The return of Alan Sugar’s business talent show The Apprentice to BBC Two last night saw an impressive 3.5 million adult viewers tune in on average, underpinning BBC One’s victorious outing with Crimewatch UK.The police appeal show, airing at the same time as The Apprentice, drew 4.6 million on average, with both BBC stations topping… Continue reading Sugar Delivers Sweet Success For BBC

Haymarket’s What Car? magazine is branching out with the launch of an on-demand television channel through broadband and TV provider HomeChoice.The channel is a joint venture with the HomeChoice, offering viewers more than 260 three-minute video road tests of cars currently available in the UK.The library of content is constantly updated, with new models tested… Continue reading What Car? Shifts Into Video On Demand

ITN has joined forces with Channel 4 in a quest for new British documentary talent, launching a new competition to find the nation’s next great filmmakers.The competition, which requires entrants to submit a three minute documentary, will see potential winners use the humble bicycle as their subject matter, as well as footage from ITN Archive’s… Continue reading ITN Joins Channel 4 In Quest For TV Talent

Flextech’s youth entertainment channel, Trouble, will complete its evolution from kids channel to a more adult offering next week, with its inclusion in Sky’s electronic programme guide alongside other entertainment channels such as Sky One, E4 and ITV2.The move from the Kids category to the Entertainment section of the guide is designed to reflect the… Continue reading EPG Move Finalises Trouble’s Growth Into Adolescence

Viacom Outdoor Ireland has retained the contract for the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, giving the company control over around ninety 48 sheets, forty 6 sheets and 10 landmark bridge locations.The contract, which will run for five years, was awarded to incumbent Viacom following a “competitive” tender process, with “stiff competition” from rival outdoor firms,… Continue reading Viacom Retains Wide-Ranging Irish Transport Rights

Last night saw an average of 5.8 million adults tune in to see Arsenal secure victory over Real Madrid in the Champion’s League on ITV1, although the BBC remained ahead of its commercial rival, with larger audiences for schedule stalwarts Eastenders and Holby City.Eastenders notched up an average 8.9 million adult viewers, securing a 42.69%… Continue reading Champion’s League Falls Short Of BBC Drama

Flextech is to launch a “gritty” entertainment channel dubbed Player, hoping to entice an audience enthralled by its identically named strand on Challenge with a mix of “high-octane action content” and “the emotion of risk-taking.”The new channel will launch on cable and Sky platforms next month, with key content from the action adventure, fighting, gambling,… Continue reading Flextech To Launch Risk Obsessed Player Channel

Free London newspaper City AM is to launch an afternoon podcast to target commuters with the latest financial news on their journey home from work.The new service, called City PM, is being produced in association with Threadneedle Investments, the UK’s third largest retail investment fund management group.Available every weekday from 5pm, the five-minute bulletin will… Continue reading City AM Targets Commuters With Afternoon Podcast

Despite industry hype, video-on-demand (VoD) usage remains low, with few new subscribers and those signing up doing so viewing it as a “last resort for television.” According to a new study from consumer research company, E-Poll, more than three quarters of consumers surveyed reject the idea of paying for content. E-Poll asserts that VoD’s main… Continue reading VoD Fails To Live Up To Expectations

The internet is increasingly being used for social purposes, with new research showing that 30% of US internet users go online daily for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass time. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, compared to other online pursuits, surfing for fun now stands only behind sending… Continue reading Consumers Use Web To “Pass Time”