate FM 102 in the West Country… Continue reading Local Radio Company turns down UKRD bid

The European Commission has begun legal proceedings against the UK over the behavioural advertising company Phorm.In a statement, the Commission said that the “proceeding addresses several problems with the UK’s implementation of EU ePrivacy and personal data protection rules, under which EU countries must ensure… the confidentiality of communications by prohibiting interception and surveillance without… Continue reading European Commission begins legal action on Phorm

UK ad spending will fall 8.7% this year, with global spend predicted to shrink by 6.9%, according to a new forecast from ZenithOptimedia.Zenith is currently forecasting 1.5% growth in global adspend in 2010, followed by 4.5% growth in 2011, although these forecasts will be revised when new information arises, it said.Adspend is forecast to fall… Continue reading UK adspend forecast to fall 8.7% in 2009

The Local Radio Company (TLRC) has rejected a takeover bid from rival radio group UKRD. Last week, Hallwood Financial made an offer of £1.8 million for TLRC, following which TLRC independent non-executive director John Perriss strongly recommended the company’s shareholders reject the £1.25 million offer from UKRD. Hallwood Financial already owns 28% of TLRC and… Continue reading Local Radio Company turns down UKRD takeover offer