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Virgin Media TV Hits 1 Million Viewers
The Mirror
Virgin Media's internet TV service TiVo signed its millionth customer this week, helping to boost half-year sales figures. These were up 3.3% to GBP2.03billion in the six months to the end of June, with profits at GBP72m after the number of clients paying for its superfast broadband (30Mb and above) increased by 459,800, to 1.3 million, in the three months to June 30. Operating cash flow rose 2.7% to GBP789 million but second quarter disconnections were worse than expected at 14,700.
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ISPs Can't Agree On Internet Practice Code
BBC
Several leading UK internet service providers have refused to sign a code of conduct designed to guarantee "full and open access" to the net. Ten ISPs including BT, O2 and Talktalk backed the agreement promising not to restrict or block content unless there was a reason to deploy "reasonable traffic management practices". But Virgin Media said the principles set out were too vague while Vodafone said the code was "impractical". Everything Everywhere also opted out.
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Facebook Is Site Most Blocked By Employers
ITProPortal
A joint study by Easynet and Ipanema Technologies has found that a majority of CIOs and IT bosses block access to social networks and video-sharing sites during office hours, with UK business leaders marginally more likely than their continental counterparts to restrict Internet usage during the work day. Facebook is the most blocked website with 69% of British-based administrators prohibiting in-office access, while 62% give the red light to YouTube.
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Let The Social Media Games Begin!
Financial Times
Days after Gabrielle Douglas, the American gymnast, made the US Olympic team, the 16 year old posted to Twitter a picture of flowers, cake and a giant plastic tub filled with paper towels, soap, deodorant and mouthwash. The package was a congratulatory gift from her new sponsor Procter & Gamble, the consumer packaged goods company. "I love all of my goodies thank you so much for everything!" she tweeted to her 29,000 followers.
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Mail Online Is Engine On DMGT Train
The Guardian
Daily Mail & General Trust's finance director has hailed a key turning point in the group's fortunes, with Mail Online revenue growth offsetting declines at national print titles in the three months to the end of July. Associated Newspapers - the national division that includes the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Mail Online - returned to revenue growth in the three months to the end of July, helped by cutting just over 100 jobs and Mail Online boosting driving digital its advertising income by nearly 70% year-on-year.
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Facebook Chooses London For Engineering Team
TechWeekEurope
The company is looking for a number of software engineers in England's capital city, including those with Android skills, alongside partner engineers focused on games and mobile. The Facebook London announcement follows hot on the heels of Amazon's plans to locate a digital media development centre in London. The government is hopeful of making London the capital of Europe's tech scene and the capital's burgeoning presence on the international stage has been notable.
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