With the Leveson report due for publication this afternoon, the speculation and debate still rages on. Here’s a round-up of what the papers are saying.

Although mobile ads are shown to be effective, only 17% of UK mobile users are favourable towards them new study finds.

BBC’s head of iPlayer, Dave Price, has said that he sees internet-connected TVs as the “platform of the future.”Writing on his blog about the performance of the hugely popular platform, he said: “It’s no big surprise that when at home, audiences like to watch TV on the best screen in the house – the TV.… Continue reading BBC’s head of iPlayer sees internet-connected TVs as the platform of the future

Total Ltd. sue YouView for infringement of ‘YOUR VIEW’ trade mark and seek an injunction limiting use of the ‘youview’ brand

Superfast lines take 12% of the UK broadband base according to latest findings from Point Topic.

The key thing about Hall, says Raymond Snoddy, is that he is an “outside insider; he knows the place but is not in thrall to anyone.”

David Montgomery has said that Local World “signals the fight back in Britain’s regional media industry,” and has promised the creation of a strong media business dedicated to the provision of quality local content and advertising platforms.

Rural areas in the UK will soon receive a ‘superfast’ broadband boost after the UK government received approval to pump £530m into its Broadband Development UK (BDUK) upgrade scheme.As the scheme was considered state aid, the plans had been on hold while the UK government waited for approval from Brussels. Upgrade projects in Wales and… Continue reading ‘Superfast’ broadband boost for UK’s rural areas

Viggle Inc. has purchased GetGlue for $25 million in cash and 48.3 million shares in stock, with the goal of making the merged companies the dominant force in social TV. Together, the two companies will have more than four million users.Viggle Inc., a reward-based site that launched in January, will operate both brands. GetGlue founder… Continue reading GetGlue acquired by Viggle in push for social TV dominance

Magazine advertising investment could more than double before return on investment drops to that of TV, new study claims.