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UKTV History is to relaunch next Monday as Yesterday, accompanied by a new website, visityesterday.co.uk.The channel, which aims to present history in a more accessible form, will go live at 9am via Freeview, Sky Digital and the Virgin Media cable platform.The channel proposition and name was developed in-house, with Red Bee creating its on-screen identity,… Continue reading UKTV History relaunches next week

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

In total, 34% of US adults online at home report that they view some type of video online at least weekly, including 11% who view video online daily, according to a new report from Leichtman Research Group. Overall (including those not online), 1% of adults view recent TV shows online daily, and 8% weekly –… Continue reading US online video viewing increases

Living’s controversial reality programme following Jade Goody attracted more than 416,000 peak viewers on Sunday, which was also the day of her wedding to on-off boyfriend Jack Tweed.Almost 240,000 average viewers (a share of 0.99%) tuned in to see the episode of Jade between 8pm and 9pm last night, which was actually filmed two weeks… Continue reading Living’s Jade attracted over 416,000 viewers on her wedding day

Microsoft has denied reports that it plans to resurrect video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo.Reports in the trade press had suggested that the company was in discussions with Kangaroo shareholders as part of a strategy to boosting the Microsoft’s audio-visual offering.However, a statement from Ashley Highfield, MD and VP of Microsoft Consumer & Online UK, said: “While… Continue reading Microsoft denies planning to resurrect Kangaroo

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

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”