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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

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

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 has revealed that US consumers are confident in the uptake of mobile TV and video, with 78% expecting an increase in usage by 2010. According to the results of QuickPlay Media’s second annual independent Market Tools survey, the number of people watching TV and video content on their mobile device has remained… Continue reading US consumers confident in the uptake of mobile TV and video

ITV1’s new three part documentary series, about life inside Holloway women’s prison in north London, pulled in the highest ratings during the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot last night.More than 4.3 million peak viewers tuned in to get an insight into a day in the life of officers and medical staff, as they cope with… Continue reading ITV’s new Holloway secures the peak-time ratings

The BBC plans to extend its HD service to nine hours a day, the maximum amount of output allowed under its current BBC Trust service licence.The corporation’s HD channel was previously airing around six to seven hours of high definition content a day, but now plans to extend its hours from 4pm to between 12.20am… Continue reading BBC extends HD offering

ITN has appointed John Hardie, a senior executive at Disney and former ITV commercial director, as its new chief executive.Hardie is expected to take up his role with ITN in June, after he leaves Disney, where he has been executive vice-president and managing director across Europe, Middle East and Africa for eight years.Prior to that,… Continue reading ITN appoints ex-ITV director as chief exec

Virgin Media TV is set to close its pay-TV channel Trouble within the next few months in a bid to start off-loading its content business.The broadcaster’s parent company Virgin Media will close the teenage-oriented channel, which is well-known for shows such as Veronica Mars and Kyle XY, and launch a new version of Living in… Continue reading Virgin is set to close Trouble and launch new Living channel