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The Sci Fi Channel has acquired the rights to the remake of classic series Knight Rider for its Spring schedule.It has also acquired Dollhouse, the new series from Buffy: The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon.Jon Farrar, programming director for NBC Universal Global Networks (UK), said: “We’re dedicated to offering our audience the most exciting content… Continue reading Sci Fi Channel acquires US TV dramas

BSkyB has been cleared to make another appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling that it reduce its 17.9% stake in ITV to below 7.5%.The satellite broadcaster was originally told to cut its stake in ITV in January 2008 when business secretary John Hutton accepted the commission’s recommendation (see Sky Told To Reduce ITV Stake To… Continue reading BSkyB cleared to appeal against ITV stake sell-off

Virgin Media Television is closing youth-focused channel Trouble on Wednesday 1 April as it seeks to expand its Living brand.The broadcaster will rebrand and refocus Living2 and look into the launch of a new Living-branded channel later this year.VMtv said in a statement: “To make way for Living’s expansion, Virgin Media Television confirms today that… Continue reading Trouble to close on April 1

Dancing on Ice – The Final pulled in more than 11.5 million peak viewers last night, securing ITV1 with the highest ratings all weekend.Over 10.8 million average viewers tuned in to see the last three celebrities – Ray, Jessica and Donal – battle it out for this year’s trophy – securing ITV1 with an impressive… Continue reading The final Dancing on Ice pulls in over 11.5 million viewers

BBC One’s new documentary series exploring the Danakil desert in Northern Ethiopia kick-started with more than 3.7 million peak viewers last night.The Hottest Place on Earth attracted 3.6 million average viewers and a 16.7% audience share during the 9pm to 10pm slot, securing BBC One with the highest overall ratings in the peak-hour.However, ITV1’s last… Continue reading BBC One’s new documentary pulls in the highest peak-time ratings

The BBC Trust has agreed a £30.7 million increase in the BBC’s online budget over the next three years, a 27% rise over its current £145 million a year.The increase, almost 42% under the £52.7 million originally requested by the BBC, is subject to conditions set by trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons to ensure that… Continue reading BBC Trust approves £30.7m increase in corporation’s online budget

US online TV platform Hulu is currently in talks with broadcasters about a possible UK launch.NBC Universal and News Corp, who are behind the venture, are meeting with possible partners to get the ball rolling, according to reports.NBC’s president, Peter Smith, said the plan is “local partners with local content – put that rich cocktail… Continue reading Hulu set for UK launch

The last episode of David Attenborough’s nature documentary series pulled in more than 4.1 million peak viewers during the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot last night.Nature’s Great Events, which saw Attenborough explore the marine life along the coast of Alaska and British Columbia, attracted over 4 million average viewers and a 17.9% share in the… Continue reading Nature’s Great Events finale pulls in the highest ratings

A new survey claims that 50% of the UK population have used on-demand services, with 20% using them every week.The survey, commissioned by the Association for Television On Demand (ATVOD) and conducted by YouGov, found that viewing is across a range of platforms with 48% of those using on demand services watching through their TV,… Continue reading Half of Britons now using video-on-demand

Lord Carter claims that a tie-up between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 was “not a firm proposal” in his Digital Britain report and said that subsequent descriptions of the option as a merger were “very unhelpful”.Speaking at the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit in London today, the communications, technology and broadcasting minister said: “It is not… Continue reading Lord Carter plays down C4/BBC Worldwide proposals