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Around 25% of all US TV households have a television connected to the internet, according to a new report from Leichtman Research Group.

BBC One’s New Tricks stole the peak audience share away from ITV1’s comedy drama Married Single Other during the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot last night.

Ofcom has handed the BBC the Freeview HD TV slot it was reserving for Five, after the RTL owned broadcaster was unable to resolve “key issues” relating to its application.

New figures show that ITV1’s revenue was up 1.5% year on year in January, with Five seeing a massive 21% increase.

The growth of Channel 4’s non-public service broadcasting (PSB) activities could increase its market impact significantly, according to a report from MPs.

Soccer fans are in for a treat this summer, with ITV launching an ITV1 HD channel on Virgin Media and Sky in April, meaning that almost all World Cup games will be viewable in high definition.

ITV1’s Live UEFA Champions League coverage secured the highest ratings during last night’s prime time slot with more than 8.7 million peak viewers.

RTL has been forced to write down the value of Channel Five by more than half following losses of €41 million (£37 million) in 2009.

BBC One’s new Famous Rich and Jobless banked the highest ratings during the all-important peak-hour top spot last night with more than 4.5 million peak viewers.

Microsoft is set to launch its UK video on demand service tomorrow with content including Skins, Faking it and Waterloo Road.