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Ofcom has awarded the second set of local TV licences to Bristol, Cardiff and Norwich.

The remaining contestants in The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two, 9pm) definitely turned a corner for the worst last night, now resembling prisoners of war more than willing participants in a light entertainment show.

For two long episodes the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad have been wandering around solving mysteries as a trio, following Jack’s departure in the series nine opener. This imbalance was stabilised last night as a new member was inducted into the New Tricks (BBC One, 9pm) team.Retired detective McAndrew ticked all the boxes; he… Continue reading TV Overnights: Coronation Street narrowly beats New Tricks and EastEnders with 8.2m viewers

According to Informa’s new mobile consumer survey, smartphone users are generating an ARPU that is 32% higher on average than non-smartphone users in the UK.

A new study, conducted by Altman Vilandrie & Company in the US, showed that tablet TV viewing has risen considerably among older tablet owners in the last year.The annual survey of consumer video viewing habits showed that in July and August 19% of tablet owners aged 55 and older watched TV shows and films on their… Continue reading Tablet TV viewing surges among older owners

Shazam has exceeded a quarter of a billion users worldwide.

Despite the hotly anticipated return of the BBC’s smiling and dance fest and ITV’s third series of Downton Abbey, a double helping of ‘underperforming’ The X Factor once again took in the weekend’s biggest audiences.FridayThe weekend began, like it usually does, with a clash of high drama and uncontainable emotions. The soaps dominated over Friday… Continue reading TV Overnights: Both Downton & Strictly defeated by the never-ending might of The X Factor

comScore and Arbitron, the radio ratings company, have announced plans to develop a five-platform measurement initiative, which aims to provide a view of changing consumption of video, audio and display content across radio, television, PCs, smartphones and tablets.

In Q1 2012, Americans spent nearly 35 hours per week watching video across screens and close to another five hours using the Internet on a computer, according to data released by measurement company Nielson.

At yesterday’s Wii U press conference in New York, Zack Fountain, Nintendo’s director of network business, announced details of the new Nintendo TVii service.