BBC One banked the peak ratings from 7.30pm onwards last night with Eastenders, Holby City, Crimewatch and BBC News at Ten.

Apple is set to launch the first iAd for the iPad this afternoon for the upcoming Disney film Tron Legacy.

Nicholas Shott today warned that fewer than a dozen local TV services may be viable in the short term, broadcasting no more than two hours of locally-produced content a day.

A new report shows that the average US household is spending as much time online as they are watching the TV.

ITV1’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary series about the closure and re-opening of The Savoy hotel after a staggering £220 million, two year refurbishment, attracted a high of 5.6 million viewers at 9pm last night.

TV on-demand services ITV Player and 4OD will be available on Sony’s PlayStation3 games console later this week.

Last night’s X Factor final peaked with more than 17.5 million viewers soon before Matt Cardle was crowned king of this year’s series.

Circulation figures were down across the board in November, with the daily newspaper market posting a 5.3% decline on last year’s figures.

ITV1’s hour-long live episode of Corrie – to mark the soap’s 50th anniversary – attracted a peak audience of more than 13.5 million viewers between 8pm and 9pm last night.

Total television revenues were up across the board in October, with just one exception – Channel 5.