An Ofcom study has exposed that nearly half of those surveyed (47%) were unsure whether the content they accessed online was legal.The report, entitled Online copyright infringement tracker benchmark study Q3 2012, also revealed that 16% of those surveyed believed they downloaded illegal content, in a three month period this year. The report details the… Continue reading Half of UK internet users unsure of legality of downloaded content

BBC’s Strictly continued to dominate the weekend, although ITV’s I’m a Celebrity wasn’t too far behind in the race. Meanwhile, The X Factor (while it’s a far way off from being dragged around the back and shot) seems to be trapped in the stalls from the off.

The popular American e-reader Nook has set its sights on the UK market, with two version of the Barnes & Noble device now available.Consumers can now purchase the Nook HD 7-inch tablet and the Nook HD+ 9-inch device from a range of retailers and online. Both Nooks come with Bluetooth and WiFi, as well as… Continue reading Barnes and Noble’s e-reader hits UK stores

A week after Nintendo unintentionally announced a delay to it’s TVii service for the Wii U, two major OTT giants have surprised many by launching apps for the new console.Hulu and Amazon Instant have added their services to the Nintendo eShop, offering owners the access to tens of thousands of TV shows and films.The Wii… Continue reading Amazon Instant and Hulu launches on Wii U

UKTV, the commercial television network in the UK and co-owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., confirmed yesterday that it has secured a deal for a fourth DTT channel slot.Dave Ja Vu, a catch up service for entertainment channel Dave, will hold Freeview channel 25 for a limited time from January 2013 while… Continue reading UKTV lands fourth Freeview slot

Thursday night brought another elimination to the jungle in I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (ITV1, 8pm). Nine more to go and this will all be a distant memory – remain strong.There was just so much ‘wilderness’ action to catch up on, we were treated to a whole hour and a half of campfire… Continue reading TV Overnights: ITV1’s NeverEnding Story bags 7.8m

The Mail Online has surged ahead of other online newspapers according to the latest data from ABC. To coincide with DMGT’s own reports of a huge 74% increase in revenue to £28m in the year ending 30 September, the Mail Online was edging over 6.6 million unique readers in October.

Following the success of jamming together two uninterrupted Emmerdale episodes last Thursday, ITV1 saw fit to give Coronation Street (7:30pm) the hour-long treatment.Wednesday’s dose of claustrophobic community fun saw Kirsty switch her mental gauge all the way up to Proper.Watching Kirsty slap hapless Tyrone around was entertaining enough for a while but last night the… Continue reading TV Overnights: Double might of Crazy Kirsty and MP Nadine Dorrie secures Wednesday for ITV1

Last night saw BBC One bring a little spice to Tuesday’s schedule with sextuagenarian romance Last Tango in Halifax (9pm).

A brand new week brought Richard Hammond’s same old face – last night he got all evangelical about nature for the last time on BBC One.The enthusiastic presenter wrapped up his boy’s own escapade in a suitably adventurous fashion – last night he was interacting with whales while sitting inside a submersible vehicle, all in the… Continue reading TV Overnights: Gadgets and adventures fail to free viewers from the jungle