Last night, BBC One’s Who do you think you are? won the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm, for the fourth week in a row. This week’s show, looking at Monty Don’s ancestry, attracted 5.4 million viewers, and a 22.3% share – up on last week’s 5 million, and 21.3% share.
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Glamour magazine has produced eight different versions of its September edition, for eight different regions in the UK, due for release on Thursday 12 August.
The Guardian has named Dan Roberts as the new national editor. His duties will include overseeing The Guardian’s general and specialist news editors.
Channel 4 is marking the two years until the Paralympic Games opening ceremony with a series of special programmes, along with a two-year multimillion-pound campaign promoting its coverage of the games, called ‘Freaks of Nature’.
Digital broadcaster UKTV is planning to launch its first two high definition channels on Sky – Good Food HD, and Eden HD.
Virgin Media has put its 50% stake in UKTV up for sale, with an aim to get at least £350 million. The 50% share includes outstanding loans of £116 million.
According to a new report from ECommera, only 13.6% of UK online shoppers would go directly to a brand’s website. By comparison, 42% would buy from an aggregated online retailer that offers a choice of brands, such as Amazon.
Last night, BBC One’s final episode of Sherlock won the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm, securing over 7 million viewers and a 29.9% share – up on last weeks 6.4 million and 25.6% share.
Outdoor advertising revenues for the second quarter of 2010 is up by 17.8% year-on-year.
According to a new YouGov survery, 96% of iPad owners already own another Apple product, such as an iPod, iPhone or Mac.