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Popular shows in December included Doctor Who, Call The Midwife and Strictly Come Dancing.

With another fall in ratings for the top shows on the ‘biggest TV day of the year’, Research The Media’s Richard Marks asks: is the issue the content, or a deeper change in what we now do on Christmas Day?

December saw a record-breaking 227 million requests (excluding Sky and Virgin Cable), up 25% on December 2013, with the Christmas week also reaching an all-time high.

There is only one certainty about the media in 2015 – it will be exciting and unpredictable and will come complete with more issues than you could shake a stick at.

It’s been twenty long months and fifteen days since ardent fans of ITV’s unexpectedly successful crime drama were promised that ‘Broadchurch will return…’

Deloitte forecasts SVOD will generate about £5 billion globally this year, amounting to only 3% of the £168 billion pay-TV market.

There was more elderly drama available on BBC One as the amorous union continued to propel Alan and Celia’s adventures in the third series of Last Tango in Halifax (9pm).

BBC One kicked off the New Year in style, securing eight of the day’s top ten spots with a successful mixture, including the return of a potty-mouthed seasonal favourite.

Sky has made a $4 million equity investment in multiscreen video company Elemental Technologies in an effort to help create a “more reliable experience” for customers.

TV highlights from November included I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, The X Factor and The Missing.