Raymond Snoddy says (in a whisper) that the BBC might not have done too badly in its licence fee battle with the government – “evidence of this can be seen from the obvious anger coming from Rupert Murdoch’s News International. David Cameron has not delivered on their hopes for a very much smaller BBC – something for which we should all be grateful”…
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Reality tv ruled the roost this month with the big three of The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing and I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here! taking the top spots in this month’s chart.
Nicholas Shott today warned that fewer than a dozen local TV services may be viable in the short term, broadcasting no more than two hours of locally-produced content a day.
A new report shows that the average US household is spending as much time online as they are watching the TV.
ITV1’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary series about the closure and re-opening of The Savoy hotel after a staggering £220 million, two year refurbishment, attracted a high of 5.6 million viewers at 9pm last night.
informitv’s William Cooper says “for ITV, the challenge may be to think global while acting locally”…
TV on-demand services ITV Player and 4OD will be available on Sony’s PlayStation3 games console later this week.
Last night’s X Factor final peaked with more than 17.5 million viewers soon before Matt Cardle was crowned king of this year’s series.
ITV1’s hour-long live episode of Corrie – to mark the soap’s 50th anniversary – attracted a peak audience of more than 13.5 million viewers between 8pm and 9pm last night.
In response to John Billett’s comment on CRR (and Marshall’s age, hearing and understanding), Jim Marshall begs to differ…