As Elton John turned 60 this week, ITV1 showed his birthday concert from Madison Square Gardens last night, watched by a peak of over 3.5 million adult viewers.Meanwhile, BBC One’s Hotel Babylon continued to win the viewers as the five-star hotel based stylised drama attracted an average of 4.9 million adults in the key 9pm-10pm… Continue reading 3.5 Million Wish Elton Happy Birthday

ITV and Setanta have been awarded exclusive rights to the FA Cup tournament as well as England’s home football matches.This will come as a huge blow to the BBC and BSkyB, who have reportedly offered over £400 million for the television rights, beginning August 2008. ITV and Setanta Sports bid separately, which is thought to… Continue reading ITV & Setanta Win FA Cup & England Home Matches

Dermot O’Leary has been chosen to replace recently axed Kate Thornton as presenter of X-Factor.The presenter currently hosts Channel 4’s Big Brother’s Little Brother and is said to be flattered by the two-series offer.Speaking about his appointment, O’Leary said: “I’m really looking forward to working with Simon and the team on the kind of Saturday… Continue reading Dermot Has The X Factor

IPC Southbank’s Woman & Home is adding a travel size version of the magazine which will be available exclusively in WHSmith Travel outlets.Following in the footsteps of IPC Southbank’s InStyle in February (see In Style Adds New Format), the smaller glossy will be available from its May issue, on sale 29 March, bagged with a… Continue reading Woman & Home Launches Travel Size

Cinema’s new online measurement system FAME, Film Audience Measurement and Evaluation, was outlined last night at this month’s MRG evening meeting, presented by representatives from Carlton Screen Advertising, Pearl & Dean and TNS.As reported in December, FAME has replaced the previous cinema audience measurement system, CAVIAR (see Cinema Research Study Re-Brands). The move will create… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: Introducing FAME

Channel 4 Radio has submitted its proposals for the new national commercial digital multiplex to Ofcom as part of a consortium called the 4 Digital Group.As reported earlier, if Channel 4 wins the multiplex licence it will broadcast ten national radio stations as well as secondary services, such as podcasts.New stations on the licence are… Continue reading 4 Digital Group Reveals Digital Multiplex Bid

National Grid Wireless has submitted its bid for the UK’s second national digital radio multiplex. It is offering a service of 12 stations and hopes to be on air by 29th February 2008 if successful.It has partnered with the BBC and Digital One, and has allocated two stations to fellow bidders Channel 4 Radio services.… Continue reading National Grid Wireless Bids On Multiplex

Viewing share fell for most of the terrestrial channels during February, except for BBC One which slightly increased its share year on year in all TV homes.In digital homes, both BBC One and ITV1 increased their share while the other channels dropped slightly year on year.All ViewingBBC One was the only terrestrial channel to have… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – February 2007

ITV1’s woes continue into the new year as January saw the channel lose 5% of its revenue year on year, dropping to £110.9 million. Five also felt a drop in revenue year on year, of 2.8%, to end the month with £20.7 million.By comparison, Channel 4 showed a slight uplift of 0.8%. Celebrity Big Brother… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2007

Channel 4 was the only terrestrial channel to see any growth in its viewing share during January 2007 as the broadcaster capitalised on the success of Celebrity Big Brother.Meanwhile, in digital homes, both BBC One and Channel 4 saw an increase in their share over the month, while multichannel sustained a dip in viewing.All ViewingChannel… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – January 2007