BBC One ruled over Thursday’s prime time proceedings with a mixture of breezy and brooding drama, with EastEnders building up more momentum, while Death in Paradise’s mixture of death and sunshine continued to win over viewers.
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Wednesday night saw the prime time television line-up peak on ITV at 8pm as the broadcaster rolled out a fresh new series of humorous new homicides in Midsomer Murders.
Monday night brought another clash between ITV’s ever-weakening and heavily-promoted mystery drama Broadchurch and BBC One’s long-running but somehow-still-thrilling forensic drama Silent Witness at 9pm.
The independent production companies outlining a proposal to bid for BBC Three should be congratulated for their creative thinking, rather than dismissed, writes Raymond Snoddy.
As virtual reality technology finally heads for the consumer market, Lieberman Research Worldwide’s global CEO Dave Sackman says it’s more than just gamers that will benefit.
Sunday evening saw the top broadcasters bring out their heavy-hitting period dramas as the return of ITV’s Mr Selfridge (9pm) had to contend with those dotty birthing professionals on BBC One’s Call the Midwife (8pm).
16 years after Russell T Davies first introduced an unprepared national audience to Manchester’s Canal Street on Queer as Folk, the writer/producer was back to his old stomping ground with Cucumber (Channel 4, 9pm).
Programmatic TV requires new definitions for a brand new medium, says Dominic Finney, co-founder of FaR Partners.
Wednesday night saw the biggest stars of British television come out in force in a self-congratulatory orgy of back-patting that was The National Television Awards – Live!
With a new and ambitious Local TV advertising strategy on the cards, can the fledgling sector finally nurture some meaningful growth and revenue?
