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Facebook has raced ahead of MySpace with nine million more unique users worldwide , according to figures released from ComScore.The social networking site has grown from 47.2 million visitors in May last year to 123.9 million in May this year, a rate of 162%, while MySpace has only grown 5% to 114.6 million in the… Continue reading Facebook Overtakes MySpace

Virgin Radio owners Scottish Media Group have confirmed the sale of Virgin Radio to a consortium including The Times of India Group for £53 million by the end of June.The station will be renamed, in order to ensure there are no branding restrictions imposed by Sir Richard Branson which could affect the new owners freedom… Continue reading Virgin Radio Sale Confirmed

According to reports in today’s Financial Times, Vodafone has pulled out of the running to purchase Tiscali, an Italian ISP with operations in Italy and the UK. Vodafone reportedly quit the auction process due to disagreements over Tiscali’s valuation. Other UK companies still interested in acquiring Tiscali are BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse, while Switzerland’s incumbent… Continue reading Vodafone Pull Out of Running In Tiscali Takeover

New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group has found that 14% of primary US residences with at least one TV set do not subscribe to cable, DBS, or any other type of multi-channel video service. In addition, 24% of households that subscribe to a multi-channel video service have at least one TV set that only… Continue reading US Homes Not Fully Prepared For Digital Switchover

Euro 2008 dominated the TV ratings this weekend, with peak figures of nearly 9 million viewers tuning in to see the Spain v Italy quarter final last night.Spain knocked Italy out of the competition, winning 4 – 3 on penalties, in front of more than 8.9 million adult viewers on BBC One.ITV 1’s match between… Continue reading Football Tops The Weekend Ratings

BBC One’s Eastenders pulled in more than 7 million adult viewers last night, beating the football by just a million viewers.With a 40.5% audience share between 7.30 – 8pm, viewers of the soap were treated to another eventful episode of the Doctor May saga, following the big explosion in the hour-long special the previous night.Keith… Continue reading Explosive Eastenders Beats Football By Just One Million Viewers

Two more panellists have been confirmed for MediaTel’s Future of National Newspapers Seminar, which takes place on July 1 in Westminster.Rich Mead, assistant managing director of Metro Newspapers, will be providing a perspective on the continued growth of the free daily newspaper market.Alex DeGroote, analyst at Panmure Gordon, will provide an overview from a financial… Continue reading More Panellists Confirmed For The Future Of National Newspaper Seminar

The Daily Mail’s online presence has become the most visited national newspaper website in May. According to figures released by ABCe over 18.7 million unique users viewed the website over the month.This is the first time the Associated Newspaper’s website has come out ahead of its rivals, which are also audited monthly by the industry… Continue reading Mail Online Most Visited Newspaper Site In May

Nielsen’s venture to track out-of-home viewing will finally kick-start this summer in the US, according to a report by MediaPost Publications.The system will provide data on viewing figures in bars, hotels and gyms – something which is previously unavailable and fails to get credit from advertisers.The national Nielsen Out-of-Home Report – a joint venture with… Continue reading Nielsen’s Out-Of-Home Viewing Data Service Starting In The US

New figures released today show that average daily users to ITV.com has doubled since the site’s re-launch in August last year, while video views on the sites have grown by 21% month-on-month since January, with 12 million playbacks in May alone.The recent Britain’s Got Talent hit programme attracted 6 million video views on ITV.com during… Continue reading Video Surge On ITV Re-Launched Sites