The Only Way is Essex (Towie) might not be to your taste but it has certainly proved a success for ITV2. It gets average ratings of more than a million viewers and generates a whole heap of social media activity – not to mention the endless branding opportunities… So is it time for it to move to ITV’s flagship channel? Apparently not.
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After Eric Schmidt, the 36th Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival certainly gave the boffins a share of voice. On Saturday, Professor Brain Cox was interviewed by the luvvie and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup in what was billed ‘The Alternative MacTaggart’ lecture.
The second day of this year’s Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival kicked off with a Worldview Address by Sky News foreign correspondent Alex Crawford.
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BBC One banked a prime time ratings run last night with Eastenders, Holby City and Harry’s Arctic Heroes.
Channel 5 has bucked the trend once again, posting a 23.7% year on year increase in total revenues for July.
The Apprentice final topped the most-viewed programmes listings in July with 10.2 million viewers. The popular Alan Sugar series also stole second place in the Top Programmes listings (the penultimate show claimed 9.3 million viewers on 13 July).
BBC One’s long-running New Tricks easily won the peak-hour ratings last night with a high of more than 8.2 million viewers.
2011’s X Factor series started on a high on Saturday night with a peak audience of 10.2 million viewers.
Jeremy Hunt has been championing local TV on BBC radio, saying there will not be a shortage of content to fill airtime.