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Internet TV has had little impact on British viewing habits, according to a Deloitte report produced for the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. The report found that only 4% of the UK population consider it “very important” to be able to receive TV via the internet, while 47% still regard it is as not… Continue reading Internet TV “Has Had Little Impact On British Viewing Habits”

All of the main terrestrial channels recorded a year on year decline in viewing share according to the July figures, with the exception of BBC One, which increased its share by 0.5 percentage points year on year.Other channels saw a year on year increase in viewing share of 2.3 percentage points.All ViewingBBC One enjoyed a… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – July 2008

Digital television (DTV) adoption will show strong growth over the next two years as consumers demand enhanced features, greater breadth of content and bundled communications offerings, according to a new report by Datamonitor. The Western European and US Digital TV Adoption, 2008 (Strategic Focus) report found that a further key driver in the transition to… Continue reading Strong Growth Forecast For Digital TV Adoption

BBC One’s second episode of the family roots programme, Who Do You Think You Are? featuring Boris Johnson, proved to be a winner with more than 7 million peak viewers last night.The hour-long show, which uncovered details about Johnson’s Turkish great-grandfather, pulled in over 6.8 million average viewers with a 28% audience share between 9pm… Continue reading Boris Johnson’s Who Do You Think You Are? Proves Popular

The Secret Millionaire banked more than 4.5 million peak viewers for Channel 4 last night, ahead of BBC One and ITV1 for the last 45 minutes of the show.The popular reality programme saw property tycoon and millionaire, Nick Leslau, help people with severe disabilities in Glasgow.However, BBC One’s one-off documentary, Pedigree Dogs Exposed, came a… Continue reading The Secret Millionaire Banks The Top Spot

BSKyB is adding seven new high-definition channels to its Sky+ HD service next month.The seven channels will take the satellite broadcaster’s total number of HD channels to 26, with six of the new offerings bolstering Sky Movies, while the seventh will be an HD version of Sky Real Lives.Genres covered by the new movie channels… Continue reading Sky To Launch Seven New HD Channels

BBC One raced ahead of the competition yesterday, gaining the largest audience share all day with its popular Olympics coverage, as well as in the evening with Eastenders and New Tricks.The penultimate episode of New Tricks banked more than nine million peak viewers, with an average 36% audience share, between 9pm and 10pm.Eastenders also pulled… Continue reading New Tricks Proves To Be A Winner Again

New research on changing news audiences in the US reveals that one in 20 Americans say they do not watch TV on a typical day. The Pew Research Center report also found that the percentage of Americans who regularly read newspapers has fallen from 58% in 1993 to 34% in 2008. In addition, respondents who… Continue reading New Research Looks At Changing Media Habits In The US

New research on changing news audiences in the US reveals that one in 20 Americans say they do not watch TV on a typical day.The Pew Research Center report also found that the percentage of Americans who regularly read newspapers has fallen from 58% in 1993 to 34% in 2008.In addition, respondents who said that… Continue reading New Research Looks At Changing Media Habits In The US

A new report has found that 28% of Europeans now regularly watch online video, more than double the rate in 2006. The JupiterResearch report, Online Video in Europe: Managing TV Audience Fragmentation, finds that online video is now the most popular online media activity. Though time spent consuming online video in Europe has grown by… Continue reading More Europeans Watching Online Video