Report highlights reading interests of teens
A new report has highlighted the reading preferences of young teenagers, it has been revealed.Commissioned by the organisers behind the National Year of Reading, the report has found that above anything else, young teens prefer to read Heat magazine, reports the Guardian.Entitled,... [continue reading]
ITV1 to broadcast McCann interview
The only televised interview with Kate and Gerry McCann is to be broadcast on ITV1, it has emerged.With a running time of one hour, the interview will be broadcast to coincide with the first anniversary of their daughter's disappearance."Amid all the controversy, what should... [continue reading]
French president applauds UK media
France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has offered praise to Britain's media.Applauding the UK's coverage of his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Mr Sarkozy commented that the most recent coverage was a great improvement on the earlier exposure received in both the UK and France."I... [continue reading]
YouTube to provide new data on video consumption
Web 2.0 service YouTube is to offer enhanced levels of feedback to content creators over the viewing habits of users.Although only available to the individual responsible for the uploading of the content, the new feature will provide information concerning how the material came to be viewed... [continue reading]
New backing behind social network application standard
A number of information technology firms have given their support to an open platform for the creation of social networking applications.In addition to Yahoo!, backing for the platform - known as OpenSocial - has been provided by MySpace and Google.A number of different sites will... [continue reading]
'Most' UK homes use multichannel television
The majority of Britain's households now contain multichannel television capabilities, it has been claimed.According to reports, the number of households across the country with access to this type of television has increased by 1.6 per cent since September 2007 to 86.7 per cent, reports... [continue reading]
ASA criticises insurance advertisement
An advertisement promoting insurance has been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).Released by Friends Provident in the form of a mailshot, the advertisement drew criticism from the ASA on the grounds that it was designed to look like medical data and could therefore... [continue reading]
Renault faces advertising ban
An advertisement from Renault is to be withdrawn following a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The ASA decided that Renault's press advertisement contained environmental exaggerations, leading consumers to believe that the advertised product produced relatively lower... [continue reading]
China unblocks BBC website
Users of the internet in China are now able to access the BBC's website, it has been claimed.Following restrictions on the ability of those in China to access the BBC's news website, it has been reported by the broadcaster's staff in China that full access has now been... [continue reading]
Internet addiction 'a public health issue'
Addiction to the internet is now an issue of public health, it has been claimed.According to comments made by Dr Jerald Block, the author of an article written for the American Journal of Psychiatry, internet addition is now a frequent phenomenon that should be formally regarded as a... [continue reading]