YouView, the long-awaited connected TV service from partners including ITV, BT and TalkTalk, has spent almost £20 million in its first nine months of operation and paid more than £1 million to staff.
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LOVEFiLM has bolstered its content offering following new licensing deals with the BBC and ITV.
Last night’s Sherlock secured the prime time ratings with a high of more than 8.3 million peak viewers.
News Corp shares rose to a 52-week record in the year’s first week of trading – topping the highs it reached before the phone-hacking scandal in July.
News Corp’s BSkyB has acquired a 10% stake in social TV start-up Zeebox.
Facebook is one of the most popular apps on Samsung connected TVs worldwide, according to Futuresource Consulting.
November proved to be the most popular month so far in 2011 for VoD viewing – with Channel 4 catch up and archive content attracting 44 million views during the month, across all the platforms on which 4oD is available.
ITV1’s 8 o’clock film Mamma Mia! stole the show during last night’s prime time slot, winning a high of more than 4.5 million peak viewers.
Samsung Smart TV is set to introduce ads in an update to the Smart TV SDK, according to Electricpig.
BBC Two’s new King George and Queen Mary: The Royals Who Rescued the Monarchy banked the all-important prime time ratings last night with a high of 3.5 million viewers.