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The Bill is to be repeated on ITV3 so fans of the programme in Scotland can watch the show, after STV axed it from its Thursday night line-up.STV, ITV franchise holder for north and central Scotland, dropped The Bill earlier this month due to the cost of network shows. It has also axed Lewis and… Continue reading ITV3 solution for Scottish fans of The Bill

ITV1’s new six-part Car Crime UK series, which started alongside BBC One’s new prime time crime series, The Truth About Crime, just managed to pip its rival the top spot last night.BBC One’s crime documentary had a promising start when the two new rival programmes came head-to-head, attracting 3.1 million peak viewers, but lost out… Continue reading Overnights: ITV1’s new crime show pips BBC One to the top spot

Setanta’s nine channel slots on the BSkyB digital satellite platform have been put up for sale, with administrator Deloitte appointing Canis Media to oversee the procedure.The channels slots, which broadcast Setanta News, Setanta Golf, Racing UK, Racing World, and the Arsenal, Celtic and Rangers TV channels, could make up to £9 million.Ed Hall, chief executive… Continue reading Setanta EPG slots up for sale

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince lived up to its magical hype, conjuring up a staggering £19.8 million in its first five days at UK and Ireland box offices.The sixth film in the Potter fantasy series hasn’t disappointed audiences, or its distributor Warner Bros, making a massive £11.9 million during its opening weekend in the… Continue reading All-new Harry Potter opens with almost £20m

A new US report has found that almost 20% of social networking sites’ advertising comes from local businesses and marketers. The Borrell Associates assessment of 118 social networking sites forecasts that $641 million will be spent on local ad sales in 2009. A key finding of the report is that the majority of local ad… Continue reading US social network local-ad sales to hit $641m

The global internet population will grow more than 45% over the next five years, to 2.2 billion, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Nearly half of all European Internet users are currently clustered the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, said Forrester. Within these five markets, internet penetration is highest in the UK… Continue reading Global online population to grow 45%

A new study has found that 29.4 million people accessed at least one social networking site in the UK in May, averaging 4.6 hours per visitor during the month. The comScore study, shows that social networking has become a mainstream online activity among all age groups, with 80% of the total UK online population having… Continue reading Almost 30m people in the UK accessed social networks in May

BBC One’s The Street secured the highest ratings during the all-important prime time slot last with 5.3 million peak viewers.The second episode in the six-part series, which saw a single mother played by Anna Friel turn to prostitution to pay off her debts and provide for her two sons, attracted over 5 million average viewers… Continue reading Overnights: The Street banks the top spot with 5.3m viewers

Future publishing’s Classic Rock magazine is launching a new subscription service letting readers download new albums before they are released in shops.The Classic Rock Club service – Future’s first premium content offering – costs £3 a month and is being launched with online content specialist Jack Brand, according to a report on MediaGuardian.The editorial team… Continue reading Classic Rock magazine launches new subscription service

Investment in Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) programming from the five main broadcasters has dropped by almost 15% over the last four years, according to new research.Ofcom’s latest PSB annual report shows that the five main PSBs spent £2.6 billion on original UK programmes in 2008, down from £3 billion in 2004.The report also found that… Continue reading Ofcom: PSB investment in decline