ITV have finally unveiled the latest version on their VOD player, after originally slating it to appear in January this year. The new version on the popular catch up service aims to take the reliance off advertising revenue and offer viewers the chance to rent content from their vast archive.Traditional catch-up content remains available at… Continue reading New ITV Player revealed

Research conducted by eDigitalResearch and IMRG reveals that 81% of tablet owners use their device while watching television, while 80% of smartphone owners do the same.

For the first time this series, savage destroyer of rivals Strictly Come Dancing, fought off its arch nemesis.

Channel 4 announced it has engaged the services of Bristol and London-based Social TV analytics company, SecondSync, to enrich insights into the fast growing trend of TV audiences commenting on what they’re watching on TV.SecondSyncs tracks and analyses social media conversations around TV broadcasts and can be used in combination with more traditional metrics.Sue Gray,… Continue reading Channel 4 and SecondSync team up

Nearly 20% of online consumers consider online video as a replacement for PayTV, according to a new ABI Research Technology Barometer study.

The BBC Trust is to review the company’s online and Red Button services as part of a public consultation into its interactive offerings.The consultation will mark the first time since 2008 that the Trust has scrutinised the online offerings and aims to examine if both services “adapted to changes in technology, media and audience behaviour”.… Continue reading BBC Trust ponders future of Red Button

Last night violent mystery drama Hunted continued to beat, scratch and burst open the competition – all the while managing to keep its pout intact.

Wednesday night saw Michael Palin venture off on another epic journey, all thanks to the honest licence fee payer.

Sometimes it seems like soap rules dictate that characters can never learn from their blunders. They are forever doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over, for our entertainment.This cycle continues until the scriptwriters have utterly exhausted all personal lows for characters to reach and eventually retire their sorry lives.Last night saw Phil and… Continue reading TV Overnights: EastEnders fends off Man Utd with 7.4m for BBC One

Last night saw New Tricks and Monroe battle it out for the 9pm slot for the fourth week in a row. And for a fourth (and last) time James Nesbitt’s virtuoso surgeon stumbled away defeated, tending to a bloody nose.