Jim Marshall, chief client officer at Aegis, saw the US election campaign as a fascinating aspect of the American political way and a wonderful media jamboree, but thinks most people in the UK would be horrified if our own politics went the same way.

comScore has released new insights on the U.S. tablet market from comScore TabLens, its forthcoming monthly syndicated service providing insights into tablet ownership and usage.

The Urban Dictionary’s definition of zeebox is “a drug infested overflow of the mind and a representation of a madman’s inner most mental desire to manipulate the viewer and make you feel and think that you yourself are going or are already insane.” Man…!

Channel 4 Sales has agreed a contract with BBC Worldwide to sell advertising in the UK around its on-demand content on Virgin Media’s TV Choice VoD platform.

Richard Nicholls, The Future Foundation, on personal policing of the social space and the rise of the super-highway code…

Greg Grimmer, partner, Hurrell Moseley Dawson & Grimmer, on how media consumption habits change in the holiday season…

Nielsen launched its new hybrid methodology for digital measurement yesterday to a select audience in London. The methodology has already been rolled out in the USA and Spain and will soon be running in Australia and New Zealand too.

Ofcom is the communications regulator. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. Ofcom Technology TrackerThe Technology Tracker is produced by Ofcom with the objective to track the attitudes and behaviour of the general public with respect to the residential telecommunications market… Continue reading Ofcom

RAJAR is set to introduce new digital technology to its audience measurement tools. A new online radio listening diary and a new digital personal interviewing aide will be incorporated into RAJAR’s current survey.

James Whitmore, MD of POSTAR, shares some interesting learnings (and amusing observations) from a recent European media research conference…