Spooks came out on top in last night’s ratings battle, with the programme drawing in an average of just under five million adult viewers to BBC One between 9pm and 10pm.ITV1’s new series Vincent, starring Ray Winstone, managed over 4.7 million, taking a 22.5% audience share between 9pm and 10.30pm, the same viewing share as… Continue reading Spooks Battles Vincent

London International Television Ltd is set to launch a new broadcast and IPTV channel on the Sky Digital platform next month, designed to appeal to entrepreneurial and business-minded viewers.The Business Channel will broadcast for 18 hours a day and will aim to feature a wider spectrum than established financial news channels. The station will house… Continue reading New Channel To Launch On Sky Digital Platform

The makers of VOIP giant Skype are set to announce a new project aimed at distributing television and video over the internet.“The Venice Project”, which claims to combine the best things about TV with the social power of the web, is said to be announced at a television conference in New York by Fredrik de… Continue reading Skype Creators Develop New TV And Video Over Internet Project

Owners of Smooth FM, Guardian Media Group, have applied to communications regulator Ofcom requesting a change in the format of the station.The station wishes to covert from its current focus of jazz, soul, blues and R’n’B to an easy-listening station for the over-50s, with GMG promising to retain the 45 hours of specialist jazz programmes… Continue reading Smooth FM Applies For Format Change

The final ever Prime Suspect, starring Helen Mirren as the alcoholic DSI Jane Tennison, lured an average of 7.6 million adults to ITV1 last night, taking a 36.5% viewing share between 9pm and 11pm.Prior to the long-running police drama, the final episode in the series of Heartbeat spin-off The Royal also proved a hit for… Continue reading 7.6 Million Adults Tune In To Prime Suspect Farewell

Thomson Intermedia plc, a leading provider of media intelligence, has signed a partnership agreement with WPP’s GroupM, the world’s leading media agency group which controls more than 25% of the UK’s media spend.The partnership will see GroupM and its agencies, including Mindshare, Mediacom and Mediaedge: CIA, use the enhanced and tailored Thomson Intermedia services and… Continue reading Thomson Intermedia Boosts Media Profile With GroupM

Channel 4 programmes will be available on-demand to almost three million people after the broadcaster signed a deal with NTL Telewest.The three-year deal also means that there will be a seven-day catch up service for the majority of its primetime programmes, such as Hollyoaks and Deal Or No Deal.“It is a major step towards making… Continue reading Channel 4 Announces New On-Demand Service

The final episode of Ricky Gervais’ comedy Extras drew 3.4 million adult viewers on average to BBC Two last night, taking a 16.5% audience share at 9pm.That Mitchell And Webb Look followed with 2.3 million, indicating an 11% viewing share. On at the same time, Ancient Rome: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire on… Continue reading Last Episode Of Extras Gets 3.4 Million

MediaTel Group’s sixth Media Question Time, held on Wednesday 1 November, promises to be a lively and informative evening, with top industry experts lined up for the debate.The event, held at RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London, W1, will be chaired by BBC media correspondent, Torin Douglas, a regular at MediaTel Group’s topical media seminars.This year’s… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosts Sixth Media Question Time

Who Do You Think You Are?, which followed actor Jeremy Irons as he delved in to his genealogical past, proved popular for BBC One last night, gaining an average adult audience of 5.5 million.The programme took a 26.5% viewing share, making it by far the most watched show in the 9pm timeslot. Its nearest rival… Continue reading Family History Proves A Hit For BBC One