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Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Celtic had a peak audience of 6.6 million viewers last night on ITV1 – a 28.7% share of the audience.The coverage of the Champions League match was live from 7.30pm to 10pm and had an average audience of 5.3 million viewers.Comedy-drama Sunshine, on BBC One for an hour at 9pm,… Continue reading 6.6m Watch United Dominate Celtic

At last night’s MRG evening meeting, Lucy Bristowe and Stephen Murfet presented the latest findings from the SkyView research.The SkyView panel is made up of 33,000 Sky households, and of these, 10,300 are Sky+ homes, 3,400 are HD and 8,200 are PVOD (Push Video-on-Demand) enabled homes, using Sky Anytime.The research has shown that the longer… Continue reading SkyView Research Discussed At MRG Evening Meeting

Stuart Knapman, partner at Essential Research, last night presented some recently completed research on Video-on-Demand at the latest MRG meeting.According to the research, VoD is primarily driven by catch-up and convenience, although there are currently barriers to uptake.One of the barriers is watching content on the “wrong screen”, as people do not want to be… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting Looks At New VoD Research

Ofcom has outlined plans which could see Londoners receive HD TV on the Freeview platform as early as 2010.The regulator has launched a consultation to look at temporarily reassigning Freeview spectrum, allowing some high density population areas to receive services such as HD TV earlier than planned.London was going to receive Freeview HD services in… Continue reading London Could Get Freeview HD By 2010

Yahoo! has announced global profits of $54 million for the third quarter of 2008, down from $151 million for Q3 2007.Unveiling its Q3 2008 results, the internet company also announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs, as well as revealing plans to cut costs by $400 million from its annual expenses of $3.9 billion in the… Continue reading Difficult Third Quarter For Yahoo!

Yahoo! has announced global profits of $54 million for the third quarter of the year, down from $151 million for Q3 2007.Pre-tax profits outside the US fell 7% to $119m while US pre-tax profits were down 14% year on year to $291m.The internet company also said it will cut costs by $400 million from its… Continue reading Yahoo! Sees Global Profits Tumble

Nearly a quarter of pay-TV customers in Britain are considering cutting back or getting rid of their subscription packages as worries about the financial crisis increase.The Continental Research survey, which questioned 1,022 people, found that 24% of pay-TV customers surveyed said they planned to reduce the amount they spent on services such sports channels over… Continue reading Britons Could Cut Back On Pay-TV Services

Celia Taylor, director of programmes for Virgin 1, Bravo, Trouble and Challenge, has quit her role.Virgin Media TV staff were informed of Taylor’s decision via an email from director of television Claudia Rosencrantz.It is understood that Taylor, currently on maternity leave, is looking for a new challenge.Virgin Media TV said that it is now recruiting… Continue reading Director Of Programmes Leaves Virgin Media TV

A new US mobile phone user survey, carried out by Azuki Systems, saw over 54% of respondents say their mobile phone usage had increased by more than 25% over the past two years, while one in five said it had increased by more than 50%. A significant catalyst behind this growth is smart phone adoption,… Continue reading US Mobile Usage Grows

IPC Advertising has unveiled IPC Unite – offering bespoke solutions across IPC Media brands and third party media owner partnerships.IPC Unite has evolved from the former IPC Corporate Business Development team and will be headed up by Matt Sims, who joined IPC Advertising as head of corporate business development in February 2008 and has led… Continue reading IPC Advertising Unveils IPC Unite