Simply not satisfied with conquering the weekday schedules, last night saw a British institution Coronation Street (ITV, 7pm) shove its way into our weekend.

Marital trouble and strife was on the cards across Thursday’s offerings with a double helping of Emmerdale (ITV, 7pm & 8pm) kicking things off.

The latest ABC digital figures, released today, show a few dips amongst some more moderate levels of growth for newspaper websites in February.

Soap fans were in deep shock last night as Wednesday night saw the raging Rovers Return inferno claim its first victim. Much like the Great Tram Crash of ’10, viewers were promised that a number of prominent characters would perish as a result of the ‘gripping’ event.Coronation Street (ITV, 7:30pm) fans around the country held… Continue reading TV Overnights: 9.7m tune in for Coronation Street’s shocking death

Wednesday morning saw MediaTel’s sixth annual Media Playground get under way with a particularly insightful session examining how multiple screens are complicating the media landscape, kicking off what would be a day of informative and lively debate on a range of issues.

An eventful Monday night was on the cards on Coronation Street (ITV, 7:30 & 8:30pm), as a handful of exhausted characters faced the firing squad in the latest dramatic bout of house cleaning.For the 407th time since the nation first set eyes on the country’s première soap, the Rover’s Return was in peril of getting… Continue reading TV Overnights: Bonfire of the Maneaters nets 9.7 for ITV

Yesterday, the TV schedulers protected the viewing public from St. Patrick’s Day, instead offering up a cornucopia of stoic British fare.

Tuesday evening’s television saw Emmerdale (ITV, 7pm) delve further into the murky world of Breaking Bad as put-upon café worker Brenda struggled to keep her illness a secret from her nearest and dearest.Sadly, that’s as far as that comparison currently goes as the tightly knit community is presently free from the perils of crystal meth… Continue reading TV Overnights: EastEnders and Emmerdale remain civil and share Tuesday’s glory

After the frenzy of activity that comes with every festive period, January saw the UK’s online population settle back into a normal routine, with the overall number of users falling slightly.

As the evenings have been getting slighter brighter and the nation collectively eggs on the advent of spring, it would appear the broadcasters are slow to realise that viewers need a sense of hope now more than ever. Especially on a Monday.