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BBC4 no longer faces the axe after more people than usually watch its programmes signed a petition to save the high-brow digital channel.

Jeremy Hunt is set to ask Ofcom to establish an agreed means of measuring cross-media ownership in the UK following the row over Rupert Murdoch’s previous bid for BSkyB.

Saturday night’s X Factor peaked with an audience of 10.3 million viewers, securing the top ratings during the all important prime time slot.

A new Knowledge Networks report has shown a growth of over 30% in over the top (OTT) viewing in the last twelve months.

Having let the dust settle, allowing me time to watch Eric Schmidt’s MacTaggart lecture in its entirety, I was struck by his sincerity, self-deprecation (“if we were responsible for TV programming, you’d get a lot of bad sci-fi”) and an innate understanding of where TV fits in the new media eco-system.

Simon Cowell’s latest ITV series Red Or Black? has got off to a poor start – not only have three contestants been axed from the show after background checks proved they were ‘unsuitable’, but ITV1 is losing viewers.

According to reports in Broadcast magazine, BT and TalkTalk are intending to sell the internet-connected TV service YouView for less than £100.

The BBC One drama New Tricks topped audience ratings last night as it peaked with 7.9 million viewers, holding an average of 29.7% of the audience share before the show ended at 10pm.

The online TV company SeeSaw has taken a huge hit recently – not only has the private equity firm lost a key content deal with Channel 4, but the company’s designated chairman, Michael Jackson, has stepped down from his position.

TV is moving to the cloud, according to TechCrunch. Although the industry will resist change, it is inevitable – and positive. It will allow viewers to find and share new content and consume television in a different way.