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The Competition Commission has received mixed submissions to its inquiry into the proposed video-on-demand venture by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, Project Kangaroo.Google has supported the project, saying it does not expect it to have a negative impact on competition or customers, while Joost has complained that Kangaroo’s partners will unfairly benefit from the… Continue reading Competition Commission Gets Mixed Views On Kangaroo

Sky has announced that it is doubling its output of arts content by creating a new Sky Arts channel, which is set to launch on October 20.The bespoke arts channel will focus on more classical arts content, such as opera, classical music and fine art programming.Sky is also set to rebrand Sky Arts 1 to… Continue reading Sky Set To Double Arts Content With New Channel

It was a great weekend for Team GB at the Olympics, with gold medals galore pushing them into third place in the overall medals table.The BBC’s comprehensive coverage meant that not a moment was missed, with Saturday morning on BBC One proving particularly alluring for viewers.There was a pretty consistent viewing share of around 50%… Continue reading Olympics Coverage Gets Gold For BBC One

Digital channel Dave is to get a new range of onscreen idents to celebrate its one year anniversary since being rebranded from UKTV G2.The UKTV channel is launching a new range of promotional idents on October 15, the first anniversary of its relaunch as Dave, according to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk.The branding refresh will also… Continue reading Dave Gets New Idents For Birthday

BBC One’s Traffic Cops raced ahead of its ITV1 9pm rival Harley Street last night, pulling in almost double the number of viewers.The popular reality crime show attracted more than 4.8 million viewers between 9pm and 10pm, while ITV1’s medical drama failed to impress with its penultimate episode, pulling in just 2.5 million at the… Continue reading Traffic Cops Races Ahead Of Harley Street

Bauer Consumer Media’s weekly More magazine is being relaunched for the second time in a year to appeal to an older, more sophisticated readership. The £5 million redesign will hit shelves in September and will involve a change in format and content to include more features and more pages. The magazine will remain a weekly… Continue reading ITV1 Announces New Autumn Line-up

ITV1 has published its new Autumn line-up for 2008, which promises lots of sport, a number of new and classic dramas as well as a host of entertainment programmes, including a new-style variety show.The programme, For One Night Only, has been produced by the team behind The Royal Variety Performance and is set to be… Continue reading ITV1 Announces New Autumn Line-up

The last in the series of BBC One’s Bonekickers pulled in nearly 4.5 million peak viewers last night, with a 19% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire triumphed again with over 4 million peak viewers, gaining just 3% less of the audience share than BBC One during the hour-long slot.ITV1’s Trinny and… Continue reading Bonekickers Ends On A High

The BBC is launching a new Gaelic digital television channel on September 19 called BBC ALBA.Going on air at 9pm, the channel has been co-funded by MG ALBA, formerly known as the Gaelic Media Service.It will cost £14 million with £10 million from MG ALBA and £4 million from the BBC.BBC ALBA will broadcast on… Continue reading BBC To Launch Gaelic TV Channel

Carphone Warehouse is to sponsor the fifth series of ITV’s talent show The X Factor.The company sponsored the show last year having previously sponsored Channel 4 show Big Brother.However, it ended its association with the reality show following the Celebrity Big Brother racism row in January 2007 (see Carphone Warehouse Hangs Up On Big Brother).The… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse Secures The X Factor Sponsorship