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Our columnist Raymond Snoddy discusses the pitfalls Project Canvas must traverse before hitting the UK market.

BBC One’s hard-hitting drama series The Street triumphed in the 9pm slot last night, with a peak of 4.3 million viewers.

ITV is preparing to launch a high definition simulcast of ITV1 on Freeview by the end of the year.It has leased bandwidth from the BBC for the new channel, which will join its existing HD offering on the Freesat platform.ITV1 HD should be available in some areas by December, in line with Freeview’s expected schedule… Continue reading ITV1 HD on Freeview by the end of the year

HMV chief executive Simon Fox has ruled himself out of the running to replace Michael Grade at ITV.

Newcastle United’s first game in the Championship was a big draw for BBC One on Saturday evening, bringing in a peak of four million viewers.With an average of 3.2 million viewers, the 1-1 draw between Newcastle and West Brom was easily Saturday afternoon’s most watched terrestrial programme.Following straight on from the soccer at 7.30pm was… Continue reading BBC One’s Championship coverage kicks-off with 4m

Stephen Timms has been confirmed as the man in charge of the government’s Digital Britain vision.

David Spon-Smith, consultant at Accenture, comments on Ray Snoddy’s BARB figures give a boost to commercial TV article, which was published on Wednesday…

New Tricks held on to the number one Thursday evening peak-hour slot with a high of more than 7.1 million viewers.

ITV has published its half-yearly results and announced the sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid for £25 million.The commercial broadcaster reported a pre-tax loss of £105 million for the first six month of the year with advertising revenues falling 15% and overall revenue dropping 11% year on year to £909 million.However, in what has been… Continue reading ITV announces Friends Reunited sale and half-yearly results

Virgin Media added just 20,400 TV customers in the second quarter, giving the service a total of 3.7 million subscribers, while its broadband customer base was up by 5,100 to 3.7 million.BSkyB published its annual results last week, which showed that it is gaining subscribers at its fastest rate for five years, adding 462,000 customers… Continue reading Virgin Media adds 20,400 TV customers in Q2