With the National Readership Survey under review, questions about the nature of joint industry research remain. Could media owners choose to go it alone, asks Research the Media’s Richard Marks.
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Tuesday night brought the launch of a new ensemble drama on BBC One, with Ordinary Lies promising to be a hard-hitting tale dealing with the self-made trials and tribulations of those put-upon working class Northern types.
Leeds’ new local TV station has come under fire from Ofcom after breaching broadcasting rules during its debut show.
The start of a fresh new week of TV brought an end to ITV’s latest crime drama, as credibility-stretching Arthur and George’s (9pm) time on our screens wrapped up after a swift three-week run.
One week after Aidan Turner’s Poldark (9pm) sent hearts aflutter the romantic reboot continued to pull in a strong audience last night as a result of some gratuitous Georgian skinny dipping.
Just one week since its début, Jimmy McGovern’s latest drama suffered a severe -30% drop in viewers, as Banished (BBC Two, 9pm) really began to live up to its name.
ITV is set to acquire Talpa Media B.V., the entertainment show producer responsible for programmes including The Voice and Dating in the Dark, for approximately £355 million.
Single-handedly helping perpetuate the image of an eternally grim North, last night saw DCI Banks (9pm) return to ITV, although recently it looks like the put-upon detective has a good reason to frown.
The future role of JICs – the Joint Industry Councils that manage the different audience measurement ‘currencies’ – dominated this year’s Future of Media Research conference. So what does the future have in store?
Long-running culinary cook-off, MasterChef (9pm) returned to BBC One’s screens last night after the schedule mainstay deprived the TV viewing nation of John Torode and Gregg Wallace’s combined beauty for an agonising eight months.
