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Channel 4 and Five are bidding for the final high-definition slot on Freeview.Channel 4 and S4C have made a joint application to Ofcom that would see an HD version of Film4 broadcast between 11am and 4am, with an S4C children’s service shown between 7am and 11am.The broadcaster said that the remaining three hours could then… Continue reading Channel 4 and Five bid for final Freeview HD slot

MediaCom has retained its status as the number one media agency for the seventh year in a row, while Publicis agencies Starcom MediaVest and ZenithOptimedia have both slipped in the last year, according to Nielsen.Nielsen’s data shows that Starcom MediaVest and ZenithOptimedia each shed more than 15% of their media billings in 2008, along with… Continue reading MediaCom retains number one media agency status

ITV is considering plans to sell its Freeview multiplex operating business SDN in a bid to save cash and focus on its core broadcast and television production business.ITV’s executive chairman Michael Grade has been evaluating a range of money-saving options ahead of the commercial broadcaster’s annual results next week, according to reports.The potential sale of… Continue reading ITV to sell Freeview slots business SDN

The controversial reality programme following the plight of Big Brother star Jade Goody, who is suffering from terminal cancer, helped Living gain its largest ever audience last night with a total of 929,000 viewers.The hour-long programme simply named Jade, which has been heavily debated in the press this week following claims that the channel planned… Continue reading Jade Goody pulls in Living’s largest ever audience

December was a difficult month for terrestrial stations, with all channels recording a year on year decrease in commercial revenue. The worst affected was ITV1 network, which saw revenue fall by 19.5% compared to December 2007, to stand at £88.52 million.The next biggest fall was seen by Channel 4, with a year on year decline… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2008

ITV has said that more users than ever would recommend its flagship website to friends.A visitor profile survey of 4,268 UK adult visitors to ITV.com in December 2008 has shown that most sections of the site had increased their Net Promoter scores – a measure of loyalty whereby visitors are asked if they would recommend… Continue reading ITV.com users “would recommend site to friends”

The Government has invited media organisations to submit plans for a new public service broadcaster to rival the BBC.Last month, Lord Carter suggested that Channel 4 should be at the heart of a separate public service broadcasting entity, outside of the BBC, in his long-awaited Digital Britain report.However, the report does not guarantee that a… Continue reading Media organisations invited to submit new PSB plans

The return of BBC’s popular drama Mistresses attracted more than 4.9 million peak viewers last night, securing BBC One with the highest ratings compared with its terrestrial rivals during the all-important peak slot.Around 4.8 million average viewers tuned in to see first episode of the second series, which is based around the tangled love lives… Continue reading New Mistresses attracts almost 5 million peak viewers

There were varying year on year declines in viewing share for all five of the main terrestrial channels in January, with BBC One and ITV1 falling by 1.0 and 1.1 percentage points respectively.All ViewingBBC One now has a viewing share of 20.7% following its year on year dip, while ITV1’s stands at 18.0%.There were a… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – January 2009

UKTV has signed a new marketing deal with clothes label Ted Baker to celebrate the much-anticipated relaunch of the UKTV People channel as Blighty.The marketing partnership, which is a first for Ted Baker and means the new channel benefits from exposure in the fashion retailer’s shop windows nationwide, is expected to run until March 23… Continue reading UKTV’s new Blighty launches with Ted Baker partnership