LoveFilm to stream ITV and BBC shows
Amazon-owned LoveFilm has signed new streaming deals with ITV and the BBC, as the online video service looks to boosting its UK television archive ahead of Netflix’s launch in the UK.
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Top Google search terms: Winners and losers online revealed
What do ‘iPhone 5’ and ‘What is scampi’ have in common? Yep, both made the list of top Google search terms here in sthe UK. Find out what else people were hunting for, see the real language their using, and ponder why scampi is such a mystery in our island nation…
Microsoft buys ‘video discovery’ firm VideoSurf to boost Xbox search
Microsoft has acquired US-based video discovery technology company VideoSurf to enhance its Xbox games console.
Digital sales boost Johnston Press as publisher sees decline in print
Redesigned websites and the success of its “Find It” business directory have boosted digital revenues at Johnston Press, the Edinburgh-based publisher of The Scotsman.
BBC Children in Need Facebook app attempts to build the nation’s biggest digital cake
This year, BBC Children in Need is launching its very own Facebook app titled ‘Fancy a Spot of Cake’ to help raise money for the charity.
Video: Brits spend 20 minutes a month watching Youtube, as video use rises 36%
UK Internet users spend a combined total of 240 million hours every month watching online video content, with the average user spending 20 minutes a month watching YouTube, according to analysis from Experian Hitwise.
Average Brit now ‘downloads 17GB of data a month’
Fixed broadband consumers in the UK now use an average of 17 gigabytes of data a month, the equivalent of streaming 12 hours of BBC iPlayer HD video or 11 movies a month, according to new research.
SeeSaw video-on-demand site shuts down after 2 years
UK TV-on-demand website SeeSaw, has been closed down afer failing to renew content licenses.
BBC to fund digital radio roll out to UK
The BBC will pay for the rollout of the UK’s digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio infrastructure to reach 97% of the population.
BBC lets ‘citizen journalists’ submit news and pics via Android app
The BBC has updated its news app for Android devices, including a feature that lets citizens submit news, videos and photos via their phone for use in the broadcaster’s news coverage.