ITV1 had a good night last night, with the new comedy dramas Benidorm and Bonkers, together with old favourites Emmerdale and The Bill, meaning the channel rarely saw less than 5 million adult viewers during peak time.Bonkers, starring Liza Tarbuck, didn’t quite make 5 million for its first episode, but it was up against the… Continue reading Viewers Go Bonkers For Benidorm

It was standing room only at last night’s MRG evening meeting, as over 150 people packed in to hear a presentation on the IPA TouchPoints initiative, including suggestions for the product going forward including a topline “TouchPoints Lite” initiative.Lynne Robinson brought the room up to speed with how the initiative has gone so far, including… Continue reading MRG: TouchPoints Lites Up The Room

December was a poor month for all terrestrial broadcasters, as each saw their revenues fall year on year, with overall terrestrial revenues falling by 8.3%.Making up the bulk of this deficit was ITV1, which saw its revenues fall by £11.6 million year on year, or 9.5%. Over the course of 2006, the broadcaster saw its… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2006

ITV1 lost nearly 4% points from its viewing share during December, whilst multichannel viewing increased at a similar rate year on year.In digital homes, however, all terrestrial broadcasters except ITV1 displayed increases in viewing share, as strong Christmas programming dominated the December schedules.All ViewingAcross December, ITV1 saw its share fall to 18.4%, compared to 22.3%… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – December 2006

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October saw a continuation of the downward trend for television revenue, with combined revenues falling by nearly 17% across terrestrial channels.GMTV was the worst hit, as the broadcaster saw its revenues fall by nearly 24% year on year, down from £6.8 million to nearly £5.2 million for the month.ITV1 also had a poor month, with… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – October 2006

ITV1 dominated peak time again last night, as I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here‘s double bill brought an average adult viewing share of nearly 27% across the key 8pm to 11pm band.Last night was the first live eviction for the show, with Toby Anstis having the unfortunate honour of being the first celebrity… Continue reading ITV1 Dominates Peak Time Through IACGMOOH

October saw viewing shares fall year on year across most terrestrial channels, with BBC One and ITV1 both seeing dips of over 1 percentage point.In digital homes, viewing shares remained relatively static year on year, with BBC Two seeing the greatest change, with an increase of 0.8 percentage points.All ViewingITV1 saw its viewing share fall… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – October 2006

In a whistle-stop five minutes at the MRG Conference in Vienna, Roger Pratt, managing director of the NRS, outlined the six key NRS targets for 2007, four of which look at the current methodology and two at new methodology.Increase Response Rate – In September, the NRS added a financial incentive of £25 in London to… Continue reading MRG Conference: NRS Key Targets for 2007

Speaking at the MRG conference in Vienna last week, Peter Bowman, consultant to the IAB, outlined the creation of JICIMS, the Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems.Working with the AOP (Association for Online Publishers), IAB and ISBA, the aim is to create an industry planning currency for the internet that would sit alongside existing… Continue reading MRG Conference: JICIMS Moving Forward