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CNN International is set to join the Freeview digital TV service from Thursday, just days before the new US president Barack Obama steps into the White House.Freeview viewers will now have the option to watch Obama’s inauguration on the international news channel, or the digital terrestrial TV service’s two UK-based 24-hour news channels, Sky News… Continue reading CNN International is set to join Freeview

ITV1’s spectacular Dancing on Ice show returned with more than 9 million peak viewers this weekend.The new ice-skating reality show season, which features 13 celebrities including Jeremy Edwards, Melinda Messenger and Michael Underwood, pulled in over 8.4 million average viewers and a 32% audience share between 7pm and 8.30pm last night.Dancing on Ice: The Skate… Continue reading Dancing on Ice returns with 9 million viewers

Freesat, the joint free satellite service from ITV and the BBC, has achieved more than 200,000 sales since its launch in May last year.According to company figures, the not-for-profit service saw total sales double in the final quarter of 2008.Emma Scott, managing director of Freesat, said: “We saw consumers increasingly drawn to Freesat at the… Continue reading Freesat sales top 200,000

The return of BBC One’s popular crime drama Hustle, which also featured Adrian Lester’s come-back as Mickey, pulled in more than 5.9 million peak viewers last night.Around 5.7 million average viewers tuned in to see the group scam a group of London property developers, securing BBC One with a 23.3% audience share between 9pm and… Continue reading Hustle’s return draws in 5.9 million

British consumers pay more attention to print ads rather than online ads, according to Deloitte’s new Media Democracy survey into the media consumption habits of Brits aged between 16 and 74. The study found that 59% of consumers pay the greatest attention to print ads in magazines, while 56% pay more attention to ads in… Continue reading Consumers pay more attention to print ads than online ads

BBC One’s return to Waterloo Road pulled in over 5 million peak viewers but failed to beat ITV1’s long-running police drama The Bill.The first in the new series of the school drama, starring Eva Pope and Neil Morrissey, attracted 4.6 million average viewers and a 18.5% audience share between 8pm and 9.30pm.BBC One’s new benefit… Continue reading Waterloo Road’s return failed to fight off The Bill

The BBC has released its end of year figures, with BBC Three and BBC iPlayer delivering record performances.BBC Three’s best recording week ever fell over the two week Christmas and New Year period, between December 22 to January 4, with a 51% share among its target audience of 16-34 year olds.The results finish off a… Continue reading BBC Three and BBC iPlayer deliver record performances

MediaTel Group is hosting a full morning seminar next month looking at the ‘Future of TV’, with tickets at just £175 for those who book by this Friday.Panellists confirmed for the event so far include Jonathan Gillespie, head of media solutions at YouTube; Claire Tavernier, executive vice president of FMX at FremantleMedia; Jim Hytner, commercial… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosting ‘Future Of Television’ Seminar

ITV has signed its largest ever syndication deal with Virgin Media today, giving Virgin’s viewers 8 days worth of catch-up shows and archive programming across ITV1, 2, 3 and 4.The four year deal, which gives ITV a fixed revenue share, will allow Virgin customers to access popular ITV shows on-demand, such as Coronation Street and… Continue reading ITV and Virgin Media sign on-demand deal

There was a lot going on in the TV industry in 2008, with major players moving jobs, Channel 4’s funding gap and the rapid growth of digital TV just some of the big themes to emerge.At the end of January, the Office of Fair Trading began its review of the Contracts Rights Renewal (CRR) mechanism,… Continue reading 2008 round-up: Television