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Scottish ITV franchise holder STV has launched an online video-on-demand service called STV Player.The VoD service, available on www.stvplayer.tv, lets viewers watch a selection of programmes up to 30 days after broadcast free of charge, as well as archived programmes.It also allows users to click from individual episodes straight to the corresponding programme page on… Continue reading STV launches online VoD service

ITV1’s viewing share was down 1.6 percentage points year on year in June, with BBC One also down over the same period.All ViewingITV1’s share now rests at 16.2% following a year on year fall. It was a poor month for the channel, despite the relative success of shows such as Real Crime (see Overnights: Real… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – June 2009

BBC One’s What’s Really in Our Food? secured the highest ratings during the all-important prime-time slot last night with more than 4.2 million peak viewers.The one-off documentary, which attempted to shed light on the murky world of food fraud, pulled in over 4 million average viewers and a 18.6% share between 9pm and 10pm.At the… Continue reading Overnights: What’s Really in Our Food? takes the lead

Home shopping retailer Littlewoods is taking over from Reckitt Benckiser as sponsor of ITV soap Emmerdale.The two year deal begins at the end of August and includes broadcast sponsorship on ITV1, ITV2 and ITV3, online sponsorship, interactive sponsorship, mobile interactive bumpers and licensing.Cast members will take part in promotional activities across the Littlewoods book and… Continue reading Littlewoods to sponsor Emmerdale

Jimmy McGovern’s drama The Street returned to BBC One with an impressive 5.4 million peak viewers last night.The first episode in the six-part drama, starring Bob Hoskins as pub landlord Paddy, attracted over 5 million average viewers and a 22.3% audience share when it came head-to-head with ITV1’s new drama during the all-important 9pm to… Continue reading Overnights: BBC One wins the battle of the new dramas

ITV is launching an on-air campaign to drive viewers to the revamped Coronation Street website.From 15 July, ITV1 and ITV2 will air a 60-second trail produced by ITV’s in-house creative team, featuring Corrie character Norris Cole.The new site, which has been redesigned to make it more user friendly, is intended to give fans more opportunities… Continue reading ITV launches on-air campaign for Corrie website

BBC One’s five-part Torchwood – Children of the Earth sci-fi series secured the top spot on Friday evening with a high of 5.8 million viewers and a 26.7% average share.However, the final part of the Doctor Who spin-off, which aired every evening last week, pulled in less than the first and penultimate episodes.Thursday night’s Torchwood… Continue reading Overnights: Final Torchwood attracts 5.8m viewers

ITV hopes to boost revenue streams by charging viewers to access online clips from popular programmes such as Britain’s Got Talent.Speaking in a radio interview, ITV’s chief Michael Grade said the broadcaster is likely to implement a micropayment scheme as early as next year.He confirmed that ITV wants to charge between 10p and 50p per… Continue reading Grade: ITV will charge for online clips

The penultimate Torchwood – Children of the Earth pulled in the highest ratings during the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot last night with more than 6.2 million peak viewers.The Doctor Who spin-off, starring John Barrowman, attracted 6.2 million average viewers and a 27% audience share in the middle of BBC One’s peak run.BBC One secured… Continue reading Overnights: Penultimate Torchwood secures 6.2 million viewers

ITV has unveiled its new Thursday night drama line-up, which will see Coronation Street move from its Wednesday night slot after nearly 50 years.Coronation Street, which has been broadcast on ITV1 on Wednesday evenings since it launched in December 1960, will move to Thursday night as part of the channel’s major overhaul of its popular… Continue reading ITV unveils new drama line-up