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NewsLine editor James Holland will write his last headline today, as he leaves MediaTel Group destined for glory in the journalism world.James’ departure brings to an end over two years of dedicated news gathering for MediaTel.New recruit Susan Le May takes over as editor and, together with Sam Howroyd, will continue the precedent set by… Continue reading NewsLine Editor Bows Out After Two Years

March saw all terrestrial channels suffer falls in revenue, with ITV1 again faring worst as it dealt with a 16% drop year on year, leaving the channel with a total of £122.5 million. The broadcaster rejected two takeover bids during March from Greg Dyke’s investment consortium, who now state they will not make a third… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2006

March saw a continuation of February’s trend, with BBC One, ITV1 and Five all losing viewing share year on year in both all viewing homes and in digital homes.Meanwhile, Channel 4 saw a slight increase in share in all homes, whilst multichannel viewing share continued to grow.All ViewingBBC One and ITV1 both saw their viewing… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – March 2006

February saw all terrestrial broadcasters suffer a fall in revenue year on year, with ITV1 faring worst, facing its second consecutive month of substantial decreases. The broadcaster saw its revenue fall by 11.4% year on year, down £15 million on the previous year.Channel 4 and Five both saw their revenue fall, with Channel 4 losing… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2006

February saw a similar pattern played out in both digital homes and all TV homes, with BBC One, ITV1 and Five all losing viewing share year on year.Conversely, BBC Two and Channel 4 both saw slight increases, whilst satellite viewing continued to grow.All ViewingITV1’s concerns continued in February as viewing share fell by 2.1% points… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – February 2006

ITV1 had a very bad start to the year, with revenues for January falling by 10.1%, down to £116.6 million, according to estimates collated from media agencies. Reports in the national press anticipate that, across the first quarter, ITV will be facing its worst financial results for 10 years, with revenue forecast to suffer a… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2006

All terrestrial broadcasters, other than Channel 4, lost viewing share during January 2006, with ITV1 faring worst, whilst multichannel viewing increased year on year.In digital homes, however, Channel 4 grew its audience by 1.2% points, whilst ITV fell slightly on January 2005.All ViewingITV1 had a bad start to the year, as it saw its viewing… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – January 2006

ITV saw its revenues fall for the second month running in December, with a 4.6% drop year on year, leaving the channel with revenue of £122.6 million for the month. The broadcaster announced that the ITV News Channel will close in January, allowing airspace on the Freeview platform for a new ITV channel, such as… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2005

BBC1 and ITV1 both lost nearly 1% point from their viewing share during December, whilst multichannel viewing increased at a similar rate year on year.In digital homes, however, all terrestrial broadcasters displayed increases in viewing share, as strong Christmas programming dominated the December schedules.All ViewingDecember saw the two main terrestrial broadcasters lose viewing share to… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – December 2005