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ITV1’s long-running police drama, The Bill, secured the highest ratings during the all-important peak-hour last night.

ITV1’s Live FA Cup Football coverage secured the majority of the prime time ratings last night, ahead of BBC One’s new one-off Panorama special, Chocolate: The Bitter Truth.

Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has announced the winners of the contracts for the three regional news pilots in Scotland, Wales and the Tyne Tees/Border region.

Simultaneous use of the internet while watching TV hit three and a half hours a month in the US in the last quarter of 2009, according to the latest Nielsen Company Three Screen Report.

A broker’s note from RBS this morning suggests that ITV is due to see a boost in advertising in the short term – up by 29% in April, 27% in May, and up by an even higher 32% in June, according to UK media buyers.

Raymond Snoddy on Freesat hitting one million customers and the long-awaited results of Ofcom’s investigation into the pay-TV market.

Freesat has claimed its millionth customer after winning over customers from BSkyB.

BBC One banked a peak-run from 7.30pm onwards last night with Eastenders, Holby City and Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds.

BBC One’s long-running New Tricks drama pipped ITV1’s penultimate Married Single Other to the top spot last night.

ITV and BBC will share the rights to broadcast England’s group games in this summer’s World Cup.