LONDON - Usage of TV-based VoD services such as BT Vision and iPlayer is set to outstrip PC-based VoD offerings such as YouTube, new research predicts.
LONDON - Top Gear was the most-watched TV programme of the year on BBC iPlayer, as the VoD service overall received a record 88.2 million VoD requests.
LONDON - ITV has finalised another key component of its new board, announcing that former Procter & Gamble and HM Revenue & Customs chief, Mike Clasper, will replace Sir James Crosby as non-executive senior independent director.
LONDON - Guardian.co.uk strengthened its position as the UK's most-visited newspaper website in November, posting a bigger growth rate month on month than its nearest rivals, MailOnline and Telegraph.co.uk.
LONDON - Mobile phone outfit Orange is expecting a record for text and picture messages this Christmas, with more than a million picture messages forecast to be sent on the big day itself.
LONDON - The BBC Trust has given its provisional approval to the BBC's involvement in Project Canvas, which aims to bring VoD services to Freeview and Freesat.
LONDON - Some of the biggest UK regional news players have teamed up to bid for one of the Government's planned news consortia in Wales.
LONDON - TalkSport owner UTV is launching a bid for one of the Government's planned regional news consortia in the North East and Border areas.
LONDON - Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial television, is set to run a four-week ad campaign promoting the power and effectiveness of TV advertising, from Christmas Day.
LONDON - IPC-owned NME Radio is to launch on national DAB radio, with an eight-month trial period commencing 7am tomorrow (22 December).