Revenues for free to view web services will rise by only £1 million from 2007 to 2008, but are expected to increase to £98 million by 2012 as commercial services pick up market share, according to a report from Screen Digest.The report predicts that over 1.5 billion television shows and specialist programmes will be downloaded… Continue reading BBC iPlayer To Aid Web TV Growth
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The weekly reach of All Commercial stations declined by around 2% year on year for all demographic groups in Q4 2007, as well as falling over 1.6% period on period.Meanwhile, All BBC’s weekly reach across all demographics was up both year on year and period on period, by 1% and over 0.7% respectively.All BBC now… Continue reading Reach Declines Across All Demographics For Commercial Radio Whilst BBC Reports Upturn
95.8 Capital Radio reached the top spot with its breakfast show in London in Q4 2007, with the latest RAJAR figures seeing the station reporting a year on year rise in reach of over 4%.The station’s weekly reach now stands at 937,000, which was however down from over one million in Q3 2007, but still… Continue reading Capital Radio Scoops Breakfast Top Spot In London
All BBC radio saw a year on year and period on period upturn in its weekly reach and share of listening for the final quarter of 2007, according to the latest RAJAR listening figures.Reach for All BBC rose to over 33.1 million, a 1% year on year increase, whilst share for Q4 2007 now stands… Continue reading All BBC Records Upturn In Reach And Share Whilst All Commercial Falls
Five’s new series of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation continued to grip viewers last night, with almost 3.4 million adults on average tuning in to the show.The forensic investigative hit gave the channel a 15.2% audience share, narrowly beaten by ITV1’s share of 15.3% for the tawdry Ladette To Lady.Remarkably, 3.4 million adults on average tuned… Continue reading Five’s CSI Continues To Challenge ITV1
ITV1 was the only terrestrial channel to keep its viewing share static year on year in all homes for December, at 18.4%.BBC One retained its top position, with a 22.4% share for the month, despite a drop of 0.8 percentage points year on year.All other terrestrial channels lost share in all homes in the month,… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – December 2007
It was a strong night for ITV1 last night, with ice dancing, loveable vets and the irrepressible Stephen Fry leading the onslaught.More than 7.5 million adults on average tuned in to the main Dancing On Ice programme, giving ITV1 a 36% viewing share between 6pm and 7.30pm, whilst the results show took more than seven… Continue reading ITV1 Outshines BBC One In Sunday Night Ratings Battle
The crowded and volatile women’s magazine market is to be joined by a new competitor later this year, with the news that River Publishing is bringing Shape back after a four-year absence.The publication, which was originally published by Dennis and closed in 2004, will return in April and appear on newsstands 11 times a year… Continue reading New Women’s Mag Takes Shape
The return of Channel 4’s irrepressible property series, Grand Designs, brought more than 4.1 million adult viewers on average to the channel last night.Host Kevin McCloud was, as always, forthcoming with his criticism of the featured couple and their questionable design – this time for a house largely built underground, which before construction had already… Continue reading Grand Return For Grand Designs
A feature length episode of Wire In The Blood drew more than 5.9 million adults on average to ITV1 last night, giving the channel an audience share of 27% between 9pm and 10.30pm.The show, which whet the appetite of fans ahead of the new series, of course starred the indefatigable Robson Green as eccentric clinical… Continue reading Movie Length Wire In The Blood Attracts Over 5.9m To ITV1