The channel, which cut its staff by a third at the beginning of the year, also recorded a trading loss of £10 million, while revenue for the first six months of broadcasting was at £1.3 million.
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While April was a strong month for UK commercial TV broadcasters, just one recorded an increase in network revenue in May, with total terrestrial channels down -3.6% on the previous year.
Tuesday night brought the end of Paul Abbot’s off-beat Mancunian cop dramedy, No Offence (9pm), which despite falling ratings, appears to be a hit for Channel 4.
TFI Friday, which first broadcast between 1996 and 2000, returned to screens for a 90 minute special on Friday 12 June and drew an average audience of 3.8 million.
For the third week in a row, an old-school fly-on-the-wall police documentary from BBC One has managed the enviable task of growing its audience with each instalment.
Last night saw ITV reorganise its Sunday evening defences with the recent ending of the well-received Home Fires providing an opportunity for the commercial broadcaster to launch another solid drama to bring the week to a close.
Britain’s Got Talent, The C-Word and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell were among some of the most-watched programmes in May.
Thursday evening saw the launch of the latest run of Celebrity MasterChef as idle celebrities of yesteryear strapped on their pinafores in a frantic bid for some national exposure.
Wednesday night saw the return of dumb-as-a-bag-of-hammers-yet-perfectly-entertaining The Interceptor (9pm) as the second episode of BBC One’s super cop drama upped the silliness.
As the Daily Mail publishes a hugely misleading attack, Raymond Snoddy argues that the public mood is being manipulated to make it hostile to the BBC in advance of vital talks with Government.