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So here we are, in that listless post-Christmas netherworld…and the ads are the usual flotsam and jetsam. I’ve often wondered why more advertisers don’t go for something special during this time…

The BBC launched a mobile application today that provides specific cover for all of its sport content.

The past weekend offered up a wave of childhood nostalgia that set the Twittersphere alight, far too many soaps for one night and Sunday return of a very familiar format.

Last night Channel 5 launched the grubby jewel in their scheduling crown as the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother was unleashed upon the nation.

During the whole festive period the iPlayer app was downloaded nearly one million times – with almost 300,000 downloads on Christmas Day alone – and by the end of 2012 the iPlayer app had been downloaded nearly 13 million times.

The brand new year has already seen the return of a few of 2012’s favourite shows and last night was no exception.

Soap drama was in plentiful supply last night as all of the three main shows stepped up the spectacle in the run up to Christmas.

Decipher’s research shows consumers have a very patchy understanding of ITV 2, 3 or 4; and only a small group could articulate clearly the difference between BBC 2, 3 or 4. When we did the same research 5 years ago, most groups nailed this distinction. Why is this happening?

Wednesday night witnessed not one but three prime time finales across the three major terrestrial broadcasters, with some faring better than others.

One person leaving “next year,” even though Pollard found nothing but managerial “chaos and confusion” among executives when faced with one of the worst crises in the BBC’s history, scarcely seems an appropriate response, says Raymond Snoddy.