As household TV screens continue to increase in size, so do the sales and rentals of digital films, according to consumer research company Mintel.

There were 199 million requests sent over the month, driven by an increase in radio requests, which were up 8% month on month.

Saturday saw Strictly (just about) beat The X Factor for the second week in a row but the goings-on at Downtown Abbey helped ITV capture Sunday.

Smart TVs are moving from novelty to mainstream, with shipments expected to grow 15% worldwide in 2012, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Smart TV Shipment and Forecast Report.Connected TV’s shipment shares were 26% in China and 34% in Western Europe in 2011. In 2012, it has grown to more than 40% in both… Continue reading Smart TV shipments grow 15% worldwide in 2012

The revelries in the Yorkshire Dales continued last night with an hour and a half of Emmerdale programming on ITV1. There must have been many a sore head after Wednesday night’s live celebrations – but it’s a safe bet that even the strongest dose of Alka-Seltzer wasn’t going to make a bit of difference to… Continue reading TV Overnights: EastEnders (just barely) ruins Emmerdale’s party

Operator-provided multiscreen services coverage in Western Europe has increased by more than 80% in the past year according to new research by Parks Associates announced.

According to a new report by eMarketer, 2015 will see over half of US internet users (133.5 million people) logging onto the web via their tablet.The Tablet Advertising: Volume and Engagement Levels Jump Up report also reveals that tablet ads outscore conventional mobile ads on a variety of metrics, including brand awareness, purchase intent and… Continue reading Half of US internet users will be on tablets by 2015

Last night ITV1 finally delivered the moment rural soap fans have been waiting for with baited breath. Emmerdale (7pm) celebrated its 40th birthday in an appropriately dramatic fashion; there was not one but two weddings, the arrival of a few new sprogs and the demise of a long standing fan favourite.But the question on everyone’s… Continue reading TV Overnights: Weddings & violence – 8.8m tune in to Emmerdale Live on ITV1

After ten long weeks, last night finally brought us the all-male final of The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two), with the intense competition easily securing the 8pm slot.

Monday night saw another procedural face-off between BBC One’s gang of meddling detectives and ITV1’s very own version of Doogie Howser.The New Tricks team were up to their necks in Stasi secrets, as they investigated the death of an East German immigrant. Newby Steve McAndrew was still trying to reaffirm his place in the UCOS… Continue reading TV Overnights: Our Tracy’s baby drama nets 8.6m for ITV1