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The Bill is to be repeated on ITV3 so fans of the programme in Scotland can watch the show, after STV axed it from its Thursday night line-up.STV, ITV franchise holder for north and central Scotland, dropped The Bill earlier this month due to the cost of network shows. It has also axed Lewis and… Continue reading ITV3 solution for Scottish fans of The Bill

ITV1’s new six-part Car Crime UK series, which started alongside BBC One’s new prime time crime series, The Truth About Crime, just managed to pip its rival the top spot last night.BBC One’s crime documentary had a promising start when the two new rival programmes came head-to-head, attracting 3.1 million peak viewers, but lost out… Continue reading Overnights: ITV1’s new crime show pips BBC One to the top spot

Setanta’s nine channel slots on the BSkyB digital satellite platform have been put up for sale, with administrator Deloitte appointing Canis Media to oversee the procedure.The channels slots, which broadcast Setanta News, Setanta Golf, Racing UK, Racing World, and the Arsenal, Celtic and Rangers TV channels, could make up to £9 million.Ed Hall, chief executive… Continue reading Setanta EPG slots up for sale

BBC One’s The Street secured the highest ratings during the all-important prime time slot last with 5.3 million peak viewers.The second episode in the six-part series, which saw a single mother played by Anna Friel turn to prostitution to pay off her debts and provide for her two sons, attracted over 5 million average viewers… Continue reading Overnights: The Street banks the top spot with 5.3m viewers

Investment in Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) programming from the five main broadcasters has dropped by almost 15% over the last four years, according to new research.Ofcom’s latest PSB annual report shows that the five main PSBs spent £2.6 billion on original UK programmes in 2008, down from £3 billion in 2004.The report also found that… Continue reading Ofcom: PSB investment in decline

BBC One’s Live Golf coverage dominated the ratings yesterday, peaking with a high of more than 5.3 million viewers.Around 3.3 million average viewers tuned in to watch The Open Championship, securing BBC One with a impressive 24.2% audience share between 12.50pm and 7.30pm.American Stewart Cink triumphed over his rival Tom Watson by six shots in… Continue reading Overnights: The Open hits a high of 5.3m viewers

ITV1’s advertising revenue is expected to decline by around 12% year on year in September, quashing hopes that the downturn is nearly over.Previous forecasts predicted that ITV1 would report a reasonably healthy single-digit fall for the crucial month, which often reflects the mood of advertisers between the slow summer season and the run up to… Continue reading ITV1’s ad revenue is forecast to drop 12% in September

BBC One’s popular New Tricks returned with a high of 8.1 million viewers during the all-important peak hour last night.The first episode of the new eight-part detective series, starring Alun Armstrong and Amanda Redman, attracted more than 8 million average viewers and a 34.1% share between 9pm and 10pm, putting BBC One well ahead in… Continue reading Overnights: New Tricks kicks off with over 8m viewers

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