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BBC One’s Ashes to Ashes drama secured the highest ratings during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak-hour last night.Over 5.7 million peak viewers tuned in to see the fourth episode in the eight-part series, starring Philip Glenister and Dean Andrews, banking a 24% average audience share for BBC One.At the same time, the third episode… Continue reading Ashes to Ashes triumphs with 5.7 million viewers

BSkyB has criticised the BBC Trust’s decision not to conduct a full market impact review of Project Canvas and said the proposed service is “likely to qualify” for an OFT investigation.BSkyB argued that the BBC’s proposals for the joint broadband TV venture with ITV and BT are not clear enough for a proper consultation, which… Continue reading BSkyB criticises handling of Project Canvas

Clear Channel Outdoor has reported a 25% year on year fall in revenues in the first quarter of 2009, from $775.6 million to $582.2 million.The company’s international division – including the UK – suffered a 29% revenue decline year on year in Q1, down to $312 million.It said the loss was primarily attributable to a… Continue reading Clear Channel Outdoor reports Q1 fall in revenues

A new report predicts that the number of US broadband households accessing web-to-TV content will hit 24 million and generate $2.9 billion in revenue from streaming services by 2013. According to the In-Stat report, nearly 30% of those in the 25-34 age group use game consoles to view streaming video from the internet, but web-enabled… Continue reading US web-to-TV households to generate $2.9bn in revenue by 2013

Britain’s Got Talent remained the highlight of the weekend with a peak audience of nearly 12 million viewers on Saturday evening.Over 11.1 million average viewers tuned in to see more hopefuls audition for a chance to perform at the Royal Variety Show in front of judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, securing ITV1… Continue reading Britain’s Got Talent hit a high of almost 12m viewers

iPlayer enabled Freeview boxes should be available for Christmas, with HD Freeview boxes ready to launch in time for next year’s World Cup.Ilse Howling, managing director of Freeview, said that almost 14 million homes have HD-ready televisions adding that she believes there will be significant demand for the upgraded boxes.“Freeview HD is what people are… Continue reading iPlayer Freeview boxes to launch for Christmas

Blinkx has signed a deal with the digital TV software company Miniweb that will see its search and interactive services added to set-top boxes across the UK.The deal will give the online video search service a chance to integrate the diversity of web video and the functionality of web search with TV sets in homes… Continue reading Blinkx signs new set-top box deal

Advanced TV advertising in the United States is poised to generate modest growth starting in 2010, according to a new report from Magna. Magna’s definition of advanced TV advertising includes Video on Demand (VOD), requests for information (RFIs), long-form showcases, DVR advertising, interactive program guide advertising, addressable advertising, creative versioning and advanced trafficking systems. It… Continue reading US advanced TV advertising to generate modest growth in 2010

Discovery’s Quest channel is set to be the first solus website sponsor of Freeview during May.Quest will be the first of the Discovery channels to air on the digital terrestrial TV service when it launches on May 14.As part of the new partnership, the Freeview website will feature a number of adverts on the homepage,… Continue reading Quest to sponsor Freeview website

Sir Alan Sugar’s on-going quest for The Apprentice pulled in the highest ratings during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak-hour last night with more than 8.1 million peak viewers.Around 7.8 million average viewers tuned in to watch the aspiring entrepreneurs test their sales skills in the North-West of England, only to find another one of… Continue reading The Apprentice comes up trumps