BBC One banked the peak ratings from 7.30pm onwards last night with Eastenders, Holby City, Crimewatch and BBC News at Ten.
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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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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.
