ITV has revealed the first details of its major, business-wide rebrand – which will see a new unifying brand identity from January 2013.
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A pretty unspectacular month sees the top programme chart dominated by news programmes. The fallout from BBC Two’s Newsnight problems saw a big rating for a special version of BBC One’s current affairs programme Panorama.
Just one day after hitting low audiences figures, rustic soap Emmerdale (7pm) bounced back with an hour long special (a revolutionary idea, this – it’s like the usual two episode fare on Thursday night but without sticking a random and blatantly obvious substandard filler show in the middle).Thursday night saw Debbie take a break from… Continue reading TV Overnights: Emmerdale batters EastEnders
Julie MacManus of MediaTel reports from the MRG conference in Monte Carlo.
Over half (55%) of people in Britain have connected their TV sets to the internet. This demonstrates consumers increasingly want to connect their ‘main screens’ (TV and computer), which could drive a big increase in sales for Smart TVs (TV’s that connect directly to the internet without needing another device), according to a YouGov study on the nation’s TV habits.
YouView may have to change its name after losing a High Court appeal.
Wednesday night saw ITV1 wield its ruthless power over the nation – after lulling needy reality show fans in to a false sense of security after three days of bush tucker trials and squealing famous people, the broadcaster cruelly snatched their daily fix out of their hands.With the viewing public now hooked on gratuitous shower… Continue reading TV Overnights: Football 1 – 0 I’m a Celebrity
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) forecast a decline in ITV’s share of commercial impacts (SOCI) but ITV still believe it will not impact on its advertising share in 2013. However, the bank maintains that ITV will see a decline in share.
The sight of a sitting member of parliament and ex-soap actress turned WAG eating camel toes hooked viewers to ITV1 last night. It would have been a surprise to see Helen Flanagan recite the complete works of Shakespeare, yet it’s fair to say her portrayal of dizzy airhead Rosie Webster in Coronation Street wasn’t exactly a stretch for her.
Revenues decreased 1.9% at TalkTalk after eight consecutive quarterly falls in customer numbers and was pushed out of the number three slot earlier this month by BSkyB.