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Channel 5 has announced that it has retained the rights to the extended exclusive highlights to England home internationals in Cricket and that there will be a second Celebrity Big Brother this summer.

Coronation Street once again ruled over last night’s TV schedule with each instalment pulling in 8.3 million viewers, and not a serial killer in sight.

Following months of positive figures Channel 5 saw a -21.1% decline in network revenue in February, while Channel 4 enjoyed a 20% increase.

The Voice UK performed very well on Saturday night, with an average audience of 8.4 million viewers (a 38% share). Strangely enough, the show actually peaked when main rival Britain’s Got Talent kicked off over on ITV1, with 9.6 million viewers.

EastEnders secured the biggest audience for BBC One on Thursday – the third night in a row. 8.6 million viewers tuned in to see the news of Heather’s murder spread through the Square, with Ben been brought in for questioning by the the Old Bill.

The number of films and TV series being streamed via LOVEFiLM’s online service has overtaken the number of DVDs, Blu-rays and games being rented by the service.

Mobile viewing now accounts for one-fifth of all ITV Player views, just eight months after the catch-up TV service was made available on iOS and Android devices.

EastEnders’ recent momentum continued on Wednesday night, securing the biggest audience for BBC One. An audience share of 27% watched the grim soap as Ben and Phil got their chance to revisit the scene of Heather’s murder and remove evidence of Ben’s involvement.

Multichannel broadcaster, UKTV, has defined its first ever IPTV deal. The three-year agreement with BT Vision covers both channel-branded VOD (video-on-demand) content which will be available from today, and the network’s award-winning portfolio of linear, paid-for television channels, beginning with Watch, Gold and Alibi later this year.

Raymond Snoddy says if ever there is a time for the first female Director General to emerge it is now. No single male figure has emerged as champion and there is now a plethora of strong, experienced women broadcasters both inside and outside the BBC…