BBC One’s launched their double whammy of funny last night as Miranda (9pm) kicked off an hour of prime time comedy. 6.4 million viewers (a 23% share) watched the socially inept business woman get herself in to yet another hilarious tangle that would probably appeal more to you mum.Afterwards was the latest adventures of Mrs… Continue reading TV Overnights: Coronation Street’s wedding from hell secures 9.7m for ITV

Amazon’s streaming service LOVEFiLM has announced a new content deal with Channel 4, giving subscribers access to the broadcaster’s 4 on Demand (4oD) archive service.The deal strengthens LOVEFiLM’s TV offering just a week after online video on demand aggregator Oric revealed research that claimed Netflix had a significantly higher amount of TV content in the… Continue reading LOVEFiLM enters new content deal with Channel 4

As the weekend kicked off in a cold and miserable fashion, BBC One saw fit to highlight this trend by kicking of the end of week festivities with a double whammy of grimness. First up was the final visit of the week to the cheery cockneys of London’s fictional East End.

18 months after the initial ruling, the UK’s broadcast regulator Ofcom has overturned a decision by the Authority for Television On Demand regarding a number of BBC Worldwide’s YouTube channels.In May 2011 ATVOD found that channels for Top Gear and BBC Food could be categorised as on-demand programming, meaning that BBC Worldwide would be subject… Continue reading Ofcom overturns ATVOD ruling on BBC Worldwide

Audio recognition software company Gracenote has teamed with ad platform DG with the aim of delivering targeted advertisements through audio and video fingerprinting that automatically synchronises phones and tablets with advertising on the TV screen.The new partners plan to create new opportunities for advertisers to tap into growing audiences with Smart TVs and second screen… Continue reading Gracenote and DG to take a crack at US second-screen targeted advertising

Last night BBC One walked away with the highest audience share in the 9pm slot as the cold carcasses of Silent Witness brought a bit of warmth to viewer’s Thursday night.Not only was new recruit Jack up to his elbow in dead naked ladies but he also had to deal with his poisonous ex-girlfriend, a… Continue reading TV Overnights: Dot’s frosty rant brings in 8.1m to BBC One

Last night brought us The FA Cup Replay (ITV, 8pm) game between Manchester United and West Ham which got off to a very strong start but attention amongst fans began to wane almost immediately.

Despite reaching a record amount of users in the preceding months, November brought a fall in the UK’s online population.Even the onset of the festive period and the online panic buying that comes with it couldn’t stop the overall number of people going online from falling.A month on month drop of 868,000 users saw the… Continue reading UKOM Video Site Data Report: November 2012

Last night, BBC One offered up an hour of Prozac shaped prime time to chase away the Monday winter blues. The nation is clearly in a desperate state of anxiety and the great corporation’s response was equally severe.The first half of prescription comedy came in the lofty form of the terminally inept Miranda (BBC One,… Continue reading TV Overnights: ITV’s bright new day scores Monday’s biggest audience of 9.7m

For the latest Cross-Platform Report Nielsen has, for the first time, studied American viewer’s catch-up habits beyond the standard seven day period.The study, which covers Q3 2012, states that live broadcast TV still accounts for 87% of viewing but there was an unexpectedly higher amount of people watching recorded material beyond the seven day period.Content… Continue reading Latest Nielsen study reveals that live TV still dominates American viewing habits