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Last night, the viewing public witnessed a rare scheduling clash, with two top soaps squaring off in the ring at 7:30pm.
Sky has updated its catch-up app with some new functionality that allows subscribers to download films and TV shows with the ability to watch offline. The functionality will be available through an update for Sky Go and costs an extra £5 a month to utilise.Paying subscribers will be able to take advantage of the new… Continue reading Sky adds downloading functionality to catch up service
BBC One’s launched their double whammy of funny last night as Miranda (9pm) kicked off an hour of prime time comedy. 6.4 million viewers (a 23% share) watched the socially inept business woman get herself in to yet another hilarious tangle that would probably appeal more to you mum.Afterwards was the latest adventures of Mrs… Continue reading TV Overnights: Coronation Street’s wedding from hell secures 9.7m for ITV
Specialist media consultancy Decipher have appointed Damien Read, previously of BT Vision, as Director of Consultancy.
Amazon’s streaming service LOVEFiLM has announced a new content deal with Channel 4, giving subscribers access to the broadcaster’s 4 on Demand (4oD) archive service.The deal strengthens LOVEFiLM’s TV offering just a week after online video on demand aggregator Oric revealed research that claimed Netflix had a significantly higher amount of TV content in the… Continue reading LOVEFiLM enters new content deal with Channel 4
As the weekend kicked off in a cold and miserable fashion, BBC One saw fit to highlight this trend by kicking of the end of week festivities with a double whammy of grimness. First up was the final visit of the week to the cheery cockneys of London’s fictional East End.
18 months after the initial ruling, the UK’s broadcast regulator Ofcom has overturned a decision by the Authority for Television On Demand regarding a number of BBC Worldwide’s YouTube channels.In May 2011 ATVOD found that channels for Top Gear and BBC Food could be categorised as on-demand programming, meaning that BBC Worldwide would be subject… Continue reading Ofcom overturns ATVOD ruling on BBC Worldwide
A new study has shown that Facebook’s new ad format outperforms the social networking site’s standard adverts by over 200%. By Darren Hamer, Managing Director UK, EyeTrackShop
Audio recognition software company Gracenote has teamed with ad platform DG with the aim of delivering targeted advertisements through audio and video fingerprinting that automatically synchronises phones and tablets with advertising on the TV screen.The new partners plan to create new opportunities for advertisers to tap into growing audiences with Smart TVs and second screen… Continue reading Gracenote and DG to take a crack at US second-screen targeted advertising
